Film
University of Winchester
UCAS Code: PW36 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
We welcome applications from students who are completing an Access to Higher Education Diploma. We normally look for applicants to have studied a course that is in a similar subject and offers are usually made in line with our published tariff point range.
T Level
A 'Pass (C or above on the core)' in a T Level is accepted for entry to this course
UCAS Tariff
A GCSE A*-C or 9-4 pass in English Language is required
About this course
- Acquire the ability to analyse film, while mastering the key practical skills required to make your own films
- Enjoy the freedom to study your favourite genres and periods of cinema while discovering lots of new forms, faces and fields within film
- Watch a lot of terrific films – and discuss and debate them at lively, interactive seminars
- Take advantage of outstanding industry-standard facilities to learn practical film techniques and skills at our on-campus Multimedia Centre
It doesn’t matter whether you’re passionate about Hollywood blockbusters, or art-house Russian classics, our Film degree provides you with the intellectual rigour to analyse all types of film from a number of different perspectives. And you won’t just become an expert armchair critic – the course ensures you acquire the practical filmmaking skills required to thrive in this creative industry.
Our dynamic three-year programme engages with film criticism, cinema history, the production process and cultural issues surrounding film so students can develop wider perspectives on the use and function of film production.
American, European and global perspectives on film and film culture are examined, while investigating the subject of film historically, culturally and in terms of its industrial and institutional determination.
Alongside this knowledge of a wide range of theoretical concepts, students acquire skills in the aesthetic and technological processes of directing, producing, screenwriting, editing, cinematography and sound.
You are taught by a team of film specialists and industry professionals with different backgrounds, whose diverse research expertise is reflected in the breadth and scope of the curriculum.
In Years 1 and 2, you study core modules, which cover key production, research and analysis skills and techniques. There are also opportunities to follow up any special interests you may have. In Year 2, for example, optional modules may include European Art Cinema, Contemporary British Cinema, Women and Film, and B-Movies.
In Year 3, you undertake an Extended Independent Study, your own production project and ensure your career is on track with a Show Reel Entrepreneurship and Employment module. Among many options, you may choose optional courses in Animation, The Invention of Hollywood, Cult Film and Art Cinema, and New Wave Cinema.
Open 24 hours a day, our Multimedia Centre offers outstanding industry-standard facilities including two HD TV studios with green screens, a newsroom, a computerised radio studio, and facilities for multi-track audio recording. A wide range of equipment is available and the Centre is an Apple Certified Training Centre.
The Winchester course in Film is ideal for students wishing to work in the film industry where critical and practical understandings of film are vital. Graduates commonly find work in film and television-related industries, creative industries, advertising, media and teaching
Modules
Please see the single honours course pages for modular structure. Usually combined honours study two modules from each subject to make up the four modules per semester (2 semesters) (8 modules per year.) These two modules are usually comprised of the core modules in 1st year and then core and optional modules in 2nd and 3rd year. You will find course specific leaflets as a PDF on our website, these give further details of modular structure for combined and single honours. It is normally possible to transfer to a single honours programme at the end of Year 1.
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