Film Studies BA (International Honours)

The BA (International Hons) in Film Studies explores the interrelated fields of cinema, television and other audio-visual media. This study of contemporary and historical media will show you how representation affects our understanding of gender, sexuality, national identity, racial and ethnic identities, and the influence of global markets and politics.

The BA (International Hons) is a joint degree delivered by both the University of St Andrews and the College of William & Mary in Virginia, USA. This joint degree allows you to spend two years at each institution.

Entry requirements

The University offers different entry requirements, depending on your background. Find out more about Standard and Minimum entry requirements using academic entry explained and see which entry requirements you need to look at using the entry requirements indicator.

• Standard entry grades:

  AAAAB

  Minimum entry grades:

  AABB

• Standard entry grades:

  AAA

  Minimum entry grades:

  ABB

• Standard entry grades:

  38 (HL 6,6,6)

  Minimum entry grades:

  36 (HL 6,5,5)

General entry requirements

All applicants must have attained the following qualifications, or equivalent, in addition to the specific entry requirements for individual programmes.

• SQA National 5 (B) in English and one SQA National 5 (B) from the following:

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computing science
  • Geography
  • Applications of Mathematics
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Psychology.

• GCSE (5) in English language or English literature, and one GCSE (5) from the following:

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computing Science
  • Geography
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Psychology.

Other qualifications

We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry on to our programmes. Please see our entry requirements for more information.

More information on how to apply via other entry routes or accreditation of prior learning and experience can be found on the University’s entry requirements web page.

Do I need to have studied this subject before?

No previous knowledge of this subject is required.

International applicants

If English is not your first language, you will need to provide an English language test score to evidence your English language ability.

Careers

Film Studies graduates are well placed to compete in today’s job market, having gained an extensive range of skills from written and oral communications to archival research and visual analysis. 

A degree in Film Studies from St Andrews will provide an excellent foundation for a wide range of careers as well as for careers directly connected with cinema, such as: 

• advertising and public relations 
• arts administration 
• cinema management 
• education 
• film distribution and production 
• film festivals 
• journalism and media. 

Recent graduates in Film Studies have gone on to a number of exciting careers, including: 

• film archive director 
• production editor in publishing 
• media researcher 
• programmes negotiator for a television company 
• director’s assistant at Warner Brothers.  

The Careers Centre offers one-to-one advice to all students as well as a programme of events to assist students to build their employability skills.