Course Summary

Combine film and media theory with practical skills including film-making, animation and digital publishing on our Film and Media degree in Cambridge. Combine film theory and media theory with practical skills including film-making, multimedia content creation and digital publishing. 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, TV, 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 and 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. You can also take an optional placement year. In your final year, your moving image work is screened at the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse. The best films will also be selected for showing at the annual Cambridge Film Festival. 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. What’s more, you can choose to study abroad as part of your course, and get funding to cover the cost.

Course Details - Modules

Year 1 Core modules Film Language and Concepts Creative Moving Image Sound, Text, Image Theorising Popular Culture Optional modules Introduction to Television Studies Introduction to Filmmaking: Super 8mm Year 2 Core modules Theorising Spectatorship Classical Hollywood Cinema Teenage Kicks: Youth Culture and Media Online Journalism 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 3 Work placement Year 4 Core modules Major Project Major Project in Creative Media Practice Sound and Vision: Music and Media Multiplexed: Contemporary Popular Cinema 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 Anglia Language Programme

Course Details – Assessment Method

Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.

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: P393

Institution code: A60

Campus Name: Cambridge Campus

Campus code:

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).


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

https://aru.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/film%20and%20media

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails
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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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Cambridge
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