BA (Hons) Film: Video Production and Film Studies

BA (Hons): 160 UCAS tariff points, normally in a minimum of two subject areas. We expect a percentage of these to be at GCEA/VCE A Level. Points generated by GCE AS/VCE AS Level and key skills qualifications will be considered.
IB Points: BA (Hons) 28, DipHe: 24-26.
BTEC National Diploma: Merit
Access: Pass, plus GCSE English Grade C or above.

International entry criteria
International students need to meet our English language requirement at either IELTS at 5.5 or above, TOEFL paper based test score at 525 or above, TOEFL computer based test score at 196 or above, TOEFL internet based test score at 69 or above. Contact our International Office to find out what international qualifications you need to get onto a course www.tvu.ac.uk/international

Interview
Applicants will have to attend a group interview.

Year 1:
- Digital Video Production
- Contemporary Industry Practice
- The Moving Image
- Camera, Lights and Sound- Post Production: Art and Technique
- Media Studies

Year 2:
- Documentary
- Documentary Production
- Film Movements
- Analysing Film- Television Studio 

Year 3:
- Experimental Film and Video
- Identity and Difference
- Directing Fiction
- Genres 
- Drama Production
- Video Production or Dissertation

MA Video Production and Film Studies

BA (Hons) Film: Video Production and Film Studies

BTEC National Diploma Media: Film and TV Production

BA (Hons) Digital Media Production

DipHE Digital Media Production

BA (Hons) Digital Arts

Career progression
Upon successful completion of The BA (Hons) Film: Video Production and Film Studies students will be creative and critical practitioners who can enter the TV, film or video sector in any capacity. As well as having a good understanding of a specialised area of their choice, students will also have an excellent overview of all jobs and how they connect with one another. This will enable them to identify important working relationships within this sector and give deeper insights into effective team working. Students will have both technical and theoretical skills, but will primarily be a creator of content, and can consider careers such as film/video journalists, writers, directors, producers, directors of photography, production designers, editors and sound designers.

Thames Thames Valley University - The University in West London

App available at tvu.ac.uk/iUni

Thames Valley University (TVU) is one of the UK’s largest and most diverse Universities with around 25 000 students from 117 countries. The University campuses are located in West London (Ealing and Brentford) and Reading. All have excellent road and rail links.

Academic strengths
Thames Valley University offers a huge range of vocational and academic courses, offering pre-university, undergraduate, postgraduate and research education programmes as well as professional and short courses. The University is the largest provider of education in Hospitality, Healthcare, Business Management, Music and related disciplines in the UK.

TVU’s Reading campus provides a large range of pre-university courses including A-Levels, English language courses and National Diplomas.

The Graduate School
The Graduate School was set up in 2005 to enhance and co-ordinate support for all postgraduate research programmes and for research activity across the University. The University offers Master’s programmes in Research, in Learning and Teaching, as well as conventional MPhil, PhD and Professional Doctorate (music and health related). Research information is available at tvu.ac.uk/research. Thames Valley University is currently developing Professional Doctorate programmes. www.tvu.ac.uk/research. Thames Valley University have a 97% graduate employment rate. (TVU - Rated best for graduate employment, tvu.ac.uk/bestrecord).

Employer engagement is fundamental to the University’s operation and purpose, as TVU is the largest single source of skilled and qualified people for employers in the Thames Valley and West London region, with 90 per cent of graduates finding employment within their field of study.

TVU is proud of its tradition of excellence in high quality teaching. Many of the academics have worked or are currently working professionally in their field of expertise.

Thames Valley University participate in the Erasmus programme and also have international exchanges, please visit our website for more information.