BA Film, Screen and Content Production with Foundation Year
About this course
BA (Hons) Film, Screen and Content Production with Foundation Year is a four-year undergraduate degree centred on cinematic and television production, screen culture, and media practice. Core topics include programming, research methods, communication and writing, critical and analytical thinking, and ethics and professional practice. The course includes a compulsory foundation year designed to build academic and practical skills before progressing to the main degree. The course begins with a foundation year covering modules such as Personalised Learning, Study Skills for Success, and Creative Research in Media and Design. Subsequent years introduce core studies in production techniques, film theory, and media workflows through compulsory modules like Introduction to Film Screen and Content Production, Thinking Through Film: Genre, and Making Movies. Students also engage in advanced practical work and professional preparation, culminating in major project production and professional practice modules in the final year alongside options such as Video Essays, Writing for Performance, and Beyond the Frame: Visual Effects and Virtual Production.
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Entry requirements
72 UCAS points required from level 3 qualifications. These can include: A-Levels at grades B and C (if you have two A-Levels) or grades D, D and D (if you have three), or above BTEC Extended Diploma with Merit, Merit, Pass Access to HE Diploma T-Levels You also need GCSE English and Maths (grade 9-4 / A*-C) or Level 2 equivalents.
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What students say
Based on about 23 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 75%
- Learning opportunities: 75%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 63%
- Learning resources: 76%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 55 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 80%
- Gained a higher qualification: 2%
- Left higher education: 13%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 6%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 20%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 60%
- Sales occupations: 20%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 20%
- Media Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- 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 85 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 61%
- South East: 15%
- South West: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 60%
- Access course: 10%
- Other HE qualification: 20%
- No formal qualifications: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Gold for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- English Literature I: History, Form and Genre
- English Literature II: Critical Approaches (double credit module)
- Video Production
- Video Documentary Production
- Foundations of Creative Writing
- Personalised Learning
- Study Skills for Success
- Contextual Studies in Media and Design
- Creative Research in Media and Design
- Creative Sectors in Media and Design
- Major Project (Foundation Year)
- Literature and Modernity
- The Canon Reloaded
- Media Content Production
- Industry Experience
- Visual Media Cultures
- Worldbuilding
- Camera, Lights Action: Focus on Production and Post-production
- From Idea to Script: Development and Pre-production
- Introduction to Film Screen and Content Production
- Platforms and Pathways to Distribution
- Thinking Through Film: Genre
- Thinking Through Film: Narrative
- British and Irish Drama since 1945
- Contemporary Writers and the City
- Dissertation
- Video Essays
- Bodies, Identities, Futures
- Writing for Performance
- Project (mini)
- Making Movies
- Thinking Through Film: Drama
- Thinking Through Film: Factual
- Visual Storytelling: Advanced Camera and Lighting Techniques
- Beyond the Frame: Visual Effects and Virtual Production
- Film Festivals: Culture, Industry and Exhibition
- Project Development: Pitch Your Idea
- Thinking Through Film: Film Futures
- Major Project: Production
- Professional Practice: Self-Employment/Freelancing
- Expanded Alternative Production
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Film, Screen and Content Production with Foundation Year at University of West London earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £20,000 after 3 years, £24,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,000 and £30,000. The £24,500 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for Cinematics and photography.
What do graduates of BA Film, Screen and Content Production with Foundation Year at University of West London do next?
70% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Film, Screen and Content Production with Foundation Year at University of West London?
75% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Film, Screen and Content Production with Foundation Year at University of West London?
The typical offer is BC at A level. The average entrant had 101 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Film, Screen and Content Production with Foundation Year at University of West London?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 13% left higher education.