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Film and Television Studies with a Placement Year BA (Hons)

University of East Anglia

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary


Overview

Learn about the multi-billion-pound global media industries and the part they play in shaping our understanding of the world around us. This degree programme also offers you real-world experience in an industry setting. UEA is an early pioneer of the discipline of film and television studies, and our friendly and approachable academics are highly respected around the world for their research and teaching. We span British, American. and global cinemas, as well as popular genres of film and television, including British television especially, and we have a particularly strong reputation for feminist interpretations of media too. Our BA Film and Television Studies with a Placement Year degree covers the history of film and television from its earliest days to the present. You’ll explore the social and political contexts that shaped media storytelling and learn about the development of the industry and cinemagoing, perhaps encountering global phenomena like Doctor Who or the Marvel adaptations along the way, or other topics to inspire your studies while you sharpen your critical powers. There are also opportunities to do media practice, and to gain insights into the creative process of making film and television by producing your own creative work. You’ll make use of our outstanding facilities, valuable partnerships, and local opportunities. We’re home to the sector-leading East Anglian Film Archive – a unique resource that you might use in shaping your own Final Year dissertation, for example. We’ve close links with the British Film Institute in London and the Norwich Film Festival. Meanwhile, you’ll be studying in a region, here, that is a dynamic centre of the media industries, and home to local production companies. You’ll develop many transferable skills on this degree course, including high-level research and communication skills, teamwork, leadership, and self-management. These highly desirable transferable skills will open doors to a wide variety of careers, whether you want to become a writer, producer, or director in the industry, or explore other occupations in marketing, advertising, the charity sector, and more besides. In the past, our graduates have gone on to achieve success as film industry executives, producers, media managers, creative directors, or work in other related areas such as film heritage, for example. In BA Film and Television Studies with a Placement Year, you’ll do a Placement in Year 3, gaining real-world experience and connecting your academic skills with employment while gaining new skills to complement your course and boost your career.


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Application deadline

29 January

Tuition fees

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£ 20,600per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

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University of East Anglia

  • University League Table

    21st

  • Campus address

    University of East Anglia UEA, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, England

UEA is a highly-respected university offering a safe environment on the edge of the beautiful and diverse city of Norwich and traditional English countryside.
UEA's global student body is well supported from the moment of application, right through to becoming an alumnus, with student satisfaction a key priority.
Key employers for UEA's international students include Siemens, BDO, HSBC, PwC and Apple.

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