BSc Cinematic Arts
About this course
BSc (Hons) Cinematic Arts is a four-year undergraduate degree focusing on film narrative, visual storytelling, and digital video production techniques across multiple platforms. Core topics include Ethics & Professional Practice. Students have the option to complete an industrial placement year or spend a year abroad. The first year introduces essential production elements through Introduction to Film Art, Visual Storytelling, Editing 1, and Mobile Moving Image Production. The second year expands technical skills with Cinematography, alongside optional modules such as Screenwriting, Feature Screenwriting, Art Direction/Production Design, Editing 2, Independent Film, Visual Effects, Sound for Productions, Production Management, and Acting 4: Acting and Screen. The third year offers optional routes including International Academic Studies (Cinematic Arts), Industrial Placement (Cinematic Arts), and Enterprise Placement Year. The final year centres on business awareness and independent practice, featuring compulsory modules like The Business of TV & Film, Final Project (Practice), and Final Project (Theory & Context), alongside optional studies in Documentary Practice, Horror Film: Theory and Practice, and Experimental Film Practice.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBC Applicants may satisfy the requirement for the A level C grade by substituting a combination of alternative qualifications to the same standard as defined by the University. An A-level GCSE in Moving Image Arts is not a requirement. There are also no interview or portfolio requirements.
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What students say
Based on about 18 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 82%
- Learning opportunities: 77%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 67%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 40 students who started
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started
- A levels: 85%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Modules
- Introduction to Film Art
- Visual Storytelling
- Editing 1
- Mobile Moving Image Production
- Ligthing, Camera, Sound
- Dramatic Structures on Stage and Screen
- Cinematography
- Screenwriting
- Dramatic Short
- Feature Screenwriting
- Art Direction/Production Design
- Editing 2
- Independent Film
- Visual Effects
- Lifewide Learning & Personal Development (Cinematic Arts)
- Sound for Productions
- Production Management
- Acting 4: Acting and Screen
- International Academic Studies (Cinematic Arts)
- Industrial Placement (Cinematic Arts)
- Enterprise Placement Year
- The Business of TV & Film
- Final Project (Practice)
- Final Project (Theory & Context)
- Documentary Practice
- Horror Film: Theory and Practice
- Experimental Film Practice
Questions about this course
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Cinematic Arts at Ulster University?
82% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Cinematic Arts at Ulster University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 114 UCAS points.
Does BSc Cinematic Arts 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 BSc Cinematic Arts at Ulster University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.