Falmouth University

Film & Television MA (Online)

We welcome both experienced professionals looking to refine their existing film and television practice, and ambitious newcomers with no previous industry experience, but with the ambition to challenge conventions and advocate creative shifts in the global film and television landscape.

You will:

• Establish a courageous practice by interrogating the industry and its cultural contexts, helping to determine your original contribution.
• Take your film and TV creative practice and technical craft to the next level of professionalism.
• Sharpen your skills across a broad range of areas within film and TV such as multimedia exhibition and distribution, project management and development, screenwriting, film criticism, curating, and festival and event management.
• Upgrade your research skills to embark on an original path while reaching out to diverse audiences and collaborators.
• Boost your knowledge of the industry to find funding and commissioning opportunities, outlets, and audiences for transformational projects.

You will be supported by expert staff to enhance your filmmaking craft and research skills across pre-production, production and post-production. While developing projects that mirror industry workflows, you will deepen your understanding of how global cultural, political and social contexts frame and influence audience engagement. You will also learn to work with others in a productive and collaborative environment.

Modules

This course is comprised of five modules, four 30-credit modules and one 60-credit project (180 credits in total). The modules have been specifically designed to be studied in a non-linear order, with the order in which you’ll study the modules depending on when you begin the course. All modules on the course are compulsory and must be passed in order to complete the award.

• Industry Practice Foundations
• Industry Research
• Industry Practice Development
• Context Research
• Final Major Project

The modules above are those being studied by our students or proposed new ones. Programme structures and modules can change as part of our curriculum enhancement and review processes. If a certain module is important to you, please discuss it with the Course Leader.

How you'll learn

You'll learn through a blend of lectures, webinars, guest talks, tasks and discussion forums, which you'll access via our dedicated virtual learning environment. This is also where you'll find all key documentation, get course announcements and access extensive learning resources.

You'll be supported academically by Online Tutors, who will also deliver weekly webinars and facilitate the online forums. As you progress through the course, formal teaching will gradually shift towards more independent exploration and learning.

If you need assistance with anything that isn't directly related to course material, a dedicated Student Advisor team will be on hand to help. You'll also have access to Falmouth University's excellent employability service, RealWORKs

You'll refine dynamic filmmaking practices, spending 20-25 hours a week working on your craft. We incorporate optional face-to-face events for all our online students. There will be up to two per year, and they'll typically run over weekends, to fit around your other commitments.

Study hours

A postgraduate student should dedicate at least 20-25 hours per week for study.

Assessment methods

The assessment provides the course team with a means of offering tailored guidance alongside advice on how to progress knowledge and skills in key areas that relate to the course Learning Outcomes. The course team will identify your strengths and weaknesses as an individual and discuss them with you throughout your time on the course.

You will be assessed via coursework at the end of each module in the form of visual, verbal and written assignments. You will also receive regular feedback via webinars, Q&As and workshops with your peers.

As a graduate of this Film & Television MA, you will become a competent, original player in the contemporary film and television job market. You may decide to work solo, in collaboration with other creatives, or undertake a role in production, distribution or curating.

You could go into roles such as:

• Production Designer
• Senior Producer
• Senior Camera Operator
• Production Assistant

Research skills embedded throughout the modules and with the Major, Project could also allow you to successfully progress into postgraduate research programmes, and PhD and MPhil studies.

Recent graduates from the School of Film & Television have had their work featured at world-class festivals, secured development from the BFI and BAFTA, and been published in titles like Film International, MAI: Feminism & Visual Culture, Total Film, The Telegraph, The Guardian and Little White Lies.