Film and Television: Industries and Cultures

Entry requirements

You should have, or expect to get, a 2:1 Honours degree. Your degree doesn't need to be in a media or film-related discipline and you don't need to have any experience in the media industry to apply.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Get ready to start your career in film and television with creative and analytical training in screen art and culture.

This course is subject to approval

Course highlights

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the screen industries and be equipped with key professional skills in critical analysis and content creation.

You'll join a department of film and television scholars, filmmakers, screenwriters, and practice-based researchers — our academics know the ins and outs of film and television analysis, critical approaches to the moving image, and produce films, documentaries, and video essays.

You'll discover philosophical and analytical approaches to film and television culture and industry and examine how films and television affect viewers and make us root for characters on screen.

• You'll be taught by world-class experts in the fields of film and television studies, art, digital media, and culture.
• Develop comprehensive industry-focussed skills in film and television analysis and creation.
• Benefit from dedicated training in diverse forms of audiovisual storytelling and narrative design.

Course delivery

At Birmingham, research and teaching go hand-in-hand. Lecturers and professors continue to research in their field, offering valuable expertise in Film and creative practice.

• Taught modules - each module represents a total of 200 hours of study time, including preparatory reading, homework and assignment preparation. 
• Seminars – modules are mainly taught by small group teaching. 
• Assessment methods - critical and evidence-based written research essays; collaborative assignments; scholarly book reviews; group presentations; individual portfolio work and project-based creative outputs including a short form video project and a professional screenplay; and critical self and peer-evaluation of creative outputs.
• Dissertation - this can be a standard 12,000-word dissertation or a feature-length screenplay.

Information for international students

If you are an international student, you will need to demonstrate you have a suitable level of English proficiency, usually through the form of an IELTS or equivalent qualification.

• TOEFL: 88 overall with no less than 21 in Reading, 20 Listening, 22 Speaking and 21 in Writing
• Pearson Test of English (PTE): Academic 67 with no less than 64 in all four skills
• Cambridge English: C1 Advanced - minimum overall score of 176, with no less than 169 in any component
• LanguageCert ESOL SELT (UKVI): B2 'Communicator' with no less than 33 in each skill

Fees and funding

The College of Arts and Law is a vibrant community of students and academics, dedicated to ensuring that excellence is rewarded, and that fears about finance do not constrain current or prospective students. For this reason, in addition to University funding schemes, we offer our own College-specific funding initiatives.