BA Media & Film Studies and Screenwriting
About this course
BA (Hons) in Media & Film Studies and Screenwriting, a media and film degree centred on critical analysis of screen cultures alongside practical screenwriting and storytelling techniques. Core topics include Research Methods and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students have the option to undertake a year abroad. The first year covers core theory and introductory writing through modules such as Studying Media & Film, Identity, Representation and Diversity, New Waves and Popular Cinemas, Scriptwriting: Ideas and Development, and Story Design and Analysis. Moving into the second year, students build technical and creative competencies with Screen Cultures and TV Scriptwriting: Concept Development and Realisation, while having access to numerous optional modules spanning subjects like research methods, cultural studies, audio production, authorship, work projects, gender studies, digital campaigns, feature film development, radio and interactive media writing, story research, playwriting, and cultural celebrations. The final year culminates in major independent practical work through the Screenwriting Final Project and Screenwriting Extension Module, alongside advanced study in Industry, Practices and Applications, Writing Reviews in Media and Film Studies, War, Democracy and the Media, Immersive Media, Local Cultures, Film and Folk Literature, Making Monsters, Pornography and Modern Cultures, Literature and Culture, Screen Adaptation, Radio and Television Comedy, and Writing for Performance.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff points: 104 A-level: BCC BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM T-level: M
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What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 82%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 82%
- Organisation and management: 65%
- Learning resources: 98%
- Student voice: 71%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 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 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 30%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 75%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 70 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 7%
- West Midlands: 60%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 3%
- South East: 4%
- South West: 14%
- Wales: 4%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
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: 90%
- No formal qualifications: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Studying Media & Film
- Identity, Representation and Diversity
- New Waves and Popular Cinemas
- Scriptwriting: Ideas and Development
- Story Design and Analysis
- Screen Cultures
- TV Scriptwriting: Concept Development and Realisation
- Researching Media & Film: Theories & Methods
- Contemporary British Cultures
- Audio Cultures
- Authors and Authorship
- Work Project
- Philosophies of Gender & Sexuality
- Beyond the Mainstream
- Digital Campaigns
- Developing the Feature Film
- Writing for Radio*
- Writing for Interactive Media*
- Researching the Story
- Playwriting
- Festivals & Celebrations
- Screenwriting Final Project
- Industry, Practices and Applications
- Writing Reviews in Media and Film Studies
- War, Democracy and the Media
- Immersive Media
- Local Cultures
- Film and Folk Literature
- Making Monsters
- Pornography and Modern Cultures
- Literature and Culture
- Screenwriting Extension Module
- Screen Adaptation
- Radio and Television Comedy*
- Writing for Performance
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Media & Film Studies and Screenwriting at University of Worcester earn?
The median salary is £21,000 after 3 years, £23,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,000 and £29,000. The £23,500 median after five years is the same as the UK median for Creative writing.
What do graduates of BA Media & Film Studies and Screenwriting at University of Worcester do next?
75% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Media & Film Studies and Screenwriting at University of Worcester?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Media & Film Studies and Screenwriting at University of Worcester?
The typical offer is BCC at A level. The average entrant had 105 UCAS points.
Does BA Media & Film Studies and Screenwriting at University of Worcester include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Media & Film Studies and Screenwriting at University of Worcester?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.