BA Filmmaking
About this course
BA (Hons) in Film Studies and Photography, covering fiction, documentary and factual filmmaking. Core topics include ethics and professional practice. The final year includes a Final Production module requiring individual investigation framed around a research question. A Professional Practice module covers producing a showreel and portfolio.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff points: 104 A-level: BCC BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM T-level: Merit
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What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 91%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 88%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 9 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Media Professionals: 20%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Teaching Professionals: 5%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 80 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 66%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 2%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 12%
- Wales: 4%
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: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Crafting the Moving Image
- Fiction: History and Production
- Making the Short Film
- Storytelling and the Screen
- Directing Performance for the Screen
- Truth, Reality and the Documentary Film
- Introduction to Tutoring
- Optional modules offered by the Centre for Academic English and Skills/Institute of Education
- Specialist Production Skills
- Single Camera Drama
- Experimental Film Production
- Factual Film
- Music Video Production
- Realism and Performance
- Introduction to Tutoring
- Optional modules offered by the Centre for Academic English and Skills/Institute of Education
- Writing the Feature Film
- Final Production
- Professional Practice
- Factual Film Production
- Group Film Production
- Advance Specialism
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Filmmaking at University of Worcester earn?
The median salary is £23,500 after 15 months, £18,500 after 3 years, £23,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £18,500 and £28,000. The £23,000 median after five years is £3,000 less than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Filmmaking at University of Worcester do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Filmmaking at University of Worcester?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Filmmaking at University of Worcester?
The typical offer is BCC at A level. The average entrant had 119 UCAS points.
Does BA Filmmaking at University of Worcester include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Filmmaking at University of Worcester?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.