Film Studies (Placement Year) : BA Hons

Course overview

Cinema shapes our emotions, our societies, and our futures. Develop your own unique voice with us –exploring rich cinema history and theories and using them to inspire your own practical film projects. From its cityscape and rural backdrops to its coastal charm – Lancaster’s surroundings provide an ideal film setting.

You'll graduate with a combination of intellectual and practical skills, in close film analysis, indispensable for critical and creative pursuits.

Key highlights

Placement year builds professional experience alongside academic study
Explores cinema history and film theory in depth
Theory and history inspire your own practical film projects
City, rural and coastal surroundings offer ideal filming locations
Develops close film analysis skills for critical and creative careers

Entry requirements

Welsh Baccalaureate — in place of one
BTEC: DD — combined with A levels
A-level: BB — plus BTEC at D; combined with BTEC

Scholarships

Lancaster Sanctuary Scholarship
Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship – International
The award will be worth £3,000 and will be awarded as a tuition fee reduction, each year of study, for undergraduate programmes.
Up to £3,000
Undergraduate International Regional Scholarship
The award will be worth £3,000 and will be awarded as a tuition fee reduction, each year of study, for undergraduate courses.
Up to £3,000

Careers this course leads to

Film critic
Film programmer
Content producer
Film production assistant
Arts administrator
Media researcher

Cost of study

UK/Home: £10,050 | International: £26,300

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Lancaster University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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