2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Film, Photography and Media ( (For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Media and Communication

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Communication, media, film and cultural studies.

Programme specification:

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2024. For students who entered the programme before September 2024, you can find the details of your programme:

BA Film, Photography and Media

The Film, Photography and Media Programme within School of Media and Communication exists to produce professional practitioners informed by high-level academic study, and generic humanities graduates (some of whom will progress to higher degrees) informed by direct experience of high-level professional practice. An underpinning philosophy of the programme is that neither is equipped to play a leading role in their chosen vocation without significant experience of the other; and the justification for implementing it in this programme is that no directly comparable one exists in any other UK HEI.

The academic component of the programme emphasises an historical and historiographical approach to the study of cinema and photography, informed principally by political, economic and technological issues and debates. The vocational component of the degree emphasises the organisational skills of independent producers, the ability to relate an approach based primarily in cinema to other media platforms and the ability of students to use the moving image and recorded audio to communicate, forming narratives and arguments on the screen.

The ability to understand and appreciate the technological tools used to do so is important. To this end, the programme uses a range of digital production tools that facilitate ongoing media convergence, including the convergence of photography and cinema. It also exposes students to historical films presented to their correct technical specifications in a 35mm to HD digitally equipped cinema. The result is a regular flow of award-winning student productions, a steady stream of graduates from the academic strand of the programme who progress to postgraduate study and an impressive employment record both in media production and related fields. These will continue to be the primary benchmarks by which the programme is and should be judged.

- Level one students will engage in analysis of practice including the historical and contemporary context of current institutional traditions and constraints on practice within the digital media industries. Students will need to exhibit a grasp of context and institutional constraints and ability to process information efficiently. Thus much of the assessment is by short research pieces, evaluative exercises and written examination. They will also be introduced to the historical study of these media, study skills and basic practice skill.

- Level two students will perform at least one key production role as an effective member of a production team and develop an understanding of the nature of the other elements of development, production and commercial exploitation of digital media products. Students will exhibit an ability to adopt a professional attitude and commitment. At level two, technical fluency is tested by production projects.

- Level three students will develop in-depth studies of at least four areas of the digital media industries plus an extended study in the development of practice in one area. Students are required to produce a substantial final year (40 credit) project. Students will receive regular individual and/or group tuition (depending on the nature of the project). These projects could be a written dissertation, photography portfolio, drama script or a film drama or documentary. These function as a show reel/portfolio for future employment.

The national value of this degree has been confirmed by the warm encouragement received from the Yorkshire Screen Commission, Yorkshire Forward and senior academic colleagues. To summarise, the programmes key elements of distinctiveness reside in the combinatio n of core production and post-production skills with a broader reflective knowledge of the theoretical, historical, cultural, business and managerial contexts of these key media.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules or can choose 20 credits of discovery modules, if timetabling allows.

Discovery modules:

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for years 2 and 3 are not yet available. Before you enter years 2 and 3 details of modules for those years will be provided.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20-40 credits from the following optional modules or can take 20 credits of discovery modules if timetabling allows:

Candidates will be required to study 20-40 credits from the following optional modules or can take 20 credits of discovery modules if timetabling allows:

Candidates will be required to study 20-40 credits from the following optional modules or can take 20 credits of discovery modules if timetabling allows:

Discovery modules:

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for year 3 are not yet available. Before you enter year 3 full details of modules for that year will be provided.

Optional modules:

Year 3 or Year 4 for BA Film, Photography and Media (Industrial) or BA Film, Photography and Media (International) Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following compulsory modules

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules or can take 20 credits of discovery modules if timetabling allows:
* Digital Governance - 20 Credits

Candidates will be required to study 20-40 credits from the following optional modules or can take 20 credits of discovery modules if timetabling allows:

Discovery modules:

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