Film Making BA(Hons)

About the course

Reasons to study

  1. 90% of graduates from this subject area are in work and/or further study fifteen months after graduating.
  2. Develop your skills and tell compelling stories - in the studio, on location and in our brand new purpose-built Firth Street Film Studio.
  3. The screen industries in Yorkshire are going from strength to strength - put yourself right at the heart of it through work experience and industry contacts.

Tell the stories that matter to you in the format the world wants to see – in our age of digital media, nothing is more popular and more powerful than film.

We’ll educate you as a thinker, maker and creator as you rise to the challenge of the creative industries of the future, and develop the creative, analytical and technical skills you’ll need to use the right technologies to shape your chosen narrative.

Our degree in Film Making is aimed at students with the artistic drive to make movies that change how we imagine the world around us – join us, and put yourself at the centre of your own story.

Why study Film Making at Huddersfield?

  • Get hands-on in our industry-standard film and TV studios, and with our post-production equipment and software.
  • You’ll get a budget to make a film as part of a team in your final year project.
  • Work alongside other screen industry stars of the future, from screenwriters to actors.
  • You’ll be challenged to develop all your talents – creative, analytical and technical skills – to equip you for a wide range of careers in the screen industries and beyond.

Course detail

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3 - optional placement year

Final Year

Teaching and assessment

Teaching excellence

Global Professional Award

Entry requirements

BBC-BCCat A Level .

112-104UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications.

Meritat T Level.

DMM-MMMin BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma.

  • Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above.
  • 112-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.

?As part of the application process, you may be asked to attend and interview or be required to undertake a written task.

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our Where are you from information pages.

For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.