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Queen's University Belfast

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Undergraduate 2027

Undergraduate 2025

BA | Undergraduate

Film Studies and Production

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Entry year : Academic Year 2027/28

Entry requirements : BBB

Attendance : 3 years (Full-time) \

UCAS Code : W600

The Film Studies and Production degree at Queen’s offers a unique blend of filmmaking and critical thinking. Students will acquire advanced knowledge and skills in digital production, screenwriting, directing, cinematography, sound design and editing, as well as developing their understanding of film and screen cultures and industries. Classes take place in the cinemas of the Queen’s Film Theatre, and in our dedicated Film Studio, which features full broadcast-quality LED lighting and green screen. \ \ Students benefit from our cutting-edge digital production facilities including offline and online editing suites and high-definition cameras, and lighting and grip kits for location work. Across the programme practice-based learning is framed by the study of film and screen concepts, critical contexts, and current industrial practices. This approach encourages our students to become creative and critical practitioners with highly developed audio-visual literacy and communication skills that enhance the employability of our graduates within the media and creative industries sector.

Film Studies and Production degrees at Queen's have an excellent reputation in the field, built up over twenty-five years.

Course highlights

Global Opportunities

Queen's University Belfast is committed to providing a range of international opportunities to its students during their degree programme. Details of this provision are available through the university website.

Professional Accreditations

Accredited as Avid Authorised Learning Partner for Education, the School of Arts, English and Languages offers industry accredited certification in Media Composer and Pro Tools, both industry leading software for film editing and sound postproduction. Preparatory work for these qualifications is embedded in the coursework of certain modules. Students will have the opportunity to attend an intensive short course and must pass the final exam to obtain the qualification.

https://www.avid.com/media-composer

Northern Ireland has one of the fastest growing creative industry sectors in the UK economy. Film production teaching is regularly carried out and supervised by tutors who are actively involved in the film and media industry, providing invaluable opportunities to learn first-hand from film and media professionals.

Film at Queen’s has links with a range of independent and community-based film and media production companies (including\ Stirling Film and Television Productions, Double Band, Fine Point, Northern Visions, Green Inc.); as well as BBC (NI), UTV, the Belfast Film\ Festival, NI Screen, Film Devour Short Film Festival, Docs Ireland, Respect Human Rights Film Festival, and the Prison Memory Archive (PMA).

World Class Facilities

Our Film degrees use cutting-edge digital production facilities; we have both offline and online editing suites, with software such as \ Avid Media Composer, DaVinci Resolve and Pro Tools. Full high-definition cameras are available, as are substantial lighting and grip kits for location work. Practical classes are held in a dedicated Film Studio with full broadcast-quality LED lighting using electrically controlled hoists and green screen.\ Film Studies seminars, lectures and student screenings take place in the Queen’s Film Theatre (named a UK top five independent cinema in 2025), which has been operating on campus for over 50 years. The QFT features high quality digital projectors and Dolby sound systems.

https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/ael/Discover/facilities/filmstudio/

Student Experience

We are an Authorised Avid Learning Partner for Pro Tools and Avid Media Composer, offering certified industry-approved training
integrated into the degree.

We have a flourishing film community including Queen's Film Society, with Queen's Film Theatre at its heart, making studying Film at Queen's a unique proposition. Students also have an opportunity to attend talks, workshops and Q&A sessions delivered by industry professionals, creative practitioners and leading film scholars. These sessions run as part of taught classes and as additional events. Recent sessions have included masterclasses with producers, screenwriters, and directors, and we also regularly host the BBC and NI Screen.

“I would recommend the course to anyone aiming towards a career in the creative industries, as well as anyone looking to learn from highly experienced staff.”\ \ Daniel McCabe\ Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland\ BA Film Studies Graduate

"There is a real sense of community… the lecturers really go out of their way to help us."\ Rebekah Davis, BA in Film Studies

"The commitment of the lecturers goes beyond the classroom - they genuinely care about where we end up once we finish our degree. There is a genuine enthusiasm towards guiding students into the industry and teaching us more than just a curriculum" Max Blair, BA, Film Studies and Production.

"It’s a fantastic community, a great campus to get involved in and get excited about the arts, there is so much opportunity to get involved."\ \ Robert Martin, International Student

"The University has a great reputation, it’s very central in Belfast and I got very engaged in student life right from the start. It was just the perfect place. The modules were all very relevant and it combined everything I was interested in, in this area."\ \ Anastasia Schevchenko, International Student

“I would recommend the course to anyone aiming towards a career in the creative industries, as well as anyone looking to learn from highly experienced staff.”\ \ Daniel McCabe\ Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland\ BA Film Studies Graduate

"There is a real sense of community… the lecturers really go out of their way to help us."\ Rebekah Davis, BA in Film Studies

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