BA Screen Production
About this course
BA (Hons) in Screen Production is an undergraduate degree centred on the practice, history and theory of film and television creation. Core topics include Programming, Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. Students can optionally take a placement year or a year abroad. The first year covers foundational ideas and techniques through Media, Culture & Identity, Cinematography, Sound Design, Screenwriting, Media, Culture & Politics, and Editing for Film and Television. The second year progresses with Documentary Film, The Short Film, The Live Broadcast, and Visual Effects. In the third year, students may undertake an Enterprise Placement Year, study internationally via Media: International Academic Studies (DIAS), or complete an Industrial Placement: Screen Production. The fourth and final year centres on a substantial independent undertaking split across Major Project I: Pre-production and Major Project II: Production, alongside optional modules such as Screen Analysis, Applied Visual Effects, The Monstrous Screen: The Ideology and Politics of Screen Horror, Feminist Film Production, and Capitalism on Screen.
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Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 60 students who started
- Continued on course: 89%
- Left higher education: 6%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 65 students who started
- A levels: 97%
- Other HE qualification: 3%
Modules
- Media, Culture & Identity
- Cinematography
- Sound Design
- Screenwriting
- Media, Culture & Politics
- Editing for Film and Television
- Documentary Film
- The Short Film
- The Live Broadcast
- Visual Effects
- Enterprise Placement Year
- Media: International Academic Studies (DIAS)
- Industrial Placement: Screen Production
- Major Project I: Pre-production
- Major Project II: Production
- Screen Analysis
- Applied Visual Effects
- The Monstrous Screen: The Ideology and Politics of Screen Horror
- Feminist Film Production
- Capitalism on Screen
Questions about this course
What grades do I need for BA Screen Production at Ulster University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 143 UCAS points.
Does BA Screen Production at Ulster University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Screen Production at Ulster University?
89% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.