Film & Media

study film & media and graduate with a university degree

1st in Scotland for Communication, Cultural and Media Studies (in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise in 2008)

2nd in Scotland for Communications & Media (The Times Good University Guide, 2010, and The Independent Complete University Guide, 2010)

www.fmj.stir.ac.uk

Film & Media students meeting Jon Snow, well-known journalist in Britain

The University of Stirling’s Department of Film, Media & Journalism is a pioneer in film and media education and research, nationally and internationally active in the field since 1978. The Department is one of the largest in the UK and has consistently been rated top in Scotland in Research Assessment Exercises since they began (including the most recent exercise in 2008).

Teaching is highly rated and focuses on the critical and theoretical study of film, broadcasting, journalism and the press, the internet and new media, sport, advertising and public relations. Audio and video production work, in small groups, is a popular strand of the undergraduate programme, along with scriptwriting.

BA (Hons) Film & Media

UCAS Code P300

Entrance Requirements

Year 1
Highers BBBB.

A-levels BCC or a combination of A2 and AS levels, VCE and VDA.

IB Diploma with a total of 30 points.

HNC or HND with Bs in Graded Units.

Access courses and other UK/EU and international qualifications are also welcomed.

Examinations taken over two sittings are acceptable but if there are repeats/upgrades asking grades may be raised by one grade. You are encouraged to gain pre-application experience with your local media.

Year 2
HND in Communication with Bs in graded units considered on an individual basis.

General Entrance Requirements apply.

Required Subjects

English Standard Grade (2), Intermediate 2 (C), GCSE (C) or equivalent.

Applicants with English Standard Grade (3) will also be considered, although alternative entry conditions may be made in this case.

Modes of Study

Full-time (3 modules per semester).

Part-time (1 or 2 modules per semester).

February entry is also available.

Study Abroad

You can study abroad for a semester or a year.

Rating

Film, Media and Journalism has been ranked 1st in Scotland in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in 2008. Teaching is also highly rated.

	Programme Contact
	Professor Neil Blain University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA Scotland UK
	Tel: + 44 (0) 1786 467520
	Email: fms@stir.ac.uk
	Web: www.fmj.stir.ac.uk

Degree Programme

You will take Film & Media plus two other subjects in the first year.

Semesters 1 - 3
You will take three core modules in Film & Media:

Media I: Creative Industries
Media II: Representation, Meaning and Identity
The Moving Image

Semesters 4 - 8
You will take advanced semester modules selected from the following:

Reading Film and Television
Digital Media and Culture
Advertising
Public Relations
Scriptwriting
Contemporary Screens
Cultural Theory and Media Practice
Experimental Film
Terrorism in the Media
Sport, the Media and Popular Culture
Film and Television in Scotland
Gender and Representation
Television Drama
British Cinema from the 1930s
New Hollywood Cinema
John Grierson and Documentary Analysis
Film and Music
Introduction to Audio and Video Production
Radio Feature Production
Television Feature Production
Documentary Production
Video Drama Production
Researching Media and Culture
Dissertation

You are admitted to the production strand in Semester 5 on the basis of merit.

A new pathway in Communications Practice which may optionally be taken in combination with Film & Media is planned for session 2010/11. Please see the website for up-to-date information in the summer of 2010.

Teaching and Assessment

Lectures, seminars, workshops, group projects and presentations all feature in learning and teaching provision, and industry practitioners frequently deliver elements of the programme. Assessment is by means of examinations, essays, individual and group practical assignments, creative projects (some of which involve group practical assignments) and dissertations.

Study Abroad Opportunities

You have the opportunity to study abroad through Stirling’s well-established connections with several North American and European universities.

Career Opportunities

Many Film & Media students have established successful careers in the media. These include broadcast and print journalism; television, radio and film production; media management; advertising and public relations; and education. For specific graduate news, visit:

www.fmj.stir.ac.uk/social-media/intelligencer.php.

Combined Honours Degrees

**Film & Media can be studied with:**
Programme	UCAS Code
Business Studies	NP13
Computing Science	GP43
Economics	LP13
English Studies	QP33
English/Professional Education	QX31
Environmental Science	FP93
French	RP13
History	PV31
Journalism Studies	PP35
Marketing	PN35
Philosophy	VP53
Politics	PL32
Psychology	CP83
Religion	VP63
Scottish History	PV32
Social Policy	PL34
Sociology	LP33
Spanish	RP43
Sports Studies	CP63

(For a Combined Honours degree the higher entrance requirements of the subjects usually apply.)

'The Department of Film, Media and Journalism is a breed apart. This is a holistic approach to film and media that refuses to ghettoise them into the narrow confines that others pursue in other institutions. For me Stirling is simply the best in this regard.’

Jon Snow, broadcaster and journalist, pictured top right.