BA (Hons) Film and Television Studies
University of Lincoln
Key Information
Campus location
Lincoln, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
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* per level international students | UK students: £9,250 per level
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Introduction
Film and television inform, entertain, reflect, and also shape society, and this course examines the power behind these key mediums.
This course at Lincoln is a theoretically oriented critical studies degree, enhanced by opportunities for creative and professional development. It gives students the opportunity to undertake practical work, enabling them to deepen their understanding of the critical issues and key concepts of the discipline.
The course is taught by research-active staff working on a diverse range of topics, including the documentary, heritage cinema, children's film and TV, representations of difference, Hollywood, and marginal cinemas. Meanwhile, practical modules are delivered by active media professionals using industry-standard facilities and equipment.
How You Study
You will have the opportunity to learn and develop through lectures, workshops, seminars, group projects, screenings, research, and independent study.
In the first year, this degree provides an overview of the theory, history and analysis of film and television. It offers a theoretically informed introduction to film and TV practice. An increasing number of optional modules in the second year enables students to forge their own paths according to their research and creative interests. In their third and final year, students are expected to complete an independent study and will continue to curate their own path by selecting between optional critical studies and critical practice modules.
During the second year, there are opportunities to take part in exchange programmes with one of our partner universities in Europe or the USA.
Modules
First Year
- Analysing Moving Image Texts (Core)
- Film Practice (Core)
- Film Theory/Film Culture (Core)
- Introduction to Film History (Core)
- Television Theory (Core)
- TV Studio Practice (Core)
Second Year
- Analysing Film and Television as Industries (Core)
- Screening Gender: stars, genre and audiences (Core)
- Advanced Craft Skills - Screenwriting 2 (Option)†
- Advanced Craft Skills - Screenwriting (Option)†
- Auditory Culture (Option)†
- Childrens Film and Television (Option)†
- Documentary Now (Option)†
- East Asian Cinemas (Option)†
- English for Academic Purposes (media) (Option)†
- Film and Television Study Period Abroad (Erasmus) (Option)†
- Film and Television Study Period Abroad (USA) (Option)†
- Hollywood Musical (Option)†
- Horror in Popular Culture (Option)†
- Innovations in Television Studio Practice (Option)†
- Media, Controversy and Moral Panic (Option)†
- Realism in Narrative Fiction (Option)†
- Television and Screen Entertainment (Option)†
- Visualizing the 21st Century (Option)†
Third Year
- Dissertation (Core)
- Animated Worlds (Option)†
- Bio-Media (Option)†
- Exploitation Cinema (Option)†
- Hollywood cinema in the 1980s (Option)†
- Independent Practice (Option)†
- Journalists on the Screen (Option)†
- MACE Internship - 24 weeks (Option)†
- Mad Pictures (Option)†
- Media Archaeologies (Option)†
- Queer Film and Television (Option)†
- Science Fiction in Film and Television (Option)†
- The New Hollywood 1967 - 1983: from The Graduate to Star Wars and beyond... (Option)†
† Some courses may offer optional modules. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by staff availability.
How You Are Assessed
Varied modes of assessment are used in this programme, including critical essays, presentations, and viewing logs. Practical work is assessed by experienced media industry professionals. There are no formal examinations on the course.
The University of Lincoln's policy on assessment feedback aims to ensure that academics will return in-course assessments to students promptly - usually within 15 working days after the submission date (unless stated differently above).
Fees and Scholarships
Going to university is a life-changing step and it's important to understand the costs involved and the funding options available before you start. For eligible undergraduate students going to university for the first time, scholarships and bursaries are available to help cover costs. The University of Lincoln offers a variety of merit-based and subject-specific bursaries and scholarships.
Course-Specific Additional Costs
Project costs can vary depending on the nature of the practical work chosen by the student. Students are asked to consider costs when proposing a project.
Study Abroad Outside of Europe
Exchange students applying to study outside of Europe do not pay tuition fees at their host university. Participants will usually be responsible for all other costs themselves, including travel, accommodation, visas, insurance, vaccinations, and administrative fees at the host institution.
Students going on exchange keep their entitlement to UK sources of funding such as student loans and should apply to their awarding body in the normal way, indicating that they will be studying abroad.
If your time away is a mandatory part of your degree programme, you may be entitled to extra funding. You should ask your funding body about this.
You may also be able to apply to your LEA or the SAAS for further funding to assist with travel expenses - contact them to enquire.
Entry Requirements
United Kingdom
- A Level: BBC (112 UCAS Tariff points from a minimum of 3 A levels or equivalent qualifications).
- International Baccalaureate: 29 points overall.
- BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction, Merit, Merit or equivalent.
- T Level: Merit
- Access to Higher Education Diploma: 45 Level 3 credits with a minimum of 112 UCAS Tariff points.
- A combination of qualifications which may include A Levels, BTEC, and EPQ.
- Applicants will also need at least three GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above, which must include English. Equivalent Level 2 qualifications may be considered.
The University accepts a wide range of qualifications as the basis for entry. We will also consider applicants with extensive and relevant work experience and will give special individual consideration to those who do not meet the standard entry qualifications.
International
Non-UK Qualifications:
If you have studied outside of the UK, and are unsure whether your qualification meets the above requirements, please visit our country pages for information on equivalent qualifications.
EU and Overseas students will be required to demonstrate English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each element.
Specialist Facilities
Students in the Lincoln School of Film and Media are based in the University’s Alfred Tennyson Building, giving them access to industry-standard production facilities. These include television studios, video editing suites, a writers’ room, and a 20-seat 4K screening room.
