Course Summary

Explore film theory and film-making from all over the world, as well as different modes of performance with our BA (Hons) Dramaand Film degree in Cambridge. With our BA (Hons) Drama and Film degree, you’ll explore the latest theory and practice in both fields as we help you to growinto a confident, versatile and exciting drama and film practitioner with transferable skills to suit whichever field you hope to workin. Performance is at the core of our Drama and Film degree here at ARU, whether you’re in front of or behind the camera. Yourunderstanding of film theory and history will improve your acting skills and your hands-on knowledge of performance practice willenhance your filmmaking or writing skills. In drama, you’ll work on public-productions and smaller-scale projects, exploring practices and texts from the 20th centuryonwards as well as working on original pieces. In film you’ll explore the language and convention of drama and film, taking in some of the key movements in history fromHollywood cinema through to more experimental modes of performance. You’ll also have the chance to weight your studies to prepare for a career in the arts or fields such as teaching – get ready tochange the way others see the world. You’ll follow an experiential, 'learning-through-doing' programme. Your degree will see you choosing from a range of career-focused optional modules, completing a 100% practical Major Project in either Drama or Film, and graduating with aprofessionally produced showreel and portfolio. There are opportunities to gain valuable work experience throughout the course. Connect with Cambridge’s performance scene through our links to local networks such as Cambridge Arts Network andCambridge Live. You’ll get the chance to perform in public venues around Cambridge as well as in our own Mumford Theatreand Covent Garden Studio. As part of your studies, you’ll see your films screened at Cambridge Arts Picturehouse and other public venues, and get involvedbehind-the-scenes at local events - thanks to our connections with organisations such as Take One magazine and CambridgeFilm Festival. Experience being part of a professional troupe with our very own Community Theatre Company, and perform and collaboratewith other creative industries students. You’ll be able to collaborate with other Cambridge School of Creative Industries students such as our music students to createGenerated on 26/10/2020, 15:03:06Page 1 of 10 music for your films. We’ll also support you to find placements and work experience. Develop your technical and production skills in our specialist facilities, with full training and support from our technical staff. You might even choose to study abroad for a trimester, with funding available to help cover the cost. Our courses are delivered through teaching and learning methods which provide students with the widest possible exposure to amodern and innovative higher education experience.These methods vary and could include attendance at lectures and seminars, undertaking laboratory exercises or work-basedactivities, practical work, performances, presentations, field trips, other relevant visits and e-learning through Canvas, our onlinelearning management system.Each course is divided into a number of ‘modules’ which focus on particular areas, each of which has a specific approach to itsdelivery. This information is published to students for each module they take via the Module Definition Form (MDF) and Canvas.

Course Details - Modules

Year 1: Film Language and Concepts.Creative Moving Image.Studio Performance.Staging and Production. Year 2: Classical Hollywood Cinema.Making Performance.Ruskin Module.Theorising Spectatorship.Community Theatre Performance. Year 3: Work Placement (Cambridge School of Creative Industries) Year 4: Festival of Performance.Cinema and Sound.Practice as Research.Independent Cinema: US and Beyond Year 2: Non-Fiction Filmmaking.Performing Shakespeare.Scenes and Shorts.A Module from the Anglia Language Programme. Year 4: Undergraduate Major Project.Screenwriting: Writing and Selling the Feature Film.Professional Practice in Film.Experiments in Film and Moving Image.Avant-Garde Cinema.Special Topics in Film Studies.TV Drama Production.Site-Specific and Immersive Theatre.Multiplexed: Contemporary Popular Cinema. A Module from the Anglia Language Programme.Narrative in Global Cinema.Workshop Facilitation.Provocations.Major Project in Film Practice

Course Details – Assessment Method

You’ll show your progress on the course through a combination of essays, reports, critical reflections, presentations, studio and public performances and a major project, which may include practical work.

Course Details – Professional Bodies

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

How to Apply

26 January 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: WP41

Institution code: A60

Campus Name: Cambridge Campus

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

from a minimum of 2 A Levels (or equivalent), preferably to include Drama, Theatre Studies or a related subject.


If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University. You may also be accepted to this course with an IELTS 5.5 (Academic level- with no individual score being lower than 5.5) or equivalent English Language qualification as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University, but will then be required to undertake additional compulsory free English language modules in your first year.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://aru.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/drama-and-film-studies

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 68%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 50%

Go onto work and study: 65%

Fees and funding

England 9250.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 9250.0 Year 1
Scotland 9250.0 Year 1
Wales 9250.0 Year 1
Channel Islands 9250.0 Year 1
Republic of Ireland 9250.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

Please note the fee for the placement year is £1250 (This is a provisional fee and subject to change) https://aru.ac.uk/student-life/preparing-for-university/help-with-finances/undergraduate 2022 international fees are to be confirmed

Provider information

East Road
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