Film and Screen Studies BA (Hons)

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Please note that BA (Hons) Film and Screen Studies has closed recruitment for 2025. You may wish to considered one of the following programmes instead:

• BA (Hons) Creative Film, Television and Digital Media Production
• BA (Hons) English

The University of Northampton’s BA Film and Screen Studies degree is an exciting and forward-facing programme of study that gives you the opportunity to explore both the art and the industry of modern screen media. From Superhero Cinema to South Korean Television, Indie videogames to Disney fandom, British teen dramas to cult science fiction, the diversity that at the centre of the course means you get the chance to investigate the narrative, artistic, cultural, economic and political implications of a range of both nationally and internationally significant screen texts.

Through exciting interactive seminars, discussion based workshops and free screenings at the local cinema, the Northampton Filmhouse, you’ll study modules that combine world class staff expertise with a contemporary focused and media industry informed curriculum. Learning about processes such as scriptwriting, media curation and exhibition, film festivals and conventions, Film Studies degree will give you the skills you need to understand that screen media not just entertainment: it’s the primary medium for storytelling, and for learning more about the world we live in and the people who live in it with us.

Entry Requirements

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• We welcome international applications and applications from students with a range of non-traditional educational or professional qualifications, and also applications from students with a mix of A levels and BTEC/Cambridge Technical qualifications.

  For more information on how to make an application, please visit our How to Apply page.

  If you are an International student and would like information on making an application, please see our How to Apply page.

• Admission to this foundation programme is normally:

  • DEE at A-Level or,
  • MPP at BTEC or,
  • Pass (D or E) at T Level

  However, we would also like to hear from you if you have professional or industry experience instead, a range of other qualifications or self-developed subject knowledge that relates to the programme you wish to study.

• All International and EU students applying for a course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:

  • IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) with a minimum of 5.5 in all bands for study at undergraduate level.

  For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.