Filmmaking MA at University of Sussex

Programme overview

Hone your creative and technical skills, blend the traditional with the digital and learn to thrive in today’s media landscape. Most filmmaking MAs make you specialise from day one. Ours doesn’t. You’ll work across drama, documentary and screenwriting in a single integrated course, because the industry that hires our graduates rewards multi-hyphenate filmmakers with a range of skills. You’ll graduate with the skills needed to take on numerous roles on any film project, from writer-director-producer to filmmaker-editor.

Department: School of Media, Arts and Humanities | Duration: 1 year full time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Documentary Filmmaking: approaches and practices, Fiction Filmmaking: directing and visualisation.

Career pathways

Most filmmaking MAs make you specialise from day one. Ours doesn’t. You’ll work across drama, documentary and screenwriting in a single integrated course, because the industry that hires our graduates rewards multi-hyphenate filmmakers with a range of skills. You’ll graduate with the skills needed to take on numerous roles on any film project, from writer-director-producer to filmmaker-editor.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Degree requirements: You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Subject-specific requirements: Your qualification should be in a relevant subject such as digital media, media studies, media practice, film studies, film production, or communications. You can also apply for the course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show relevant professional/creative skills and experience. English language: IELTS (Academic) Standard level (6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component). Apply by 1 August 2027 (international), 1 September 2027 (UK).

Domestic applicants: GBP 13,200 a year. for full-time students Source

International applicants: GBP 24,200 a year. for full-time students Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full time

Apply through the official page: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/masters/apply

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