Film Studies

On our BA(Hons) Film Studies degree, you'll explore global cinema, storytelling, and the cultural power of film. Develop industry-ready skills through writing, research, and hands-on projects, while connecting with Bristol's thriving creative hub, preparing you for careers in film and beyond.

Why study film?
Film captivates, informs, and connects audiences worldwide. It shapes how we see the world, deepens our understanding of ourselves, and offers us insight into others' experiences.

By studying film, you'll explore the creative and cultural forces behind cinematic storytelling and audience perception. You'll examine the vital role of the arts today - how film reflects, critiques, and transforms our world.

Why UWE Bristol?
BA(Hons) Film Studies deepens your understanding of cinema and the film industry. Explore over a century of global filmmaking and the cultural, social, and economic forces that shape it.

Our Film Studies degree is part of the innovative new humanities group - an exciting, contemporary approach to the arts and humanities. Join a dynamic academic community where you'll learn from experts in their field and benefit from globally recognised research in topics including science fiction and fan/audience studies.

BA(Hons) Film Studies builds transferable skills for your career in the cultural industries and beyond. Write about film across formats including blogs, reviews, features, essays, and audio-visual work. Gain hands-on experience with tools like Adobe Creative Cloud, and refine your critical reading, writing, and research in workshops.

Learn to pitch ideas, write scripts, design blogs, and plan festivals. Study film criticism, marketing, and exhibition, and discover diverse styles - from blockbusters and indie films to documentaries and avant-garde shorts.

Bristol is a thriving, industry-leading creative hub. Tap into connections at Watershed Media Centre, Arnolfini and the Cube Microplex.

Expand your network through placements, internships, and volunteering. Attend pop-up screenings and join festivals like the Bristol Radical Film Festival, Cinema Rediscovered, Forbidden Worlds, Encounters, Cary Comes Home, and Film Noir Fest.

Where can it take me?
BA(Hons) Film Studies builds versatile, transferable skills to launch your career. You'll sharpen communication, analysis, research, and creative thinking - valued across industries from education and journalism to media and events.

Graduates thrive in roles from film festivals, content creation, criticism, publishing, advertising, and film production. Postgraduate study or research is also an option.

Graduate with industry-ready skills and a portfolio that showcases your creative edge.

University is a time to try new things, meet new people and make new goals. With Clearing at UWE Bristol, you'll get the chance to take control of your future and choose an exciting path for yourself.

UWE Bristol offers over 100 professionally accredited courses, including Architecture, Accounting and Finance, Games Technology, Mathematics and Sport Rehabilitation. Whether you're studying an arts, business, healthcare or science degree, all undergraduate courses are designed with employability in mind. You can work a year in industry, study across the world, and get one-to-one careers advice on campus. It's no wonder an outstanding 89% of students find work or further study just 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2022/23, published 2025).

You'll also be studying in a top 10 most popular city in the UK (YouGov, 2026). With famous festivals, renowned galleries, lively nightclubs and independent restaurants right on your doorstep, you're guaranteed an incredible student experience in Bristol. With famous festivals, renowned galleries, lively nightclubs and independent restaurants right on your doorstep, you're guaranteed an incredible student experience in Bristol.

Your Future, Right Here. Study at UWE Bristol. Choose to do Clearing right.