Film and Television Production

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a second-class honours degree or equivalent or demonstrate their
ability to undertake the course through the accreditation of prior experiential learning APEL).
A portfolio of practice work is required under APEL entry.
(i) a second-class honours degree or better in any Film Production, Cinematic Arts,Media Production, Photography and Video, Animation, Visual Arts or cognate subject from a University of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, from the Council of National Academic Awards, the Higher Education and Training Awards Council or from an institution
of another country which is recognised as being of an equivalent standard; or
(ii) an equivalent standard (normally 50%) in a Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate,
Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma or an approved alternative qualification;

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

The overall aim of the MA Film and TV Production programme is to enable students to develop the advanced screen production, leadership and research skills required to facilitate the next generation of film makers, producers and researchers.

The MA Film and TV Production addresses strategic developments in the screen industry and prepares graduates for positions in the national and international screen industries. To meet the needs of prospective and existing employees, it is delivered in full-time and part-time modes.

This programme aims to build upon your existing skills and knowledge of media production, audiences, and culture. The course is designed to help hone your research, technical and craft skills, building an industry-relevant portfolio of work and developing culturally engaged and thoughtful production work that engages in the ‘politics of making’. This is an inclusive, forward-thinking programme, creatively applying theory and practice, open to broad conceptions of storytelling and interdisciplinary approaches to film and TV production.