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).
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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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Cambridge
CB1 1PT
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