“After graduating I started my own film production company with another
graduate from my year. Shortly after that we were asked to be the first
company in QMU’s Business Innovation Zone where we were given
support on running and growing our business.”
Michael Grant
BA (Hons) Film and Media
Entry requirements Other information
Scottish Higher: Standard: BBBB
Minimum: BBCC UCAS code: P303
A Level: BCC
Irish Leaving Certificate: H2 H2 H3 H3
International Baccalaureate: 28 points
Duration: 3/4 years full-time
Start date: September 2020
Delivery: On campus
International: IELTS of 6.0 with no
element lower than 5.5. Awarding body: Please see ‘External
Review’ section on the ‘How we teach
and how you’ll learn’ on pages 8-9.
Required subjects: English, Media
Studies, or Film Studies preferred at
Higher/A level or equivalent. English
required and Maths preferred at Nat 5/
GCSE. *Exchange opportunities: In Year Three
you have the opportunity (subject to
availability) to study for one semester at a
university overseas. For more
information, see pages 18-19.
Mature/Access: Related Access courses
– www.qmu.ac.uk/college-qualifications.
We welcome applications from mature
students with relevant qualifications and/
or experience. Placements: N/A
Direct Entry:
Year Two
• HNC: HNC in a related subject with
B in the graded unit
• Scottish Higher: BC at Advanced
Higher in relevant subjects plus BB
at Higher
• A Level: BBB in relevant subjects
Year Three
• HND in a related subject with CB in
the graded units
For details of related HNC and HND
courses, see www.qmu.ac.uk/college-
qualifications.
COURSE QUALITY
SATISFACTION
100%
NATIONAL STUDENT SURVEY
Teaching staff, class sizes and
timetables: For more information, please
see ‘How we teach and how you’ll learn’
on pages 8-9.
Course fees: See pages 162-163
Professional registration/accreditation:
N/A
Careers: You’ll graduate as a critical
maker and consumer of media. You’ll be
technically confident in the field, with
rounded practical skills, and raring to
succeed in the career of your choice.
Our graduates are making names for
themselves in film and television
production, media research, PhD and
academic research, public relations,
marketing, advertising, arts and cultural
management. Employers including the
Edinburgh International Film Festival,
Edinburgh Filmhouse, Channel 4 and the
Leith Agency have snapped up their
skills and attitude.
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Why QMU?
Learn from staff with international
film-making experience. staff
member Walid Salhab’s Kelpies
film, for example, premièred in New
York as part of Scotland Week.
Our BA/ BA (Hons) Film and Media
offers a unique opportunity to study
the forces which shape the media,
and gives you the practical skills to
make a difference.
See your work on the big screen
– a selection of students’ films are
screened annually at an end-of-year
show at the Edinburgh Filmhouse.
You’ll learn in our specialist
on-campus facilities including digital
editing suites - see page 63 for
more information.