BA Film and Television Studies with a Year Abroad
About this course
BA (Hons) in Film and Television Studies with a Year Abroad, a media studies degree focusing on the critical and historical analysis of film and television. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a compulsory year abroad spent studying at a partner institution. The first year covers foundational topics through Analysing Film, Analysing Television, Doing Film History, and World Cinemas. The second year progresses to key concepts in film theory and television broadcasting alongside optional choices in screenwriting and film production. The final fourth year centers on researching media industries alongside options like a dissertation, scriptwriting, and writing television drama.
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What students say
Based on about 50 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 105 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 84%
- Left higher education: 16%
What graduates do next
Based on about 25 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
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: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 65 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 43%
- London: 30%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 95 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 86%
- Access course: 2%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 8%
- Other qualifications: 2%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES YEAR ABROAD MODULE
- ANALYSING FILM
- ANALYSING TELEVISION
- DOING FILM HISTORY
- THEORISING MEDIA AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- WORLD CINEMAS
- TELEVISION HISTORY
- KEY CONCEPTS IN FILM THEORY
- THEORISING TELEVISION: FROM BROADCASTING TO STREAMING
- FILM GENRES: THEORY AND PRACTICE
- STUDYING MEDIA AUDIENCES
- SCREENWRITING
- LGBT AND BEYOND: SEXUAL CULTURES, QUEER IDENTITIES, AND THE POLITICS OF DESIRE
- POPULAR MUSIC AND MEDIA
- THE BUSINESS OF FILM AND TELEVISION
- ADAPTATION: CROSS-MEDIA TRANSFORMATIONS
- FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTION
- DIGITAL MEDIA, YOUTH AND SUBCULTURE
- SCRIPT EDITING
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES PLACEMENT MODULE
- DIGITAL MEDIA: CONCEPTS, TECHNOLOGIES & CULTURES
- ASIAN FILM AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- RESEARCHING MEDIA INDUSTRIES AND CREATIVE SECTORS IN CONTEXT
- SCRIPTWRITING: ADAPTATION
- WE'RE HERE, WE'RE QUEER: GLOBAL SEXUALITIES AND CONTEMPORARY QUEER CULTURES
- SOUND ON SCREEN
- MEDIA, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
- SCIENCE FICTION
- DIGITAL STORYTELLING
- WRITING TELEVISION DRAMA
- CONTEMPORARY SCREEN DISTRIBUTION AND EXHIBITION
- CELEBRITY: FROM STARS TO INFLUENCERS
- DISSERTATION IN MEDIA, LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
- STORYTELLING, MEDIA AND CRISIS
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Film and Television Studies with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £36,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £3,000 more than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Film and Television Studies with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia do next?
80% 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 Studies with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
87% 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 Studies with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 117 UCAS points.
Does BA Film and Television Studies 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 Studies with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
84% of students continued into their second year, and 16% left higher education.