A/AS-levels: ABB-BBB. Two AS-levels considered in place of one A-Level. General Studies is accepted
EPQ with A-levels: BBB-BBC + EPQ at grade B
Access to HE Diploma: Pass relevant diploma with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3, 24 of which must be at distinction.
International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 28 points.
BTEC Nationals: Pass Diploma with DDM
IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Over the course of our Film and Media Studies BA you will discover the relationship between film and other screen, broadcast and print media, and engage with the various theories that have developed around the subject.
Leicester is ranked among the top 15 places in the UK for teaching Film and Media Studies.* You will be taught by academics with expertise ranging from British documentary film and television to themes and trends of contemporary Hollywood, and from European art cinema to Chinese cinema.
During your degree you will explore the power of the audiovisual and digital media within contemporary society and culture. This course also has an interdisciplinary aspect as you will draw upon expertise from social sciences and humanities.
You will have the opportunity to get hands on experience of film-making in the second year Film Production module. Regular film screenings in our fully equipped film theatre will expose you to a diverse range of films, whilst seminars will provide you with an opportunity to discuss and share ideas about the film and media you have experienced.
We also work with the University’s Attenborough Arts Centre, helping you explore other career possibilities in event management as well as film programming and marketing.
UCAS code: P900
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Year 1
You will be introduced to the basics of film analysis and study how media is received and consumed.
Modules
American Film and Visual Culture
Film and Art: Academic Practice and the Workplace
Introduction to Film History 1
Introduction to Media and Communication (double module)
Reading Film
Studying Media and Communication (double module)
Year 2
During your second year, you will create a short film with a group of fellow students using the theoretical and practical knowledge that we provide. You will also build on your media studies by understanding the way in which media outlets communicate with their audiences.
Modules
Researching World Cinemas
Film Production
Digital Media and Everyday Life (double module)
Documentary Film and Television
Film, Reception and Consumption
Television Studies
Year 3 (Film Studies Dissertation)
During your final year you will have the flexibility to choose your own modules. The only compulsory element is a 10,000 word dissertation on a subject of your choice in either Film or Media Studies or spanning both disciplines. The rest of your time will be spent exploring specialist areas that are of interest to you.
Core module
Dissertation
Option modules
You will choose 3 option modules from lists labelled A, plus 2 option modules from lists labelled B. At least 3 modules should be from the Media Studies lists.
Film Studies A
New Chinese Cinemas
Contemporary Hollywood
Hitchcock and Film History
Contemporary European Cinema
Seriality: Film, Television and Other Media
Postwar Italian Directors
Cinematic Representations of Latin America: Local versus Global
Media Studies A
Environmental Communication
Global Cultures
Media, Celebrity and Fan Culture
Games and Culture
Media and The Body
The Media on Film
Reporting Panics
Film Studies B
Women in Cinema
Screen Affect
Stardom and Identities in Chinese and American Cinemas
Film and Art Journalism
Screen Gothic
British Popular Culture Since 1945
Norms and Margins in French Cinema
The Cinema of Luis Buñuel
Media Studies B
Media and Gender
Music as Communication
Advertising and Consumer Culture
Online Journalism: Theory and Practice
Community Radio in Practice
Writing for PR
Year 3 (Media Studies Dissertation)
During your final year you will have the flexibility to choose your own modules. The only compulsory element is a 10,000 word dissertation on a subject of your choice in either Film or Media Studies or spanning both disciplines. The rest of your time will be spent exploring specialist areas that are of interest to you.
Core module
Dissertation
Option modules
You will choose 2 option modules from lists labelled A and a further 2 option modules from lists labelled B. At least 3 modules should be from the Film Studies lists.
Film Studies A
New Chinese Cinemas
Contemporary Hollywood
Hitchcock and Film History
Contemporary European Cinema
Seriality: Film, Television and Other Media
Postwar Italian Directors
Cinematic Representations of Latin America: Local versus Global
Media Studies A
Environmental Communication
Global Cultures
Media, Celebrity and Fan Culture
Games and Culture
Media and The Body
The Media on Film
Reporting Panics
Film Studies B
Women in Cinema
Screen Affect
Stardom and Identities in Chinese and American Cinemas
Film and Art Journalism
Screen Gothic
British Popular Culture Since 1945
Norms and Margins in French Cinema
The Cinema of Luis Buñuel
Media Studies B
Media and Gender
Advertising and Consumer Culture
Online Journalism: Theory and Practice
Community Radio in Practice
Writing for PR
Our curriculum includes employability and practical modules such as 'Film and Art: Academic Study and the Workplace', 'Film Production' and 'Film and Art Journalism'.
Skills acquired on this course have equipped our students to go into film preservation and curating, teaching, and other creative aspects of the film and media industries. It also provides a foundation for careers in film journalism and other cultural management positions.
OSHC - $12276 GBP / per year
