Film and Television Studies with a Placement Year

Overview

Film and television remain at the heart of a multi-billion-pound global media industry, continuing to influence our lives, leisure and understanding of ourselves and the world. Our BA in Film and Televison Studies with a Placement Year will equip you with the skills and knowledge to shape and drive positive change within the creative industries.

Our teaching offers an innovative combination of critical and creative approaches to Film and Televison. As one of the first UK universities to teach degrees in this area, we’ve expanded to position film and television within a global, cross-media landscape. You'll be taught by world leading experts with strong connections to industry networks, who can support and inspire you to realise your potential.

Our Film and Television Studies degree explores the past, present and future of these media and their creative and cultural contexts. You'll encounter foundational approaches to the analysis and creation of film and television, as well as choose from a range of modules to curate your own learning journey. From the historical dominance of Hollywood to the emergence of new global cinema, the impact of streaming services and the implications of AI technologies on creativity, our programme provides a comprehensive exploration of these evolving landscapes. Our combination of creative and critical teaching offers you the opportunity to explore these ideas through close analysis, audience and industry research, screenwriting, and film and television production.

You’ll make use of our outstanding film and television production facilities, industry partnerships, and local opportunities. We’re home to the sector-leading East Anglian Film Archive– a unique resource that you can use in critical and creative work. We’ve close links with the British Film Institute in London, and partner locally with Norfolk Screen and the Norwich Film Festival. We also run The Green Films Festival@UEA and Norwich Queer International Festival of Film. On this version of the course, in your third year, you’ll gain real-world experience, connecting your academic skills with employment to complement your studies and boost your career.

You’ll develop transferable skills, including high-level research and communication skills, digital media productions skills, teamwork, leadership, and self-management. This will open doors to a wide variety of careers, whether you want to become a writer, producer, or director in the industry, or explore other occupations in marketing, advertising, or the charity sector. Our past graduates have gone on to achieve success as film industry executives, producers, media managers, creative directors, or have worked in other related areas such as film heritage.

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Located in the UK’s best place to live (Sunday Times, BBC), The University of East Anglia’s stunning and vibrant Norwich campus is home to many. Offering a wide variety of subjects, staff work hard to support and encourage students to be their best selves. Outside of the classroom, find your people at one or many of UEA's societies and clubs. Accommodation is guaranteed with Clearing offers.

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