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Film Technology

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 14 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
City Campus
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Course summary

Our BSc (Hons) Film Technology course takes a holistic and practical approach to exploring the professional aspects of filmmaking and will give you skills and experience in making short films, commercials, music videos, and documentaries. With an emphasis on hands-on training, you’ll also learn the importance of all aspects of the film production journey and have access to high-specification digital cameras, a purpose-built virtual production studio, and the latest software applications for post-production editing.

  • Craft Skills and Technologies

  • Storytelling and Production

  • Approaches to Film: Digital Workflows

  • Advanced Production

  • Emerging Technologies

  • Film Crew Collaboration

  • Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

There is an opportunity for students to undertake a placement year, and transfer to the Sandwich route.

Employability
Employability is a key focus of this course, with modules including initiatives such as live projects and trips, and the opportunity to exhibit your work, which will help to raise your profile and enhance your future career.

This course will equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to forge a career in a variety of technical or creative roles and productions. This could include roles such as runner, camera assistant, sound recordist, editing assistant, or production coordinator. You could be working with major production studios on the sets of blockbuster films and award-winning TV series.

Facilities
Our Film facilities are based in the new Design and Digital Arts Building.

Our new Design & Digital Arts Building will place Nottingham as a UK hub for film, television, animation, UX design, games design, graphic design and more.

You'll have access to industry-standard facilities which include a virtual production studio, an in-camera VFX studio and a black box studio, as well as collaborative studio spaces, future technology suites and exhibition spaces.

Modules

[Year One] -Craft Skills and Technologies (40 credit points) -Approaches to Film (40 credit points) -Storytelling and Production (40 credit points) -Digital Workflows (20 credit points) [Year Two] -Film Technology 1 (40 credit points) -Film Technology 2 (40 credit points) -CoLab: Research, Exploration and Risk-taking (20 credit points) -Optional module You will also choose one optional 20-credit module from: -Storyboarding -Motion Graphics -Digital Matte Painting -Music Video -Sound Art & Design -Open-source 3D Art -Fashion Photography: Cover Shoot -Prop Making Optional Placement Year (Sandwich) If you choose to take the sandwich route option, you will still need to apply for this course with the full-time UCAS code. [Final year] -Personal Project - Film Technology (40 credit points) -Enterprise and Entrepreneurship: Personal Portfolio (20 credit points) -Film Crew Collaboration (60 credit points)

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • City Campus

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 14 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
W610
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
City Campus
Campus Code:
1
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W610
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
City Campus
Campus Code:
1

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
104 - 112 points

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent)

A level

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent)

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM

DMM from a BTEC Extended Diploma

Access to HE Diploma

Pass your Access course with 60 credits overall with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Diploma and up to two other qualifications.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate and up to three other qualifications (one of which must be A-Level equivalent).

T Level

We will consider T Levels for entry to this course, either as stand-alone qualifications or in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications, in accordance with the specified course tariff points.

A lower offer may be made based on a range of factors, including your background (such as where you live and the school or college you attended), your experiences and individual circumstances (you may have been in care, for example). This is called a contextual offer and we get data from UCAS to make these decisions. NTU offers a student experience like no other, and this approach helps us to find students who have the potential to succeed here, but may have faced barriers that can make it more difficult to access university.

We also consider equivalent qualifications and combinations. Please contact Nottingham Trent University Admissions team for further information.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

NTU makes contextual offers for this course to give everyone a fair chance to access their chosen degree.

Contextual offers are lower than our standard entry criteria or may be an unconditional offer for courses that require a portfolio. We also take individual circumstances into account when we receive results and may accept grades lower than our published criteria.

We use a range of data from UCAS to make our offers and more information on our approach is available at the link below.

Learn more on the Nottingham Trent University website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

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Additional fee information

The tuition fees above are subject to parliamentary procedure. They haven't been confirmed yet, but we expect them to be finalised by May 2026. The level of tuition fees for the second and subsequent years of your undergraduate course may increase in line with inflation and as specified by the UK government.

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