BA Film and Television Production with a Year Abroad
About this course
BA (Hons) in Film Studies and Photography, combining visual storytelling across moving image and still photography. Core topics include research methods. This 4-year programme includes a compulsory placement module taken during a year abroad. Students access an industry-standard television studio, edit suites, and professional cinema cameras, lighting, and sound equipment.
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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
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Media Professionals: 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
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES YEAR ABROAD MODULE
- WRITING AND CREATING MEDIA
- FILMMAKING 1
- MEDIA INDUSTRIES
- FILMMAKING 2
- INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION STUDIO PRODUCTION
- ANALYSING FILM
- ANALYSING TELEVISION
- FACTUAL VIDEO PRODUCTION
- EDITING, AUDIO AND POSTPRODUCTION
- SCREENWRITING
- LIVE TELEVISION STUDIO PRODUCTION
- THE BUSINESS OF FILM AND TELEVISION
- APPROACHES AND PRACTICE IN DIGITAL MEDIA
- VIDEO GAMES
- SCRIPT EDITING
- WRITING FOR POPULAR MEDIA AND DIGITAL AUDIENCES
- LGBT AND BEYOND: SEXUAL CULTURES, QUEER IDENTITIES, AND THE POLITICS OF DESIRE
- DOING FILM HISTORY
- MAKING MEDIA HISTORY
- STUDYING AUDIENCES
- FILM GENRES: THEORY AND PRACTICE
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES PLACEMENT MODULE
- WORLD CINEMAS
- ASIAN FILM AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA
- MAKING YOUR SHOWREEL
- COMMERCIAL FILMMAKING
- SCRIPTWRITING: ADAPTATION
- PRODUCTION EFFECTS
- SOUND ON SCREEN
- WRITING TELEVISION DRAMA
- DIGITAL STORYTELLING
- CREATIVE CRITICAL DISSERTATION
- CREATIVE WORK IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRIES
- WE'RE HERE, WE'RE QUEER: GLOBAL SEXUALITIES AND CONTEMPORARY QUEER CULTURES
- TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR MEDIA ACCESSIBILITY (LEVEL 6)
- MEDIA, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
- CELEBRITY: FROM STARS TO INFLUENCERS
- SCIENCE FICTION
- MAKING DIGITAL MEDIA
- CONTEMPORARY SCREEN DISTRIBUTION AND EXHIBITION
- DOCUMENTARY AS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
- STORYTELLING, MEDIA AND CRISIS
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Film and Television Production with a Year Abroad 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 Year Abroad 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 Year Abroad 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 Year Abroad 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 Year Abroad at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Film and Television Production with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.