BA Film Studies and Production
About this course
BA in Film Studies and BA (Hons) Photography, focusing on visual culture and media practice. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Design & Creative Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students complete a final-year dissertation and production project, with classes held in dedicated facilities equipped with a broadcast-quality LED lighting studio and high-definition cameras.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 32 points overall including 6,5,5 at Higher Level.
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What students say
Based on about 26 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 71%
- Learning opportunities: 63%
- Assessment and feedback: 67%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 61%
- Learning resources: 79%
- Student voice: 50%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 50 students who started
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 58 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 74%
- Working and studying: 13%
- Further study: 6%
- Unemployed: 2%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 35%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Media Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Who gets in
Based on about 80 students who started
- A levels: 99%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Modules
- Introduction to Film Studies 1
- Introduction to Film Studies 2
- Introduction to Film Practice
- Editing for Screen
- Introduction to Screenwriting
- Screen Technologies
- Fiction Film Practice
- Film Genre Studies
- Cinema and Modernism
- Film and Sound: History and Theory
- World Cinema
- Experimental Practice
- Principles of Business in Arts, Cultural and Creative Industries
- Documentary Film Practice
- Introduction to Animation Studies
- Creative Enterprise in Film and Digital Media
- Gender, Culture, and Representation – Backwards & in Heels
- Culture, Class, and Emotion
- Advanced Film Practice 1
- Advanced Film Practice 2
- Dissertation
- Hollywood Cinema 2
- Film and Music: Theory and Criticism
- Work-based Learning
- Transnational Crime cinema
- Cinema and the Environment
- Media and Misinformation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Film Studies and Production at Queen's University Belfast earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £20,000 and £29,000. The £25,000 median after fifteen months is £500 less than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Film Studies and Production at Queen's University Belfast do next?
93% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Film Studies and Production at Queen's University Belfast?
71% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Film Studies and Production at Queen's University Belfast?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 141 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Film Studies and Production at Queen's University Belfast?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.