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Filmmaking at University of Sussex - UCAS

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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Course summary

8th in the UK for our research outputs in Communications, Cultural and Media Studies in REF 2021 (Times Higher Education) 16th in the UK for Communication and Media Studies (Complete University Guide 2025) About your course Develop your creative voice in filmmaking through critical and practical work. Our MA is an exceptional opportunity for graduate study. Award-winning filmmakers and internationally recognised film academics lead the course, and you’ll be taught by experienced practitioners. You’ll enjoy masterclasses with leading figures in film and television. You also have 24-hour access to the latest professional-grade equipment and post-production facilities. During your studies, you’ll have the opportunity to try your hand at both fiction and documentary. You’ll learn to:

  • write compelling scripts and research real-life stories
  • pitch and develop ideas for fiction and documentary films
  • cast and direct actors
  • shoot and edit films using professional equipment and software
  • situate your practice in the ever-changing creative industries landscape.
Based on your learning, you’ll produce an independent film (documentary or fiction) to a professional standard. When you graduate, you’ll have your own showreel – a portfolio of work that will boost your employment prospects. Previous graduates have gone on to roles in the film and television industries. About Sussex Our courses, research, culture and campus aim to stimulate, excite and challenge. From scientific discovery to global policy, from student welfare to career development, Sussex innovates and takes a lead. And today, in every part of society and across the world, you'll find someone from Sussex making an original and valuable contribution. Location Study on our beautiful, green campus on the edge of the South Downs National Park and just minutes from the vibrant seaside city of Brighton & Hove. We’re near to Gatwick airport and just over an hour from London.

Modules

Please check our website in January 2025 for the modules running in the academic year 2025/26.

How to apply

International applicants

Information about our tuition fees, funding options and scholarships for UK and international students is available on our website. Find out more here: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding.

Entry requirements

You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Your qualification should be in a relevant subject such as digital media, media studies, media practice, film studies, film production, or communications. You can also apply for the course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show relevant professional/creative skills and experience.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

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

Information about our tuition fees, funding options and scholarships for UK and international students is available on our website. Find out more here: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding

Sponsorship information

Our goal is to ensure that every student who wants to study with us is able to regardless of financial barriers, so that we continue to attract talented and unique people. Details of our scholarships are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2025/26.

Filmmaking at University of Sussex - UCAS