Combine film and media theory with practical skills including film-making, animation and digital publishing on our Film and Media degree in Cambridge. Our BA (Hons) Film and Media degree will introduce you to the key issues debates in film and media from feminism and postmodernism to the impact of film, television, music and the media on society, including politics, youth culture and technology. You’ll also create your own short films in video, animation or 16mm format. Working in our professional TV and film studios, you’ll be trained in all aspects of the craft, including camera operation, sound recording and editing. You’ll also be able to focus on particular areas of interest, including digital publishing (building apps), radio production, screenwriting and computer coding. As a Film and Media student at ARU, you’ll learn the language of film from the perspective of a film-maker, and use this to inform your own short films. You’ll also explore current issues around our data-driven society through modules in digital media theory, law, culture and technology, and use this knowledge in the production of apps, podcasts or online platforms. You’ll also have the opportunity to carry out a work placement, or produce a commissioned product, in the area of your choice as you prepare for a career in film- and media-related roles, including production, post-production, digital content creation and journalism. Throughout your BA (Hons) Film and Media degree, you’ll be supported by our team of expert lecturers and a close-knit community of students and graduates. In your final year, your moving image work will be screened at the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse. The best films will also be selected for showing at the annual Cambridge Film Festival. Our links with local and national organisation will help you make contacts and find work placements in the industry. Our recent students have found internships and placements with companies including the BBC, Cannes Film Festival, Sight and Sound magazine, MTV, and Zenith Productions. As a student at ARU you’ll have use of a fully-equipped HD multi-camera TV studio includes multi-purpose scenic backdrops, suitable for current affairs, drama and magazine programmes; a film studio featuring overhead lighting, tracks, dollies, green screens, and flats; a full range of HD cameras, as well as Super 8mm, 16mm and 35mm film cameras, and sound-recording equipment for location filming; the complete Adobe Creative Cloud software suite, including Premiere Pro, Photoshop and After Effects. Our BA (Hons) Film and Media degree will help you prepare for many film and media-related roles, including film and television production and post-production, film journalism, cinema and film festival management, film programming and curation, publishing, broadcasting, web design and public relations. Throughout the course you’ll benefit from extra-curricular events such as Cambridge Film Festival and our Campus Cinema events; regular field trips, such as to the BFI and Tate Modern; guest lectures, with recent speakers including Larry Sider, William Raban, Margaret Salmon, Guy Sherwin and Jayne Parker; events offered through our student-led film societies; the chance to join Cam FM, a student-run radio station with studios on our campus and at Cambridge’s famous Fitzwilliam Museum. We’re an official Blackmagic Design training partner, which means you can get certification in their DaVinci Resolve video editing software. What’s more, you can choose to study abroad as part of your course, and get funding to cover the cost. You might also decide to continue on to a Masters course, such as our MA Film and Television Production. Take advantage of our Alumni Scholarship and get 20% off your fees.

Level 3 (foundation year) Foundation in Humanities, English, Media, Social Sciences and Education Year one, core modules Film Language and Concepts Creative Moving Image Sound, Text, Image Theorising Popular Culture Year one, optional modules Introduction to Television Studies Introduction to Filmmaking: Super 8mm Year two, core modules Theorising Spectatorship Classical Hollywood Cinema Teenage Kicks: Youth Culture and Media Online Journalism Year two, optional modules Documentary Film Theory Television Genre Digital Media Theory: Social Media, AI, and the Cultures of the Internet Photography Non-Fiction Filmmaking Creative Media Practice Process Creative Media Practice Themes 16mm Filmmaking Independent Cinema: US and Beyond Cinema and Sound Year three, core modules Major Project in Film Practice or Major Project in Creative Media Practice Sound and Vision: Music and Media Multiplexed: Contemporary Popular Cinema Year three, optional modules Special Topics in Film Studies 'Fake News', Media Law and Social Conflict Cultural Politics of Celebrity Contemporary Television Experiments in Film and Moving Image Narrative in Global Cinema Digital Publishing Experimental Cinema Optional modules available all years Anglia Language Programme

You’ll show your progress through many different methods that reflect the range of skills required by employers. Your assignments might include case studies, critical essays, screenplays, journals, film reviews and analyses, presentations, and a portfolio of practical work, as well as ‘hands on’ assignments such as internet, print and video production / commissions.

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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.

Course code: P392

Institution code: A60

Campus Name: Cambridge Campus

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

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5 GCSEs at grade 3, or grade D, or above, (or equivalent) plus evidence of having attempted two years of post GCSE study at level 3. Students who have achieved a minimum of 1 A level (or equivalent), will be exempt from the two year post GCSE requirement (as stated above) but must still hold 5 GCSEs (as stated above). Students without English as their first language will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 5.5 (Academic level with at least 5.5 in each of the four components) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognized by Anglia Ruskin University.

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Student satisfaction : 68%

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

Go onto work and study: 65%

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

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