• Undergraduate

Content, Media and Film Production BA (Hons)

Overview

Overview

  • In the top 30% of universities nationwide - The Guardian University Guide 2024
  • University of the Year for Social Inclusion - Daily Mail University Guide 2024
  • Best university for Student Experience and Teaching Quality in the UK - The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024
  • Number 1 London university (non-specialist) - National Student Survey 2023**

Offered in partnership with MetFilm School, who provides practical training for creatives, the course will show you how to create effective advertisements, short films and promotional videos. The skills you learn can lead you toward a potential career in the world of film and media production.

Would you like to start your career as a content creator with skills, knowledge, a portfolio and a business or career plan? This course will set you on the right path.

Located in the centre of the UK’s creative and media industries, and within close proximity to major agencies and studios, your studies will be split between UWL and Ealing Studios – home of MetFilm School – as well as other local production spaces.

MetFilm School Open Day

BA (Hons) Content, Media and Film Production

Select your desired study option, then pick a start date to see relevant course information:

Study options:
We support flexible study by offering some of our courses part-time or via distance learning. To give you real world experience before you graduate, we also offer some courses with a placement or internship. All available options are listed here. Your choices may affect some details of your course, such as the duration and cost per year. Please re-check the details on this page if you change your selection.

Start date:

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Why study Content, Media and Film Production with us?

Why study Content, Media and Film Production with us?

What our students say…

I love that the lecturers have industry experience. It helps with my knowledge and my filmmaking and it gives you confidence that you're in safe hands.

Conor Schieferstein

The best part about going to UWL is the people. I have made so many new friends that I think I’m going to have forever.  

Chloe Wallace
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MetFilm School London Facilities

Find out about MetFilm School facilities, including:
Cameras and Grip
Lighting
Sound
Post Production
Procam Take 2
Production Services

Screen Space facilities

MetFilm School - Student support

Whether it is practical, pastoral, or academic support that you need, help is available from the moment you arrive, and is easily accessible.

MetFilm School image of student in a shoot
Course detail & modules

Course detail & modules

Harnessing your creative talent, this course will challenge you to produce branded content, viral videos, fictional TV series and social impact films. You will learn about the skills required for navigating the modern media environment, such as digital literacy, social media analytics and creative entrepreneurship.

To ensure your learning keeps up with new developments, we maintain strong links with partners such as Twitter, Microsoft and Karmarama. Each semester, as part of your assessment, you will work from a brief to produce content for one of these media mainstays, and they will aid us in judging student productions and awarding prizes. 

You will also have the opportunity to attend masterclasses with the organisations we work with, and learn how to create a successful brand. 

The course content is divided into three main creative areas. In the first step, Screen Sense, you will look at the relationship between a production and its audience. In the second, Craft Skills, the focus will be on practical and core skills, while the third step looks at production.

You will need to provide some equipment for your studies:

  • a camera or smartphone capable of recording 1080p at 25fps
  • a laptop computer (PC or Mac) with a spec that allows Adobe Creative Suite to run optimally
  • an Adobe Creative Suite licence.

You will also be trained on selected professional-standard equipment from the Production Facilities Centre (hire charges apply).

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

96 UCAS points required from level 3 qualifications

These can include:      

  • A Levels at grade C, C and C, or above   
  • BTEC Extended Diploma with Merit, Merit, Merit   
  • Access to HE Diploma
  • T Levels

You also need GCSE English and Maths (grade 9 - 4 / A* - C) or Level 2 equivalents.

You may have a combination of the qualifications above, such as one A Level combined with a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design.

Your qualifications may include a wide range of subjects, including English, history, media, business, art, design and related subjects in the arts or social sciences.
 

Looking for BA (Hons) Content, Media and Film Production with Foundation Year?

View Foundation Year course
Whether you are changing career or don't have the exact subjects and grades required for this course, you might want to choose this course with a foundation year. This will give you an extra year's study to prepare you for the standard degree programme, where you can go on to graduate with a full Honours degree. Follow the link to see full details of the course with foundation year.

Mature applicants (aged 21+): If you do not hold the qualifications listed but have relevant work experience, you are welcome to apply. Your application will be considered on an individual basis.

We take pride in our inclusiveness and the diversity of our student population. We have a vibrant mature student community and look forward to welcoming you.

Looking for BA (Hons) Content, Media and Film Production with Foundation Year?

View Foundation Year course
Whether you are changing career or don't have the exact subjects and grades required for this course, you might want to choose this course with a foundation year. This will give you an extra year's study to prepare you for the standard degree programme, where you can go on to graduate with a full Honours degree. Follow the link to see full details of the course with foundation year.
6.0 IELTS or above

You need to meet our English language requirement - a minimum of IELTS 5.5 for each of the 4 individual components (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening). Visit our English language requirements page for information on other English language tests we accept. 

You also need academic qualifications at the same level as UK applicants. In some countries where teaching is in English, we may accept local qualifications. Check for local equivalents

We offer pre-sessional English language courses if you do not meet these requirements.

Find out more about our English Language courses.

Your qualifications may include a wide range of subjects, including English, history, media, business, art, design and related subjects in the arts or social sciences.

