Film And Media (Ba): 4-Year, Part-Time

Birkbeck, University of London

Bachelor's degree

In London

£ 6,935 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    4 Years

This popular and well-established programme combines the academic study of film, television and digital media with the chance to develop your creative skills in a range of practice-oriented modules. Our BA Film and Media will give you a solid grounding in core knowledge and key skills that will equip you to work in the creative and cultural industries.

You will learn how technology, business and human creativity have forged the contemporary media world in which we live. You will be challenged to engage critically and imaginatively with a wide variety of forms and styles from around the world and from different historical periods. And you will have the chance to study screenwriting, cinematography, sound design and digital editing, from both practical and critical points of view.

Our teaching staff are passionate about film and media; many are highly ranked researchers in their field, while others have extensive practical experience in the media industries. They will change the way that you see the world around you, and help you to acquire new skills and develop your intellectual confidence.

This course is also available for full-time evening study over three years.

Progression paths are available to our MA Screenwriting, MA Film Programming and Curating, and MA Film and Screen Media.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Malet Street, WC1E 7HX

Start date

On request

About this course

Graduates can pursue careers in film and television companies, museums and galleries, arts administration and teaching. This degree may also be useful in becoming a programme researcher (broadcasting/film/video), museum/gallery curator, arts administrator or higher education lecturer.

We offer a comprehensive Careers Service to help you advance your career, while our in-house, professional recruitment consultancy, Birkbeck Talent, works with London’s top employers to help you gain work experience that fits in with your evening studies.

We welcome applicants without traditional entry qualifications as we base decisions on our own assessment of qualifications, knowledge and previous work experience. We may waive formal entry requirements based on judgement of academic potential. In this case, admission is normally based on an interview and you may also be asked to complete a written task.

Awarding Body
University of London

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Subjects

  • Design
  • Screenwriting
  • Sound
  • Cinema
  • Project
  • Technology
  • Part Time
  • Media
  • Compulsory
  • Stimulating
  • Knowledge
  • Skills

Course programme

COURSE STRUCTURE

This programme is structured to develop your knowledge and skills throughout the degree, with core courses in film and media to allow you to progress to a range of stimulating options. You take 12 modules in total, with three modules being completed each year.

In Year 1, you take a compulsory module and a core module, and choose a Level 4 option module.

In Years 2 and 3, you take a core module, and choose one Level 4 and one Level 5 option module.

In Year 4, you undertake a compulsory final-year project and choose two Level 6 option modules.

YEAR 1 COMPULSORY MODULE
  • Doing Film, Media and Cultural Studies
YEAR 1 CORE MODULE
  • Introduction to Cinema
YEAR 2 CORE MODULE
  • Film Theory: Key Concepts and Contexts
YEAR 3 CORE MODULE
  • Approaches to Cinema History
LEVEL 4 OPTION MODULES
  • Cinema Today
  • Introduction to Digital Culture
  • Introduction to Journalism Practice
  • Journalism in British Life
  • Media Studies: Key Thinkers and Approaches
  • Screenwriting
  • Television: History and Future
  • Working with the Film Camera
LEVEL 5 OPTION MODULES
  • Approaches to Cinema History
  • Digital Media Design and Development
  • Documentary
  • French Cinema: History, Practice, Analysis
  • Journalism and Politics
  • Journalism: Interview Skills and Feature Writing
  • Media, Technology and Culture
  • Researching Arts and Media
  • Screenwriting - The Thirty-Minute Script
  • Social Media for Creative Practitioners
  • Storytelling in Television
  • Theorising Japanese Cinema
  • Working with Film Sound
LEVEL 6 OPTION MODULES
  • Aliveness and the Arts
  • Aspects of Screenwriting: Adaptation
  • Contemporary European Cinema
  • Gender and Sexuality in Cinema
  • Globalisation and Media Cultures
  • Media and Conflict
  • Media, Digitalisation and the City (level 6)
  • Memory, Media and Digital Culture
  • Principles of Digital Video and Editing
  • Working with Found Footage
  • World Cinema
BA FILM AND MEDIA PROJECT
  • Project BA Film and Media
Birkbeck makes all reasonable efforts to deliver educational services, modules and programmes of study as described on our website. In the event that there are material changes to our offering (for example, due to matters beyond our control), we will update applicant and student facing information as quickly as possible and offer alternatives to applicants, offer-holders and current students.

Additional information

FEES
Part-time international students: £10710 pa

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