Foundation Degree Film and Screen Media

We will continue to follow government guidelines to ensure the safety of all our students and staff and have put in place additional safety measures, including the way we deliver your course.

For Semester 1, we plan to deliver your course through a mixture of online and face to face tuition and we will review this as Government guidelines change in response to COVID-19 developments. 

Under the present guidelines, we plan to deliver your course 15% online and 85% face to face. We will timetable, where possible, so that you come into the University Centre Leeds for a whole day and you will be in a bubble with your fellow students on your course.

Face to face contact will be delivered following guidelines on social distancing and increased health and safety measures.  You will be made fully aware of the current measures in place and be expected to follow the guidance issued.

You will develop a wide range of film and screen specific skills, such as camera and editing techniques, sound and motion design techniques using professional film and screen technology.

This technical development will be coupled with employability and enterprise skills specific to the contemporary film and screen industry. Critical thinking and academic skills contextualise your work and prepare you for future study and employment.

You will assessed in a variety of ways including: practical tasks, portfolio pieces, collaborative projects, industry briefs, essays, case studies and presentations.

A typical offer would normally be made up of appropriate level 3 qualifications, such as full A levels or BTEC L3 Diploma.

This could be translated as 2 x D at A level, or a Merit profile in a relevant creative based BTEC National Diploma/Certificate, together with 5 of GCSE grades at C or above including English.

We welcome applications from mature candidates who may not have met the academic criteria, but can demonstrate experience in their chosen field of creative practice.

Candidates in this category and otherwise will be interviewed to assess their suitability for the course and asked to provide a portfolio of evidence to support their application.

The course structure actively supports claims for Accreditation of Prior Certified Learning (APCL) and Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).

International qualifications will be assessed against these criteria. Speakers of other languages will need to possess an IELTS band score of 6.0 (with no-less than 5.5 in any one element) or a recognised English Level 2 qualification.

All students are to present a portfolio and supporting academic text. This is undertaken during an interview or correspondence for distance applicants.

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There are additional costs associated with the practical elements of this programme, which may include optional trips and visits.

Students can decide to create small budgets for their film projects but this is not a course requirement as all equipment is provided. Some additional production costs such as food and travel will need to be considered.

However, we do recommend students buy a portable hard drive of at least 1 tb.