Develop your creative vision, strengthen your technical skills and build professional understanding to pursue a career in the film industry.
This course is aimed at those with a passion for filmmaking and a desire to develop their creative, technical and professional skills in the film industry.
Engage in practical film-making projects from day one.
Study critical media theory alongside production techniques.
Develop skills in both narrative and documentary filmmaking.
Why you should study this course
This course offers practical, hands-on filmmaking experience grounded in real-world contexts.
Gain access to top-tier equipment and develop industry-led skills.
Learn skills for diverse roles in film and media.
Create powerful narrative and documentary films and music videos, as well as branded content.
Build confidence as a collaborative, entrepreneurial storyteller as you curate a portfolio that showcases your creative voice.
Coventry University is ranked 6th for Media and Film Studies, Guardian University Guide 2025.
Where our graduates work
Our school has a very long and impressive history of graduates who have established themselves in high profile media and cultural employment. Examples include:
executive producer for prestigious Hollywood films
executive producer for SYCO
BBC documentaries director
postproduction for feature films, TV drama, YouTube channels and Brit award winning artists
camera department for feature films such as Napoleon, Deadpool and Wolverine
creatives for prestigious London-based advertising agencies.
This course is available with an optional sandwich year.
Please visit our website for the most up-to-date information.
This course has a common first year.
The common first year enables you to work alongside students doing similar courses to you, to widen your knowledge and exposure to other subject areas and professions. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with other students, so you can share your insights and experience which will help you to develop and learn.
If you discover an interest in a specific subject you have studied, upon successful completion of your first year, you could swap degrees with another course in your common first year (subject to meeting progression requirements).
Year One Modules
Story and Skills Lab
Filmmaking
Life Through a Lens: Factual Production
Play, Experiment and Explore
Year Two Modules
Global Film Practice
Client Production
Short Film Production
Post-production, Marketing and Distribution
Sandwich Year
There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement* can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final year of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future.
Final Year
Skillset Specialism
Your Cinematic Vision
The Filmmakers' Lab
Production Studio
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.
Coventry University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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We have different schemes that recognise this context that may result in a reduced offer by up to 24 UCAS points or equivalent.
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| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland | £9790* | |
| EU & International | £20800* |
* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
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