Film and Media Studies

Launch your career in the creative industries with Film and Media Studies at Keele. From exploring the social, cultural, political, and economic aspects of media industries to hands-on training with industry-standard equipment and software, you'll graduate with a portfolio of professional-standard work, and skills that are highly sought after in the creative sectors.  

Why choose this course? Awaken your creativity with Film and Media Studies at Keele. This intriguing combination explores how visual storytelling creates meaning, impacts audiences and shapes our understanding of the world. By exploring a range of visual media, film, audio, and digital format, crafting engaging narratives, mastering film analysis techniques, and gaining hands-on filmmaking experience, you will graduate with the required skills to thrive in diverse creative practice fields. 

Our Film and Media Studies programme examines a comprehensive analysis of film as both an art form and an industry. You'll dive deep into how meaning is brought to life—exploring everything from social media and film to television, news, and popular music. You'll also uncover the inner workings of the film and media industries and see what goes on behind the scenes. 

Creatively you will develop your understanding of yourself as a reflective, critical, and responsible practitioner and producer. You will learn how to create original and engaging outputs that express and communicate the ideas and stories that matter to you.  

About Keele

Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.

We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.

Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.