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Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Location
Cambridge Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
15-SEP-25
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
- Join a course that scored 94% for Academic Support in the National Student Survey 2023.- Prepare for many careers in the film industries, including screenwriting, filmmaking, journalism, programming, festival management and public engagement.- Get hands-on in our specialist film facilities, with full training from our technical team.- Take advantage of our links with local and national organisations, which will help you make contacts, find work placements, take part in "live briefs", and even give you the opportunity to show your films publicly at Cambridge Arts Picturehouse.- Benefit from support from our team of expert lecturers and close-knit community of students and graduates.- Become part of a community of professionals with expertise in drama and performance, film, games development, journalism, publishing, and digital media.As a student at ARU, you’ll discover the history of global cinema and study a range of films, from avant-garde cinema to Hollywood blockbusters. As well as studying a range of film theories and ideas about how cinema reflects and affects society, you’ll also make short films and explore the language of cinema from the perspective of a creative practitioner. In this aspect of the course you’ll write screenplays and make experimental films, narrative and non-fiction films using digital video as well as 8mm and 16mm film.You'll have opportunities to show your films at the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse and work with a range of external partners. Our links with local and national organisations will help you make contacts and find work placements in the industry.Our recent students have found internships and placements with companies such as the BBC, Cambridge Festival of Ideas, Film & Video Umbrella, Cannes Film Festival, Cambridge Film Festival, Take One magazine, Watersprite Film Festival, CBBC, ITN Productions, London Studios, MTV, New York Film Academy, Pinewood Studios, StudioCanal UK (formerly Optimum Releasing) and Sight & Sound magazine.You’ll also have opportunities to take part in live briefs with our partner organisations. Our students recently worked with mental health charity Lifecraft, producing a series of short videos about the charity for their website and social media channels.Our course options allow you to take a placement year as part of your course as well. You can also choose to study abroad as part of your course and get funding to cover the cost.As part of your studies at ARU, you’ll have access to all of our creative industries facilities including:Film studio with overhead lighting, tracks, dollies and green screenMulti-camera television studio with modular set panels and modern set dressingFull range of location kit from 4K digital cameras, professional lighting, to SteadicamSound-recording equipment for location filmingEditing suites with Da Vinci Resolve and the full Adobe Creative Cloud software suiteFinishing suite with audio monitoring and grading panelsAaton Cameras and Steenbeck editors for 16mm film productionMotion capture equipmentPodcast and video capture system
CareersOur BA (Hons) Film degree will help you prepare for a career in many film and cinema-related roles, including film and television production or post-production, journalism, screenwriting, programming and curation, festival management and public relations.You might also decide to continue on to a Masters course, such as our MA Film and Television Production. Take advantage of our Alumni Scholarship and get 20% off your fees.
Application deadline
29 January
Tuition fees
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University information

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University League Table
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Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1PT, England
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/ Max 198126 64%68th
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Graduate prospects
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/ Max 42.95 74%69th
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