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    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Bachelor

    • Duration:

      4 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Full Time

    • Start Date:

      01 September 2019

    • Tuition Fees EU/EEA:

      £ 9,250 Per Year

      These fees apply to students from the EU/EEA

    • Tuition Fees International :

      £ 12,500

      These fees apply to students from outside the EU/EEA

    institution

    Queen Margaret University

    Queen Margaret University was founded in 1875, as the Edinburgh School of Cookery. In a time of widespread poverty and inequality, it was established to provide women with access to education and independent career options. At the same time, it had the goal of improving the nutrition of working class families without any additional financial […]

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    Course Summary

    Queen Margaret University offers a BA (or BA with Honours) degree in Film and Media. This involves studying how films and other media affect people’s identities and consumption patterns, the effects of media on culture at both the national and the international levels, and applying academic research standards to media studies.

    You’ll study film both from the artistic standpoint and as a commercial enterprise, learning to ensure that your projects are successful in both areas. You’ll gain valuable skills in communication, project management, academic research and teamwork, as well as video and media production itself.

    In the final 2 years of the program, you’ll be able to choose your own specialty and degree pathway. You might pursue optional models in Photography, Screenwriting or Television Drama, just to name a few possibilities. You will also be able to choose between a written or production dissertation in your final year.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    Course Outline

    This degree program is typically delivered over 3 years at full time, but can also be taken as a 4 year BA (Hons) degree.

    Year 1 Modules Include:

    • Narrative and Representation
    • Media Production 1
    • Media Industries
    • Media Consumption
    • Introduction to Media Studies
    • Introduction to Film Studies

    Year 2 Modules Include:

    • Film and Creativity
    • Media and Popular Culture
    • Film Genre
    • Media and Democracy
    • Media Production 2
    • Working in the Media

    Year 3 Modules Include:

    • Contemporary Hollywood, Media, Culture and Society and Research
    • Independent Research Project
    • Three elective modules, chosen from the list below

    Year 4 (Honours) Modules Include:

    • Modernity on Screen
    • Dissertation (Written or Production)
    • Three elective modules, chosen from the list below

    Year 3 and 4 Elective Modules:

    • Video Production
    • Television Drama
    • Storytelling in Convergent Media
    • Screenwriting
    • Popular Music
    • Playwriting 2
    • Photography Practice
    • Photography & Visual Culture
    • New Enterprise Creation
    • Media Events
    • Film and the Family
    • Experiential Learning
    • Creative Entrepreneurship

    Learning & Teaching

    In year one, you will spend approximately 18% of your time in taught content and 82% in independent learning. Year 2 is 20% taught and 80% independent learning. Year 3 is 16% taught and 84% independent learning. Year 4 is 14% taught and 86% independent learning.

    Taught modules will include large lectures and smaller, more interactive seminars. Many will also include the use of the university’s TV studio and editing suites.

    Career Possiblities

    Many recent Queen Margaret University Film and Media and Honours Film and Media graduates have become PhD researchers, academic researchers, media researchers, or producers of films or television programmes. Others have used their many transferrable skills to found careers in cultural management, advertising, marketing or public relations. Some of the most well-known organisations employing QMU graduates include the Leith Agency, Channel 4, Edinburgh Filmhouse, and the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

    Entry Credit

    Successful completion will result in a 3 year BA or a 4 year BA (Hons) degree.

    Applicants must typically have earned 3 A Levels at BCC or higher, but other qualifications are also accepted. The full list of accepted qualifications can be found here.

    All classes are taught in English, and international students will be required to show proficiency in English by scoring well on an approved test. An IELTS score of 6.0 overall and no element scoring less than 5.5 would qualify, for example.

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