Programme structure: Film and Television (MA) - what's running in 2024/25

    This section describes which Units you will take in which year of study. It indicates which units are mandatory and where you will be able to choose. The overall pass marks you will need to achieve in order to progress or achieve an award are shown. The full regulations concerning progression and completion are held in the University's Regulations and Code of Practice. Any particular aspects of your programme that are unusual will be highlighted. If any Units are must pass this will be shown below. The linked unit specifications detail any additional requirements.

    What do the Levels represent?

    What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?

    If you are selecting optional units, ensure that you have a balanced workload through the year.

  • Year 1 (2024/25)
Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Screen Forms and Analysis FATVM0016 20 Mandatory TB-1
Screen Research FATVM0002 20 Mandatory TB-2
Choose 80 credit points from the following:
Film and Television Production Technologies and Techniques FATVM0022 20 Optional TB-1
Screening Nations FATVM0017 20 Optional TB-1
Writing for the Screen FATVM0030 20 Optional TB-2
Documentary Film and Television FATVM0003 20 Optional TB-1
The Art of Cinematography FATVM0004 20 Optional TB-2
Making Short Fiction Film FATVM0025 20 Optional TB-2
The Art of Editing FATVM0005 20 Optional TB-2
Screen Style and Aesthetics FATVM0013 20 Optional TB-2
Anime FATVM0033 20 Optional TB-2
Critical Analysis of Media Music MUSIM0020 20 Optional TB-2
Theories of Visual Culture: Comparisons across Time, Space, and Media MODLM0075 20 Optional TB-1
Translation for Subtitling MODLM0009 20 Optional TB-2
Translation and International Film Distribution MODLM0040 20 Optional TB-2
Students must choose one of the following 60 credit point dissertation units:
Dissertation: Written FATVM0011 60 Optional AYEAR
Dissertation: Practical & Written Element FATVM0010 60 Optional AYEAR
Dissertation: Industrial Placement & Written Element FATVM0009 60 Optional AYEAR
MA Film and Television Production   180    

Award requirements

The pass mark set by the University for any level 7 unit is 50 out of 100.

For detailed rules on the award of credit, reassessment and award of a qualification please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Degree classifications:

A classification will be awarded in the following qualifications:

  • Taught postgraduate Masters degree, including a Master of Research (MRes)
  • Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications
  • Exit awards of Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates in designated programmes (as described in the programme specification) where students choose to withdraw from the intended programme but otherwise achieve the necessary credit points for the exit award.

A classification is not awarded for exit awards where students are required to withdraw from the programme on academic grounds.

The overall final programme mark is calculated as the average of all unit marks in the programme, weighted by credit point value.

The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:

  • Distinction = final programme mark of 70+
  • Merit = final programme mark of 60-69
  • Pass = final programme mark of 50-59
  • Fail = final programme mark of 49 or less

* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.

Diploma/certificate stages:

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 100 must be at level 7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level 7.

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