HE & Careers in Media & Film

Friday, 2 July 2010

Help writing personal statements

For help and guidance, other than that of your subject teachers, tutor and the careers staff, when writing your personal statement refer to these websites...........

http://www.studential.com/personalstatements/default.asp

http://www.ucas.ac.uk/students/applying/howtoapply/personalstatement/

Remember that any exemplar material should not be copied. Univeristies and UCAS scan personal statements to check for plagarism. Your personal statement should be about you and only you!

Film at the University of Kent

Here is a link to The School of Arts: Film Studies

http://www.kent.ac.uk/arts/film/

Degrees;

Film Studies

Art and Film
Film Studies with an Optional Deferred Subject
European Arts (Film)

Typical Offer;
Film Studies:A/AS level 320 points (21 units) including AB at A level

Art and Film:A/AS level 280 points (21 units)

Joint honours:A/AS level 280/300 points (21 units) including BB at A level

Open Days

Be sure to attend the open days for the Universities that you're interested in. Not only will this allow you to look around the University and it's facilities, learn, in detail, about the content of the course and meet some of the lecturers, it will also enable you to look around and explore the town or city it's based in.

To find out when the open days run either log onto the University website or use this link http://www.opendays.com/

UCLAN

UCLAN have a variety of film and media courses

Film & Media Courses

The average offer is 240 ucas points (check individual degrees for specific requirements)

Edge Hill

“Are you the kind of person who is creative, able to think on your feet, likes to take the initiative and is flexible? Then Media is the career for you.
Whether your interest is in film and television, advertising, public relations, journalism or animation, the Department of Media offers industry relevant programmes which provide rich academic experience underpinned by staff research. Our links with the BBC, Granada, advertising and PR agencies provide you access to a wide network of professionals. Hands on experience and practical teaching are central to our learning approach. Many of our staff are successful practitioners and researchers in the media and creative industries. Today’s media and creative industries are all about crossing boundaries and generating the most original ways to connect with the audience. If you think you can do that, the Department of Media can nuture and develop you to achieve your full potential.” (taken from the university website)

Carole Poole: Head of Media

Edge Hill offer a range of film and media degrees.

Media, Film and Television - BA (Hons)

Media, Music and Sound - BA (Hons)

Media (as a Joint Honours Programme) - BA (Hons)

Film Studies - BA (Hons)

Film Studies with Film Production - BA (Hons)

Media, Film and Television - BA (Hons)

Film and Television Production - BA (Hons)

Northumbria University

Northumbria have 10 potential degrees in the media are to choose from

Courses

Their average entry requirement is 260 - 280 ucas points (check specific subject requirements for further guidance)

Bournemouth Univeristy

Home to England's only centre of excellence for Media Practice Bournemouth offer 30 qualifications in media

Media Courses at Bournemouth

8 qualifications in Journalism and radio

Courses

Sunderland University

Sunderland, also, proves to be a popular choice amongst our students. They offer the following degrees;

Digital Film Production

Film and Media

Mass Communications

Media Studies - Combined Subjects (Major, Dual and Minor)

Media, Culture and Communication

Scriptwriting (Television, Film and Radio)

Media Production (Television and Radio)

Broadcast Journalism

Fashion Journalism

International Journalism

Journalism

Magazine Journalism

Mass Communications

News Journalism

Public Relations

Sports Journalism

It's worth noting that "All our BA and MA programmes - with the exception of BA Journalism Studies - are accredited by either the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ), the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC) or the Chartered Institute for Public Relations (CIPR)." (taken from the univeristy website)

The average entry requirement is 240 ucas points (check individual degrees for specific entry)

Teesside Univeristy

A lot of our students tend to move onto Teeside. They have been recently voted University of the year and offer a range of degrees in Media and Film.

It's worth noting that the journalism course is NCTJ accredited.

The avergae entry requirement is 220 -260 ucas points (check individual courses for specific requirements).

Thursday, 1 July 2010

Westminster University

Wesminster offer a range of degrees:

Students spend roughly half their time engaged on practice/production based work and half their time addressing issues of context and theory concerning the media. Some modules combine both practice and analysis. We firmly believe that this balance delivers a rigorous and intellectually stimulating education, along with a serious, professional training for a job in the media.

They offer the following degrees;

BA (Hons) Radio Production
BA (Hons) Television
BA (Hons) Journalism
BA (Hons) Public Relations
BA Contemporary Media Practice
BA Film and Television Production

See the website or prospectus for entry requirements

York St John University

Media BA (Hons) P305

Entry requirements: 240 points for the Specialist degree plus three GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent), including English Language.

Film & Television Production BA (Hons) W600

240 points plus three GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent), including English Language.

Film Studies BA (Hons)

Film Studies is available to study as part of a Joint Honours degree. 200 - 240 points plus three GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent), including English Language.