BA Film and Theatre
Queen Mary University of London
About this course
BA (Hons) in Film and Theatre, a film studies degree examining the dramatisation of our world across live and recorded media. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can undertake a final-year project such as the Film Studies Research Project, Practice-based Research Project, or Written Research Project. The first year introduces foundational subjects through US Cinema: Key Concepts, Decolonising Approaches to Film Analysis, London/Culture/Performance, Power Plays, and Performance, Acting, Text. The second year continues with Culture, Power, Performance, Group Practical Project, and What is Cinema? Critical Approaches, alongside optional choices like Making Contemporary Theatre, Performing the Play, Art and the Climate Crisis, Costume, Fashion, Performance, Creative Writing Playwriting, London Performance Now, Theatre, Experiment and Revolution, Brazilian Cinema: The Social Tradition, World Cinemas, Cinema and Disability, Modern/Postmodern Cinema, and Film Curating: Archives, Museums, Exhibition. The final year offers options spanning Creative Production, Live Art: Then and Now, Offstage London, Scriptwriting: Social Justice and Crime, Show Business: Theatre and Capitalism, and Writing About the Arts, alongside research project routes.
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Entry requirements
Film and Theatre - BA (Hons): A-Level: Grades BBB at A-Level. IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 30 points overall, including 5,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects. BTEC: See our detailed subject and grade requirements. Access HE: We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 15 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Applications are considered on a case by case basis. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements. GCSE: Minimum five GCSE passes including English at grade C or 4. EPQ: Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification. For further information please visit: qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/epq. Contextualised admissions: Our standard contextual offer: BCC Our enhanced contextual offer: CCC More information on our contextual offer criteria can be found on our contextualised admissions page . Please note that General Studies and Critical Thinking are excluded from any A-Level offer and cannot be considered.
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What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 72%
- Learning opportunities: 70%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 73%
- Learning resources: 82%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 30%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 60%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 25%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 65 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 14%
- London: 46%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 9%
- Wales: 3%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- US Cinema: Key Concepts
- Decolonising Approaches to Film Analysis
- London/Culture/Performance
- Power Plays
- Performance, Acting, Text
- Culture, Power, Performance
- Group Practical Project
- Making Contemporary Theatre
- Performing the Play
- Art and the Climate Crisis
- Costume, Fashion, Performance
- Creative Writing Playwriting
- London Performance Now
- Theatre, Experiment and Revolution
- What is Cinema? Critical Approaches
- Brazilian Cinema: The Social Tradition
- World Cinemas
- Cinema and Disability
- Modern/Postmodern Cinema
- Film Curating: Archives, Museums, Exhibition
- Film Studies Research Project
- Practice-based Research Project
- Written Research Project
- Creative Production
- Live Art: Then and Now
- Offstage London
- Scriptwriting: Social Justice and Crime
- Show Business: Theatre and Capitalism
- Writing About the Arts
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Film and Theatre at Queen Mary University of London earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £22,000 after 3 years, £27,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £32,500. The £27,000 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Film and Theatre at Queen Mary University of London do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Film and Theatre at Queen Mary University of London?
72% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Film and Theatre at Queen Mary University of London?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 151 UCAS points.
Does BA Film and Theatre at Queen Mary University of London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Film and Theatre at Queen Mary University of London?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.