Students on the course benefit from a cinema-style viewing environment with a high-resolution 4k projector in the Stephen Langton Building. They currently have free access to Adobe Creative Cloud software via our media and design labs. They can access the Media Archive for Central England (MACE), a specialist regional public film archive based on campus. View our facilities.
Work Placements
The Lincoln School of Film and Media runs exchange programmes with partner institutions in the USA, Canada, and Europe. These give students the opportunity to experience and learn about other cultures. Those who choose to do this are responsible for covering their own travel, accommodation, and general living costs.
Research-active Staff
This degree is taught by a vibrant community of Film and Television Studies academics of established and emerging international recognition affiliated with one or more of the School's research groups. These include Dr Gabor Gergely whose research interests include eastern European cinema; Dr Clare Watson, Director of the Media Archive for Central England; Diane Charlesworth whose specialisms include Children’s Film and TV; Ewen Glass, a practising scriptwriter; and Jack Shelbourn who has expertise in cinematography.
Film and media academics conduct internationally recognised research on a variety of topics, including star studies, exploitation cinema, national cinemas and heritage film. The School hosts the Entangled Media and the Extra Sonic Practices research groups and the pioneering Collaboration Laboratory Research Network Co_LAB, which brings together people from different fields, disciplines and contexts to develop new approaches to collaborative teaching and learning through the use of networked digital tools and the transferral of knowledge, skills and pedagogies.
Industry Links
Many academic staff in the School are current media practitioners who are engaged with professional bodies, such as the Royal Television Society; the British Society of Cinematographers; and the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies; ensuring that course content is informed by the latest industry developments.
Students in this course also have the opportunity to hear from visiting guest speakers from many parts of the Film and TV industries.
"The course offers a variety of specialised theory modules while providing unique opportunities through the on-campus archive, MACE. It is a film studies course like few others."
Luke Compton, BA (Hons) Film and Television Studies graduate
Career Opportunities
Our graduates may go on to employment in exhibition and curation, media journalism, marketing and PR, media management, and a variety of production-related roles in film, TV, and the creative industries. They may also go into teaching or academic careers via postgraduate study.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Going to university is a life-changing step and it's important to understand the costs involved and the funding options available before you start. For eligible undergraduate students going to university for the first time, scholarships and bursaries are available to help cover costs. The University of Lincoln offers a variety of merit-based and subject-specific bursaries and scholarships.
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
How You Study
You will have the opportunity to learn and develop through lectures, workshops, seminars, group projects, screenings, research, and independent study.
In the first year, this degree provides an overview of the theory, history and analysis of film and television. It offers a theoretically informed introduction to film and TV practice. An increasing number of optional modules in the second year enables students to forge their own paths according to their research and creative interests. In their third and final year, students are expected to complete an independent study and will continue to curate their own path by selecting between optional critical studies and critical practice modules.
During the second year, there are opportunities to take part in exchange programmes with one of our partner universities in Europe or the USA.Costs relating to the USA exchange programme can be found in the fees tab.
First Year
- Analysing Moving Image Texts (Core)
- Film Practice (Core)
- Film Theory/Film Culture (Core)
- Introduction to Film History (Core)
- Television Theory (Core)
- TV Studio Practice (Core)
Second Year
- Analysing Film and Television as Industries (Core)
- Screening Gender: stars, genre and audiences (Core)
- Advanced Craft Skills - Screenwriting 2 (Option)†
- Advanced Craft Skills - Screenwriting (Option)†
- Auditory Culture (Option)†
- Childrens Film and Television (Option)†
- Documentary Now (Option)†
- East Asian Cinemas (Option)†
- English for Academic Purposes (media) (Option)†
- Film and Television Study Period Abroad (Erasmus) (Option)†
- Film and Television Study Period Abroad (USA) (Option)†
- Hollywood Musical (Option)†
- Horror in Popular Culture (Option)†
- Innovations in Television Studio Practice (Option)†
- Media, Controversy and Moral Panic (Option)†
- Realism in Narrative Fiction (Option)†
- Television and Screen Entertainment (Option)†
- Visualizing the 21st Century (Option)†
Third Year
- Dissertation (Core)
- Animated Worlds (Option)†
- Bio-Media (Option)†
- Exploitation Cinema (Option)†
- Hollywood cinema in the 1980s (Option)†
- Independent Practice (Option)†
- Journalists on the Screen (Option)†
- MACE Internship - 24 weeks (Option)†
- Mad Pictures (Option)†
- Media Archaeologies (Option)†
- Queer Film and Television (Option)†
- Science Fiction in Film and Television (Option)†
- The New Hollywood 1967 - 1983: from The Graduate to Star Wars and beyond... (Option)†
† Some courses may offer optional modules. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by staff availability.
Program Outcome
How You Study
You will have the opportunity to learn and develop through lectures, workshops, seminars, group projects, screenings, research, and an independent study.
In the first year, this degree provides an overview of the theory, history and analysis of film and television. It offers a theoretically informed introduction to film and TV practice. An increasing number of optional modules in the second year enables students to forge their own path according to their research and creative interests. In their third and final year, students are expected to complete an independent study and will continue to curate their own path by selection between optional critical studies and critical practice modules.
During the second year, there are opportunities to take part in exchange programes with one of our partner universities in Europe or the USA. Costs relating to the USA exchange programe can be found in the fees tab. Further information relating to exchanges within Europe can be found here.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Our graduates may go on to employment in exhibition and curation, media journalism, marketing and PR, media management, and a variety of production-related roles in film, TV, and the creative industries. They may also go into teaching or academic careers via postgraduate study.