Looking for BA (Hons) Content, Media and Film Production with Foundation Year?

View Foundation Year course
Whether you are changing career or don't have the exact subjects and grades required for this course, you might want to choose this course with a foundation year. This will give you an extra year's study to prepare you for the standard degree programme, where you can go on to graduate with a full Honours degree. Follow the link to see full details of the course with foundation year.

Mature applicants (aged 21+): If you do not hold the qualifications listed but have relevant work experience, you are welcome to apply. Your application will be considered on an individual basis.

We take pride in our inclusiveness and the diversity of our student population. We have a vibrant mature student community and look forward to welcoming you.

Looking for BA (Hons) Content, Media and Film Production with Foundation Year?

View Foundation Year course
Whether you are changing career or don't have the exact subjects and grades required for this course, you might want to choose this course with a foundation year. This will give you an extra year's study to prepare you for the standard degree programme, where you can go on to graduate with a full Honours degree. Follow the link to see full details of the course with foundation year.
Fees & funding

Fees & funding

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Please note students on this course must have:

  • A camera or smartphone capable of recording 1080p at 25fps
  • A laptop computer (PC or Mac) to a minimum spec to allow Adobe Creative Suit to run optimally
  • An Adobe Creative Suite license.

The estimated total cost of this equipment is less than £750, though you may choose to spend more. The Adobe licence will cost around £200 per year. 

The fee above is the cost per year of your course.

If your course runs for two years or more, you will need to pay the fee for each academic year at the start of that year. If your course runs for less than two years, the cost above is for your full course and you will need to pay the full fee upfront.

Government regulation does affect tuition fees and the fees listed for courses starting in the 2025/26 academic year are subject to change.

If no fee is shown above then the fees for this course are not available yet. Please check again later for updates.

Funding your studies

You may be eligible for a student loan to cover the cost of tuition fees, or a maintenance loan. Additional funding is available to some types of students, such as those with dependants and disabled students.

We offer generous bursaries and scholarships to make sure your aspirations are your only limit. In recent years, hundreds of students have received our Full-time Undergraduate Student Bursary.

Additional scholarships specifically for students in the fields of film, media and design are also on offer.

View full details, including conditions and eligibility.

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Please note students on this course must have:

  • A camera or smartphone capable of recording 1080p at 25fps
  • A laptop computer (PC or Mac) to a minimum spec to allow Adobe Creative Suit to run optimally
  • An Adobe Creative Suite license.

The estimated total cost of this equipment is less than £750, though you may choose to spend more. The Adobe licence will cost around £200 per year. 

The fee above is the cost per year of your course.

If your course runs for two years or more, you will need to pay the fee for each academic year at the start of that year. If your course runs for less than two years, the cost above is for your full course and you will need to pay the full fee upfront.

Government regulation does affect tuition fees and the fees listed for courses starting in the 2025/26 academic year are subject to change.

If no fee is shown above then the fees for this course are not available yet. Please check again later for updates.

International students - funding your studies

We offer scholarships for international students including International Ambassador Scholarships. 

Further information about funding and financial support for international students is available from the UK Council for International Student Affairs.

 

Teaching staff

Teaching staff

Profile photo of course leader Joseph Jenner

Joseph Jenner

Joseph has a background in academia, having completed his PhD in 2020 at King’s College London in Film Studies. He is passionate about teaching the theory, history and culture of film to students studying filmmaking and the screen industries. Joseph has taught across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes connected to film and screen and has helped to shape curriculums in HE. His research is on science-fiction and the status of “the human” in contemporary culture and he loves to talk about film, philosophy and education.

Joseph has a background in academia, having completed his PhD in 2020 at King’s College London in Film Studies. He is passionate about teaching the theory, history and culture of film to students studying filmmaking and the screen industries. Joseph has taught across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes connected to film and screen and has helped to shape curriculums in HE. His research is on science-fiction and the status of “the human” in contemporary culture and he loves to talk about film, philosophy and education.

Study & career progression

Study & career progression

A crew of film studies students record a scene

Once you graduate, you could go on to work as:

  • an editorial assistant
  • a broadcast engineer
  • a broadcast journalist
  • a content producer
  • a researcher
  • a digital editor
  • a post-production executive.

You may decide to specialise in a related area or explore a new subject. Please see our postgraduate courses for a range of options.

How to apply

How to apply

Important notes for applicants

Disclaimer

*Modern universities - defined as higher education institutions that were granted university status in, and subsequent to, 1992.

**The National Student Survey 2022 and 2023 - Based on an average of all 27 questions. Excludes specialist institutions.

Testimonials - our students or former students provided all of our testimonials - often a student from the course but sometimes another student. For example, the testimonial often comes from another UWL student when the course is new.

Optional modules - where optional modules are offered they will run subject to staff availability and viable student numbers opting to take the module.

Videos - all videos on our course pages were accurate at the time of filming. In some cases a new Course Leader has joined the University since the video was filmed.

Availability of placements - if you choose a course with placement/internship route we would like to advise you that if a placement/internship opportunity does not arise when you are expected to undertake the placement then the University will automatically transfer you to the non-internship route, this is to ensure you are still successful in being awarded a degree.