Film and Media Practice with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Our BA Film and Media Practice introduces you to the academic study of film, television, screenwriting and digital media, with an emphasis on developing your creative skills in a range of practice-oriented modules.<br/><br/>You will combine practical work and critical thinking in your experience and understanding of:<br/><br/><br/>- filmmaking<br/><br/><br/>- television production and transmedia<br/><br/><br/>- screenwriting<br/><br/><br/>- digital media design and editing. <br/><br/><br/>Through a range of practical exercises you will learn new skills in image and sound editing, in developing script projects and digital media strategies, while enhancing your writing, research and presentation skills as a creative professional.<br/><br/>The degree will equip you with core knowledge and practice-based skills for work in film and media organisations, and in the creative industries. You will learn how technology, business and human creativity have forged our contemporary media world, and will be challenged to engage critically and imaginatively with a wide variety of film/media forms and styles from around the world and from different historical periods.<br/><br/>Our courses are taught by highly experienced tutors with links in key film and media organisations.<br/><br/>This course is one of an undergraduate cluster of courses in Film and Media. Other courses can be found under the pathways section of this page.<br/><br/>If you opt for the Foundation Year route, this will fully prepare you for undergraduate study. It is ideal if you are returning to study after a gap, or if you have not previously studied the relevant subjects, or if you didnt achieve the grades you need for a place on your chosen undergraduate degree. <br/><br/>**This course has an evening timetable with lectures, seminars and classes taking place in the evening.** <br/><br/>**Highlights**<br/><br/><br/>- Birkbeck was ranked as one of the top four universities in the UK for its Art and Design research in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.<br/><br/><br/>- The award-winning Birkbeck Cinema is central to the course, where most of our film classes take place. The cinema is equipped with 35mm and state-of-the-art digital projection, which offers you an opportunity to watch and study films in the best possible conditions. Located in central London, in the heart of historic Bloomsbury, Birkbeck is within easy reach of cinemas and galleries, as well as facilities such as the British Film Institute and the British Library. The cinema is housed in a historic building that was a former home to key members of the Bloomsbury Group, including the author Virginia Woolf and the artist Vanessa Bell.<br/><br/><br/>- In film, media and cultural studies, Birkbeck fosters an especially research-intensive environment. We offer an extensive portfolio of internationally respected courses that span a variety of academic disciplines and engage with the latest ideas and techniques in journalism, media and cultural theory, arts policy and management, film and television studies, creative marketing, digital culture and East Asian cultural studies.<br/><br/><br/>- Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image (BIMI) runs a busy, intellectually stimulating programme of events, including conferences, screenings and film-related events of all kinds, which students on this course are encouraged to attend. You will have the opportunity to participate in and attend the Essay Film Festival, jointly run by BIMI and the ICA, with free admission to events hosted at Birkbeck.<br/><br/><br/>**Careers and employability**<br/><br/>Graduates can pursue career paths in film and television companies, museums and galleries, arts administration and teaching. Possible professions include:<br/><br/><br/>- screenwriter<br/><br/><br/>- programme researcher (broadcasting/film/video)<br/><br/><br/>- museum/gallery curator<br/><br/><br/>- arts administrator<br/><br/><br/>- higher education lecturer.<br/>