Course Overview - Film BA (Hons)

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Study the art and craft of cinema and gain the practical and creative skills that will prepare you for a contemporary filmmaking career.

BA (Hons) Film provides an in-depth grounding in the technical processes, creative skills and production practices necessary for a career in the media and creative industries. From the outset, you are encouraged to think critically and creatively, developing your skills so that you can convey your ideas through practical work.

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

08/09/2025

Campus

Merchiston Campus

Course Address
10 Colinton Road
Edinburgh
EH10 5DT
Scotland

Application Details

Course Code

P303

Institution Code

E59

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

A,B,B,B

Including English or other Literary subject*. If you are eligible for an adjusted offer under our Contextual Admissions Policy, please see the ‘Minimum Qualification Requirements’ below.

Access to HE Diploma

D:15,M:30

Pass Access to HE Diploma in a related subject with 45 credits overall with minimum 30 credits at Merit & 15 credits at Distinction. English or other Literary subject* must be studied at Level 3 as part of the Access to HE Diploma.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

29

Award of Diploma with 29 points overall with three Higher Level subjects at grades 6, 5, 4 including English or other Literary subject* at grade 5.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM

Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit) in a related subject.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H2,H2,H2,H3

H2, H2, H2, H3 at Higher Level including English or other Literary subject*

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

D*D

Minimum grades D*D (Distinction*, Distinction) in a related subject.

A level

B,C,C

Including English or a Literary Subject* (A level Film Studies and A level Moving Image Arts accepted as literary subjects)

T Level

M

T Level must be completed in a English/Literary subject or an A Level in an English subject may be required. Please contact ugadmissions@napier.ac.uk to check if you meet the subject specific requirements.

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Fees and funding

Scotland £1,820
England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland £9,250
EU, International £20,310

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