Film & Media and History Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

The UK film industry is growing, estimated to increase by 4% from 2022 to 2026 (source: UK Film Industry Statistics 2023) helped by streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime. The industry welcomes all kinds of filmmakers from small studios making indie films, to big companies creating blockbusters. Everyone can find their place in UK film.

The city of Stirling has received funding for a high-tech film studio, which will benefit our students. The new facilities are expected to attract major TV and movie production companies, as well as providing career opportunities for those keen to join or further their positions in the film and media industry.

### What you'll learn

At the University of Stirling, we are a leader in film and media studies. You will:

* learn from experts about film history and theory;

* get hands-on with audio production and video editing;

* experience documentary filmmaking and screenwriting;

* explore podcasting and digital media.

### Hands-on experience

You'll use real industry equipment and:

* work in our state-of-the-art newsroom;

* create shows for our campus TV and radio stations;

* join our filmmaking and videography society.

### Expert teaching

* Learn from experts in film and media studies, with significant industry experience.

* Meet industry experts who visit regularly, including guests from the BBC, Sky TV and popular podcasts.

* Get real-world insights to prepare you for your career through networking and project work.

If you really want to understand the modern world, it’s essential to unlock the patterns of the past. History courses can help you do exactly that – and here at the University of Stirling, we take an innovative approach to guiding you through the major events and periods that have shaped us all.

Our History degree will equip you with a wide range of intellectual and personal skills. You’ll gain an awareness of how different societies across the world have changed over time, by exploring areas such as Scottish, British, European, American and African history. You’ll also engage with different types of history, including political, social, cultural, gender, race, computer and environmental.

History lecturers and staff at Stirling are leaders in their field. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework assessment, we are ranked in the top 15 universities in the UK for research impact in History and 3rd in Scotland for outputs and impact (Research Excellence Framework 2021). That expertise and passion feeds into every aspect of your course to ensure you reach your final year of study functioning as a fully-fledged historian in your own right. Along the way, you’ll enjoy the freedom to not only focus in on specialty areas of history that interest you most, but also to combine your studies with a range of other subjects that broaden your professional possibilities – from journalism to teaching, politics and sociology.

For more of a flavour of what we teach, our approach, and why we’re so passionate about History, check out our [History Research at Stirling pages](https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/arts-humanities/history-politics/history-research/).