Film Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

**Foundation Year**<br/><br/>Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, youll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that youd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.<br/><br/>**International Students**<br/><br/>For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/<br/><br/>**Film Studies**<br/><br/>Do you have a passion for film? Learn to express your creative voice and get to grips with the theory of film with Film Studies at Keele. You will explore an in-depth analysis of film as an art form, alongside gaining hands-on filmmaking skills using industry standard equipment and facilities on campus. Our degree will equip you for a variety of possible careers in the creative industries and other related fields. <br/><br/>**Why choose this course?**<br/>- Film Studies and Media at Keele is ranked Top 10 in England for student positivity* NSS 2023 (Broad-based universities) *based on overall student satisfaction, which is an average score across 27 questions asked in the NSS<br/><br/><br/>- No. 1 in the UK. Britains best university, as ranked by students (Student Crowd University Awards, 2022)<br/><br/><br/>- Work placement opportunities to gain key transferable skills to enhance your career prospects<br/><br/><br/>- Discover diverse cultures through an international year at a partner university across the globe<br/><br/><br/>- Tailor your degree and explore both theory and practice based on your interests and career aspirations<br/><br/><br/>Become part of the vibrant film community at Keele. Through this course you will become a creative individual with the ability to critically evaluate, synthesise and produce content effectively through various methods. You will study closely with the core academic team, benefitting from their wealth of industry experience in filmmaking, screenwriting, and criticism. You will also have opportunities to draw from the professional expertise of industry partners and gain practical experience on industry placements. In practical modules you will use film equipment and facilities on campus, helping you to gain real world experience using industry standard equipment.<br/><br/>During your studies at Keele you will explore a curriculum looking at the cultural, political and economic dimensions of film in a global context.<br/><br/>**About Keele**<br/><br/>Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.<br/><br/>We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.<br/><br/>Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.