Course summary
Skilfully blending theory and practice, this course gives you hands-on experience of film-making to a professional standard, from scripting through to post-production. It prepares you to work in the TV and film industries or write your own story as an independent film-maker. The course encourages you to explore the world of film production including cross-media approaches to story-telling; scriptwriting; production planning and development; digital film production; editing and post-production techniques; film history and theory. You also complete a final dissertation or project. If you choose to produce a project, you take on the challenge of making your own film - either fiction, a documentary piece of work or a hybrid. Why choose this course?
- Gain the specialist knowledge and skills you need to work professionally and do well in the fast-evolving field of digital film production
- Study with a dynamic, experienced team of acclaimed film-makers, academic experts and published scholars
- Develop your industry network and future employment potential through meeting leading filmmakers, film editors and industry executives
- Learn a range of important transferable skills relevant to work in broadcasting; journalism; arts or media administration; governmental regulation of the media; research; marketing, sales and advertising
- Benefit from a degree equipping you to continue to MPhil and PhD research degrees
Modules
Areas of study include:
- Fiction/Non Fiction Film Production
- Film Analysis
- Practical Post-Production
- Truth and Telling
- Digital Film Project
Entry requirements
Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree at Honours level, or equivalent. Applicants should have an initial degree in the area of arts, humanities or social science; or significant media industry experience. All applicants must provide a two-page proposal for a documentary they would like to make and provide evidence of an ability to use images to tell stories via a show reel.
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
For information on the 2025 fees and scholarships please refer to our website, https://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/money/fees/
Sponsorship information
For information on postgraduate funding, please visit: https://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/postgraduatestudy/postgraduate-fees-and-funding
Provider information
University of Bedfordshire
Park Square
Luton
LU1 3JU