BA Film and Television Production with a Placement Year
About this course
BA (Hons) Film and Television Production with a Placement Year is a media studies degree centred on practical production techniques for screen and broadcast media. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a compulsory industry placement year in the third year where students undertake professional work experience in media settings. The first year establishes fundamental concepts through compulsory modules such as FILMMAKING 1, WRITING AND CREATING MEDIA, FILMMAKING 2, INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION STUDIO PRODUCTION, and MEDIA INDUSTRIES. Year 2 builds practical technical skills with compulsory modules including FACTUAL VIDEO PRODUCTION and EDITING, AUDIO AND POSTPRODUCTION, while optional choices cover areas like SCREENWRITING, LIVE TELEVISION STUDIO PRODUCTION, and VIDEO GAMES. Year 4 focuses on career preparation through compulsory modules such as MAKING YOUR SHOWREEL and Commercial Filmmaking. Optional modules in the final year allow specialisation in topics such as PRODUCTION EFFECTS, SOUND ON SCREEN, and DIGITAL STORYTELLING. A compulsory placement year module runs outside the main teaching blocks to structure the industrial placement.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB
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What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 74%
- Learning opportunities: 74%
- Assessment and feedback: 77%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 50%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 71%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 5 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 85%
Most common jobs
- Media Professionals: 20%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 35 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 20%
- London: 45%
- South East: 20%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- HUM PLACEMENT YEAR
- FILMMAKING 1
- WRITING AND CREATING MEDIA
- FILMMAKING 2
- INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION STUDIO PRODUCTION
- MEDIA INDUSTRIES
- ANALYSING TELEVISION
- ANALYSING FILM
- FACTUAL VIDEO PRODUCTION
- EDITING, AUDIO AND POSTPRODUCTION
- SCREENWRITING
- LIVE TELEVISION STUDIO PRODUCTION
- THE BUSINESS OF FILM AND TELEVISION
- SCRIPT EDITING
- APPROACHES AND PRACTICE IN DIGITAL MEDIA
- VIDEO GAMES
- FILM GENRES: THEORY AND PRACTICE
- STUDYING MEDIA AUDIENCES
- MAKING MEDIA HISTORY
- LGBT AND BEYOND: SEXUAL CULTURES, QUEER IDENTITIES, AND THE POLITICS OF DESIRE
- WRITING FOR POPULAR MEDIA AND DIGITAL AUDIENCES
- DOING FILM HISTORY
- KEY CONCEPTS IN FILM THEORY
- WORLD CINEMAS
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES PLACEMENT MODULE
- ASIAN FILM AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- GLOBAL COMMUNICATION: CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES
- MAKING YOUR SHOWREEL
- Commercial Filmmaking
- PRODUCTION EFFECTS
- SOUND ON SCREEN
- SCRIPTWRITING: ADAPTATION
- PRACTICE DISSERTATION
- DIGITAL STORYTELLING
- WRITING TELEVISION DRAMA
- CRITICAL APPROACHES TO DIGITAL MEDIA IN THE AI AGE
- MEDIA, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
- WE'RE HERE, WE'RE QUEER: GLOBAL SEXUALITIES AND CONTEMPORARY QUEER CULTURES
- STORYTELLING, MEDIA AND CRISIS
- SCIENCE FICTION
- MAKING DIGITAL MEDIA
- CELEBRITY: FROM STARS TO INFLUENCERS
- CONTEMPORARY SCREEN DISTRIBUTION AND EXHIBITION
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Film and Television Production with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £20,000 after 3 years, £27,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £37,000. 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 Television Production with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia 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 and Television Production with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
74% 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 Television Production with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 125 UCAS points.
Does BA Film and Television Production with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BA Film and Television Production with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.