Film and Television
University of Cumbria
UCAS Code: P311 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
University of Cumbria
UCAS Code: P311 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
60 credits, 45 graded at Level 3
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Higher
T Level
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About this course
Immerse yourself in the world of storytelling, cinematography, and production on our practical three-year course. Unlock the art of crafting captivating film and TV from concept to completion and discover the power of visual storytelling to engage and inspire audiences.
You’ll develop expertise in camera work, lighting, sound, editing, scriptwriting, producing, and directing, empowering you to create exceptional original content. You'll also have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects and live briefs, including short films, TV studio productions, documentaries, experimental and music videos.
Take advantage of our industry standard Media Suites, TV Studio facilities, and professional AV Department, that will provide industry-quality cameras to give you every opportunity to realise your potential.
Your learning will be guided by experienced academics, and you’ll gain insight from workshops led by industry experts to help refine your unique creative voice and expand your professional network.
**Course Overview**
Our Film and Television programme is a dynamic, hands-on course that equips you with the creative, technical, and professional skills needed to thrive in the screen industries. From day one, you'll be involved in real projects, building the confidence and experience to turn your ideas into powerful, audience-ready content.
You’ll master the art of visual storytelling, learning the fundamentals of cinematography, directing, production, and scriptwriting, while exploring how to connect with audiences across a range of platforms—from streaming services to the big screen.
The course covers the full production cycle, taking you from concept development to final delivery. You'll gain practical experience working on a variety of formats, including short films, documentaries, multi-camera TV shows, music videos, and experimental pieces. Regular workshops with industry professionals ensure you're learning the latest techniques and best practices.
With access to professional-grade facilities and support from staff who bring over 20 years of industry experience, you’ll be encouraged to push creative boundaries and refine your craft. Our students regularly gain recognition at film festivals and competitions, proving what’s possible when talent meets opportunity in a vibrant, collaborative environment.
**On this course you will**
- Study within a safe, creative and vibrant environment that allows for individual approaches to filmmaking. There is an emphasis on practical learning with practical tasks and collaborative work.
- Develop close but meaningful working relationships with industry partners and critical friends to enhance learning and experiences for our students.
- Benefit from a flexible programme that reacts to industry/market needs when shaping the course.
- Have access to industry-standard equipment with managed access to kits where individual personal projects are encouraged.
- Prepare for the employment of tomorrow by learning future-proof, broader skill-base, transferable skills and adaptation – learners must show resilience, confidence, and ingenuity.
- Collaborate with expert lecturers such as course leader and Directors UK member Clive Tonge.
Modules
This full time 3-year degree in film and TV production has been designed to ensure that you not only graduate with writing, shooting, and editing technical skills, but also as a creative practitioner with your own unique voice. Each year will build on the skills you developed in the previous year as you take on more challenging projects of bigger scale.
We see your time with us as an opportunity to embark upon a voyage of discovery. One where you are given the freedom and confidence to discover yourself, who you are and who you wish to become. One where you are guided through and towards possibilities that you never even considered were even options for you. Whether that be in creation of new ideas to developing a love for technical proficiencies. A discovery where you stand at the very centre of your education and you get to choose your direction of travel with confidence and all fully guided by the core principles of the course and the academic team.
YEAR ONE
You are introduced to a broad range of skills which will benefit your future projects, including TV studio production, script-writing, lighting, camera operation, shot choice, composition, location sound recording, producing, directing and a host of other relevant skills and technique.
- Media Craft Skills
Develop an understanding and working knowledge of a range of key technical skills in the media production making process.
- Lens and Edit Craft
Introduction to projects and tasks that give you a focused working knowledge of key technical skills in film and TV, and professional photographic production, postproduction, and disciplinary practices and processes.
- Cultural Contexts
Introduction to the cultural, historical, and social contexts in which creative work from a range of disciplines will be discussed, examined, and analysed.
- Applied Storytelling
Introduction to the technologies and production processes involved in Film and Television production, promoting an understanding of the research techniques underpinning dramatic scripted fictional and non-scripted factual productions.
- Collaborative Practice
Explore professional scenarios through problem-solving and project-based learning.
YEAR TWO
You will start to specialise and build on your technical & creative skill set through a range of production and large scale projects, including advanced script-writing, TV production, cinematography, experimental film, documentary, and short film.
- On Set
Work on a series of full Film & TV productions to study single and multi-camera work.
- Scene Craft
Tackle creative and professional challenges with space for experimentation and production of visual work, narrative, ideas, and concepts.
- Script and Narrative
Introduction you to the concepts and techniques employed in writing for a variety of media forms.
- Unscripted TV Idea and Concept
Explore the creative and professional challenges in designing ideas, presentations, and pitches for unscripted television, factual programming, documentary films and digital production commissions.
- Professional Development
Explore career attributes, ambitions, and trajectory within the context of an evolving ‘professional development portfolio’.
YEAR THREE
All your acquired knowledge, creative technique, and skills will be focused on professional production, putting into practice all you have learned in the creation and exhibiting of award-winning, festival-ready work.
- Research Portfolio
- Promotion and Pitch
Prepare to engage with creative industries and external audiences through the promotion of media professionalism, self-confidence, collaboration, and team strategies.
- Graduate Project
Consolidate the practical and conceptual skills developed throughout the course into one final project.
- Festival and Exhibition
Perfect the skills necessary to identify and successfully engage with media industries post-graduation.
Assessment methods
The range of assessment modes used by Film and Television include:
- critical reflection
- group work
- individual presentations
- practical productions
- essays
- graduate project
- research portfolios
- reflection of creative actions
Our Film & TV programme will use an innovative model of combining industry proven Mentors with experienced academics. Online academic sessions will be available for you to access at a time that suits you, while others will be at set times, offering the benefits of face to face learning with online learning. The range of assessments is used because this enables different aspects of your learning to be tested.
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