Film Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Course Overview - Film Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Study the art and craft of cinema and gain the practical and creative skills that will prepare you for a contemporary filmmaking career.

BA (Hons) Film provides an in-depth grounding in the technical processes, creative skills and production practices necessary for a career in the media and creative industries. From the outset, you are encouraged to think critically and creatively, developing your skills so that you can convey your ideas through practical work.

Course Information

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Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

2027-09-07

Campus

Merchiston Campus

Course Address
10 Colinton Road
Edinburgh
EH10 5DT
Scotland

Application Details

Course Code

A25-C71

Institution Code

E59

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

A level

Including English or a Literary Subject* (A level Film Studies and A level Moving Image Arts accepted as literary subjects)

T Level

T Level must be completed in a English/Literary subject or an A Level in an English subject may be required. Please contact ugadmissions@napier.ac.uk to check if you meet the subject specific requirements.

UCAS Tariff

Not accepted

Scottish Higher

Including English or other Literary subject*. If you are eligible for an adjusted offer under our Contextual Admissions Policy, please see the ‘Minimum Qualification Requirements’ below.

Access to HE Diploma

offer-distinction: 15.0, offer-merit: 30.0

Pass Access to HE Diploma in a related subject with 45 credits overall with minimum 30 credits at Merit & 15 credits at Distinction. English or other Literary subject* must be studied at Level 3 as part of the Access to HE Diploma.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Minimum grades D*D (Distinction*, Distinction) in a related subject.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Award of Diploma with 29 points overall with three Higher Level subjects at grades 6, 5, 4 including English or other Literary subject* at grade 5.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit) in a related subject.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H2, H2, H2, H3 at Higher Level including English or other Literary subject*

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