Digital Film Production and Screenwriting BA (Hons)
University of Chichester
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Qualification

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

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Bognor Regis Campus, University of Chichester

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Full Time

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Start date

22-SEP-25

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3 Years

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

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Bognor Regis Campus, University of Chichester

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Start date

22-SEP-25

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3 Years

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Our highly-practical BA (Hons) Digital Film Production and Screenwriting degree develops your theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and provides you with industry experience as you study a course driven by storytelling and on-set practice. Underpinned and driven by on-set practice, you will be involved in everything from developing the creative brief, to writing, shooting, and editing real-time projects with our team of professional directors, producers, animators, and screenwriters.Consider ...Read more

Our highly-practical BA (Hons) Digital Film Production and Screenwriting degree develops your theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and provides you with industry experience as you study a course driven by storytelling and on-set practice. Underpinned and driven by on-set practice, you will be involved in everything from developing the creative brief, to writing, shooting, and editing real-time projects with our team of professional directors, producers, animators, and screenwriters.Consider real world issues such as audience needs and effective team working whilst engaged on production activity that emulates professional practices. This may include working with actors or pitching project ideas to a panel of tutors and filmmakers. Students also regularly have the opportunity to contribute to production based staff research projects and multi-camera live event filming. Students can also engage with relevant contemporary practice through annual attendance at the ‘Encounters’ short film festival.Taught by industry professionals, with guest lecturers and visitors, this degree offers you continual opportunity to engage with current figures in the field of screenwriting. The degree is designed to support you to find your voice and develop the confidence to display your best stories and ideas, as well as the skill and determination to succeed in a competitive but rewarding industry.

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Creative Writing
WUSCA ranking:
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66/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
38th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
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79th
Media Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
5%
Employment rate
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75%
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Media Studies graduate salary at this uni
£17,000
UK Media Studies graduate salary
£18,000
What students say
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Thomas
20 Feb 24

Campus is fairly old but..Read more

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Luke
31 Oct 23

The facilities make it easier to study as there is a wide range of equipment especially for my course use. The university itself is in a great location with free buses going to..Read more

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Entry requirements

Exam type

A level

A level:

BCC - BBC Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

104 - 112 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

M:15 Grades / Points required

Extended Project:

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

28 Grades / Points required

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

DMM - MMM Grades / Points required

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The University welcomes the Extended Project Qualification and this will be taken into account in offers (where presented by an applicant).

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Popular A-level subjects

Media Studies

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Media Studies
56%
Film Studies
32%
Drama
22%
English Language & Literature
17%
English Language
13%
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Tuition fees

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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£16,344 per year

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£16,344 per year

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University of Chichester
University of Chichester , Chichester

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University of Chichester
Upper Bognor Road Bognor Regis West Sussex PO21 1HR United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Bognor Regis  0.3 miles away

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