BA Film, TV and Digital Media
About this course
Bachelor of Arts in Film, TV and Digital Media, a film studies degree centred on the critical analysis and historical contexts of screen media. Core topics include Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Ethics & Professional Practice, Programming, Research Methods, and Statistics. The curriculum incorporates practical independent research via a final-year dissertation alongside industry-focused media studies. The first year establishes foundational knowledge through compulsory modules such as Digital Media: Contexts and Histories, Digital Media: Culture and Identity, Film Theory, Media, Culture and Society, and Introduction to Film 1: Form, Style and Analysis. The second year examines professional environments and societal impacts via Digital Media and The World of Work, Digital Media: Professional Practice, and Television Studies: Key Debates. Students can further tailor their studies through optional modules covering diverse topics such as AI Utopias and the Climate Crisis, Animation: Technology, Culture and Industry, Audiences: Theories, Methods, Contexts, and Contemporary British Cinema. The final year centres on advanced study through compulsory modules including the Film, TV and Digital Media Dissertation and Video Games in Context. Optional choices in the final year allow further specialisation in areas like American Cinema Since 1965, Crime TV: Technologies of Detection, Environmental Cinema and Media, and Horror on Film.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: Pass, with 32 points overall with 16 points at Higher Level
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What students say
Based on about 85 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 82%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 72%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 75%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 73%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 75 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 96%
- Left higher education: 4%
What graduates do next
Based on about 12 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 35 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 30%
- South East: 45%
- South West: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 60%
- Baccalaureate: 20%
- Foundation course: 10%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Digital Media: Contexts and Histories
- Digital Media: Culture and Identity
- Film Theory, Media, Culture and Society
- Introduction to Film 1: Form, Style and Analysis
- Digital Media and The World of Work
- Digital Media: Professional Practice
- Television Studies: Key Debates
- AI Utopias and the Climate Crisis
- Animation: Technology, Culture and Industry
- Audiences: Theories, Methods, Contexts
- Contemporary British Cinema
- Corpus Linguistics: Working with Large-scale Text Data
- Dark Streets and Strange Detours: Film Noir in Context
- Data, Culture, and Justice
- Digital Futures of the Past: Power, Ethics, and Representation
- Early and Silent Cinema, 1895-1929
- Film, Realism and Reality: representing the world, from revolution to the everyday
- Ghosts on Screen
- Global Cinemas
- Humanities and Professional Practice
- Queering the Digital
- Women and Hollywood
- Film, TV and Digital Media Dissertation
- Video Games in Context
- American Cinema Since 1965
- Crime TV: Technologies of Detection
- Environmental Cinema and Media
- Fantasy Film and Fiction
- Framing the Past:Stardom, History and Heritage in the Cinema
- Horror on Film
- Music in Film and Television
- Popular Global Screen Cultures
- Streaming, Social Media, and Stans: Music Culture in the Platform Era
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Film, TV and Digital Media at University of Southampton earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £30,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,500 and £37,000. The £30,000 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Film, TV and Digital Media at University of Southampton do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Film, TV and Digital Media at University of Southampton?
82% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Film, TV and Digital Media at University of Southampton?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 132 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Film, TV and Digital Media at University of Southampton?
96% of students continued into their second year, and 4% left higher education.