Course summary
Turn a passion for filmmaking into a career by joining our acclaimed BA (Hons) Film and Television Production degree course at ARU.
- Study on a course industry-recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries, with the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark for courses best suited to prepare you for a career in the screen industries.
- Develop your skills in script, cinematography, editing, producing, and directing, in studio and on location.
- Benefit from support from award-winning lecturers whose work has been screened on all the major UK television networks, as well as at multiple international film festivals.
- Join a course whose students' films have won awards in the regional and National Royal Television Society Student Awards over many years.
- Get hands-on in our specialist film facilities, with full training from our technical team.
- Take advantage of our links with local and national organisations, which will help you make contacts, find work placements, take part in "live briefs", and even give you the opportunity to show your films publicly at Cambridge Arts Picturehouse.
- Join our organised trips to Sheffield Documentary Festival, Camerimage in Poland and Aesthetica Short Film Festival in York.
Modules
Year 1 Core modules: Film Drama: Production and Practices; Screen Skills; Film Language; Television Production and Practice. Year 2 Core modules: Story on Screen: Production and Practice; Advanced Screen Skills; Ruskin Module.Year 2 Optional modules: Independent Cinema: US and Beyond; Filmmakers on Film; Theorising Spectatorship. Year 3 Core modules: Graduation Films and Portfolio.Year 3 Optional modules: Research Project; Working in the Creative Industries. Modules are subject to change and availability.
Assessment method
You will be given verbal and written feedback at key stages of each module, for example, on project proposals, scripts, works in progress. You’ll be assessed via assessment on group projects; contribution and engagement; presentations; reports; written critical reflections and contextual analysis; essays – written and visual; scripts, proposals and written pitches; portfolios, including final programs and films; individual research workbooks or research files and material; production documentation; marketing materials; and showreels.
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- P315
- Institution code:
- A60
- Campus name:
- Cambridge Campus
- Campus code:
- C
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
2025 entry requirements have been published using the current cycle information however, due to a current review these are subject to change. Please check back here for updates.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
https://www.aru.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/film-and-television-production
Student Outcomes
There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £9250 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
Anglia Ruskin University
East Road
Cambridge
CB1 1PT