MA Filmmaking at University for the Creative Arts

Programme overview

If you’re ready to refine your storytelling, enhance your technical skills, and carve out your place in the industry, our MA Filmmaking course at UCA Farnham is the perfect next step. While this degree fully prepares you to succeed in the film industry as a whole, this Masters in Filmmaking allows you to focus on a selection of six key specialisms - producing, directing, screenwriting, cinematography, editing, and sound design. Taught at UCA Farnham.

Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Farnham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

MA Filmmaking places a strong emphasis on developing traditional craft-based skills, encompasses both documentary and fiction storytelling forms, and adopts an integrated approach to theory and practice that allows you to explore the interconnections between the historical context of the medium, and the theoretical framework that underpins your own creative practice. UCA has state of the art facilities for high-end digital film production and post-production, along with purpose-built studios and cinema spaces.

Career pathways

This course prepares you for a career within the field of fiction film production and also equips you with a range of versatile skills that open up a broad variety of career paths.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A good honours degree or equivalent qualification in a related discipline and/or Relevant work experience, demonstrating your ability to study at postgraduate level Consideration will also be given to applicants who can make a strong case for admission in relation to a particular project and can demonstrate their potential to satisfactorily complete the course. For this course we will need to see your portfolio for review, for more details please see the portfolio requirements section. English language (IELTS or equivalent): 6.5 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section.

Domestic applicants: GBP 13,150 a year (2027/28). Tuition for the course as listed on the course page; UK home fee; fee shown is for the first year of study Source

International applicants: GBP 20,600 a year (2027/28). Tuition for the course as listed on the course page; fee shown is for the first year of study Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

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