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

In today’s media-driven world, this course is designed to transform your passion for film and television into a career, equipping you with the essential skills required for a wide range of technical and creative roles. You’ll develop a strong theoretical understanding of film history and theory, exploring topics such as major studios like Disney and Warner Bros, the global cinema landscape, and fan and material cultures. Alongside this, you’ll gain hands-on experience in areas such as filmmaking, film reviewing, screen archiving, and planning film festivals.

This course blends practical training with academic study, helping you build a robust theoretical foundation while developing transferable skills such as communication, teamwork, and critical analysis.

You’ll have the chance to learn in a real cinema setting through our collaboration with Leicester’s Phoenix Cinema and Arts Centre, take advantage of placement opportunities, and even organise and manage your own film festival. As part of your degree, you can choose to follow a specialist route in Creative Writing, Drama, English Literature, History, Journalism or Media, broadening your knowledge and enhancing your employability across a wider range of industries.

You’ll benefit from the expertise of academics from our renowned Cinema and Television History Research Institute and hear from industry professionals including directors, writers, distributors, journalists and film exhibitors through guest lectures. Graduates from this course have secured roles with major employers such as the BBC, Film4 and Odeon Entertainment, working across areas like research, education, public relations, film journalism and screenwriting.