BA (Hons) Film and Media Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University

Programme overview

In a world shaped by digital storytelling, understanding how film and media work has never been more important. As a BA (Hons) Film and Media Studies student, you'll explore everything from the early days of cinema to today’s digital, global, and connected media world. You'll learn to look at films and media as more than entertainment: they’re cultural objects shaped by the industries that create them.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Department: School of English | Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with placement year or study abroad | Study mode: full-time, placement year available | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our BA (Hons) Film and Media Studies course combines creative, analytical, and professional skills to prepare you for careers in the fast-changing media and cultural industries. Across three years, you will explore film, media, and screen culture while gaining practical experience in production, analysis, and audience engagement. Year 1 core: The Art and History of Cinema, Living in a Mediated World, Screening Mancunia, Screens, Streams, and Platforms. Year 2 core: Engaging Media Audiences, The Politics and Pleasures of Cinema, Promoting Screen Cultures; options: American Spaces, Digital Humanities, Global Screen Media, Make It Now: Creative Workshop, Shakespeare and Adaptation: Stage and Screen. Year 3 core: Independent Project: Film and Media Studies, Media Industries; options: Blockbuster Movies: Mainstreams and Margins, Contemporary Global Literatures, The Global Nineteenth Century, The Gothic, Reading Games, Making Games, Remix, Space, Place and Environment.

Career pathways

The wide range of skills our students develop lead to a diverse range of career options. Manchester is an ideal location with links to many professional media bodies in the North West, including HOME, Grimmfest, BBC Manchester and Granada Studios as well as many new and developing media companies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GCE A levels - grades BCC or equivalent. Pearson BTEC National Extended Diploma - grade DMM. Access to HE Diploma - Pass overall with a minimum 106 UCAS Tariff points. UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma - grade of Merit overall. OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - grade DMM. T level - We welcome applications from students undertaking T level qualifications. Eligible applicants will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of Merit as a condition of offer. IB Diploma - Pass overall with a minimum overall score of 26 or minimum 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects. Other Level 3 qualifications equivalent to GCE A level are also considered. A maximum of three A level-equivalent qualifications will be accepted towards meeting the UCAS tariff requirement. AS levels, or qualifications equivalent to AS level, are not accepted. The Extended Project qualification (EPQ) may be accepted towards entry, in conjunction with two A-level equivalent qualifications. Please contact the University directly if you are unsure whether you meet the minimum entry requirements for the course. GCSE grade C/4 in English Language or equivalent, e.g. Pass in Level 2 Functional Skills English. IB: IB Diploma with minimum 26 points overall or 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects. If you plan to meet the Level 2 course requirements through your IB Diploma you will need to achieve Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 5 in English. IELTS: 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5, taken within two years of course start date.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Standard UK and Channel Islands full-time fee for 2027/28 as stated on the course page Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with placement year or study abroad

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com

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