Department of Film and Television units in 2026/27

Please note: Programme and unit information may change as the relevant academic field develops. We may also make changes to the structure of programmes and assessments to improve the student experience.

What do the Levels represent?

What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?

What do the Faculty of Arts Categories mean?

Unit name Unit code Credit points Level of study Open unit status Faculty of Arts Category Teaching Block
Analysing Film FATV10009 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
Analysing Television FATV10010 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
Animated Film FATV20010 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Approaches to Cinematography FATV20038 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Approaching Video Games FATV30024 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Black Cinema FATV20039 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
British & Irish Film & Television FATV20037 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Contemporary Television Drama FATV20035 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Dissertation: Industrial Placement & Written Element FATVM0009 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation: Practical & Written Element FATVM0010 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation: Written FATVM0011 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Documentary Film and Television FATVM0003 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Documentary Histories and Practices FATV20009 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Film Criticism FATV30006 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Film Festivals FATV30023 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Film Genre FATV20002 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Film and TV: Forms and Practices FATV10011 40 Certificate/4 Not open TB-4
Film and Television Authorship FATV20032 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Film and Television Production Technologies and Techniques FATVM0022 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
From Text to Screen FATV20029 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Global Cinemas / Local Stories FATV30005 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Graduate Practical Project FATV30027 40 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Industrial Placement FATV30008 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Making Short Fiction Film FATVM0025 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Personal Option Unit FATVM0031 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1,TB-2
Political Film FATV30018 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Queer Screens FATV30029 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Screen Forms and Analysis FATVM0016 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Screen Industries FATV20033 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Screen Industries FATV10013 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-2
Screen Research FATVM0002 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Screen Style and Aesthetics FATVM0013 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Screening Nations FATVM0017 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Screenwriting: From Idea to Pitch FATV20036 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Short Fiction Film FATV20022 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Social Media Content Creation FATV30026 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Supervised Individual Study FATVM0008 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1,TB-2
Television Drama FATVM0001 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Television: Ideas and Industry FATV30020 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
The Art of Cinematography FATVM0004 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
The Art of Editing FATVM0005 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
The Past on Screen: Nostalgia, Memory, History FATV30030 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Topics in Film and Television History 2 FATV20040 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Writing for the Screen FATVM0030 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Written Dissertation FATV30012 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Written Dissertation FATV30028 40 Honours/6 Not open TB-4