Film Production (with a placement year)

University of Staffordshire
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Sandwich 4 Years Digital media, production, and technologyMedia studiesPR and communicationsFilm studiesPhotography

A-Level Entry

BBC

UCAS Points

112 - 120 points

About this course

Do you want to see your story ideas on the big screen or produce inspiring content for your favourite brands or musicians? Our intensive film and media production course will give you the expertise to influence and inspire future audience and turn your passion for film and media into a successful career.

Our multi award winning film production course aims to develop your creative, practical, and technical filmmaking skills and enable you to link theory to your practice. This course is practice focused, so you’ll learn about film production by making films. Working as a multi-disciplinary practitioner your will learn how to research, develop, write, produce, direct, shoot, edit and promote your own short films. You’ll engage with practical film production projects and build a portfolio of creative work that supports your future career aspirations.

You’ll join a creative community of students who are passionate about developing careers in the film and media production industry. You’ll work collaboratively across the Department of Media, Performance and Communication, fulfilling key crew roles on creative projects and broadening your film making experience. You can tailor your filmmaking practice and specialise on a chosen field including short drama and documentary films, music videos, experimental films, branded content, and client based commercial projects.

You’ll get hands on with industry leading film production equipment right from your first week of your course. Much of your time will be spent working on location or in our professional film production studios and post-production facilities.

Entry Requirements

A-Level Grades BBC
UCAS Tariff Points 112 - 120 points
BTEC DMM

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

1121 Production managers and directors in manufacturing
2126 Aerospace engineers
2127 Engineering project managers and project engineers
3119 Science, engineering and production technicians
2129 Engineering professionals
3131 IT operations technicians

Course Details

Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Stoke-on-Trent
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Digital media, production, and technology, Media studies, PR and communications, Film studies, Photography