BA Film Production
Entry requirements
GCSE: English Language and Maths at grade C/level 4 or above (or equivalent). You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below. UCAS tariff: 112 UCAS points. A level: 112 UCAS points. T level: Merit BTEC: DMM Access to HE: Pass Level 3 Access to HE Diploma with 112 UCAS points. Scottish Highers: 112 UCAS points. Irish Leaving Certificate: 112 UCAS points (attained through 4 higher grades). IB: 31-32 points. European Baccalaureate: Pass in Diploma of at least 73-78%.
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What students say
Based on about 131 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 84%
- Learning opportunities: 81%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 82%
- Organisation and management: 59%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 67%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 220 students who started
- Continued on course: 93%
- Left higher education: 6%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 47 graduates who answered
- Working: 77%
- Working and studying: 9%
- Further study: 1%
- Unemployed: 8%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 32%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 13%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 6%
- Administrative occupations: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 20%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 5%
- North West: 78%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 3%
- South East: 1%
- Wales: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 265 students who started
- A levels: 96%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Filmmaking
- Introduction to Film Analysis
- Introduction to Film Theory
- Cinematic Practice and Production
- Introduction to Professional Film Practice
- Storytelling for Screen
- Film Making Practice
- Film Production
- Professional Practices
- Directing
- Producing Indie Film
- The Essay Film
- Global Cinema
- Sound Practice for Production
- Editing and Colour Grading
- Scriptwriting for Film
- Cinematography
- Documentary Film: Theory and Practice
- Production Design: Tools and Processes
- Post Production Sound
- Experimental Filmmaking
- Final Dissertation
- Final Film Project
- Film and Ideology: Contemporary Cinema-Core subject if you are doing Dissertation
- Final Film Project: Preparation – Core subject if you are doing the Final Film Project
- Final Film Project: Preparation
- British TV Fictions– Dissertation Only
- Lighting for Camera
- Hollywood Masculinities
- Production Design: Design for Narrative
- Film and Theory
- Transmedia Storyworlds
- Advanced Sound Design
- Film Marketing, Distribution and Exhibition
- Directorial Vision
- 21st Century Factual TV
- Advanced Editing
- Advanced Scriptwriting
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Film Production at University of Salford earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £18,000 after 3 years, £22,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £16,500 and £28,000. The £22,000 median after five years is £1,500 less than the UK median for Cinematics and photography.
What do graduates of BA Film Production at University of Salford do next?
88% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Film Production at University of Salford?
84% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Film Production at University of Salford?
The typical offer is 31 points in the IB. The average entrant had 137 UCAS points.
Does BA Film Production at University of Salford include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Film Production at University of Salford?
93% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.