MA Film and Television Production
Key Details
- Attendance
- Full Time
- Award
- Degree of Master of Arts
- Course Length
- 1 year
- Course Start Date
- September 2025
Course Overview
Develop your creative skills, technical knowledge, and critical thinking with the MA in Film and Television Production. Through this hands-on, practical course, you will develop the essential creative, critical thinking, technical and logistical skills needed for a career in the creative media industries. You’ll put those skills into practice and build up your portfolio by producing a range of film, television, script and digital media content. If you’re brimming with ideas and want to take your creativity to the next level, then this MA is for you.
During your MA in Film and Television Production, your creative development will be nurtured by our team of real-world industry professionals, world-leading media researchers and dedicated media technicians. You will work in our professional facilities including our newly updated Television Studio, Editing Suites, Recording Studios and have access to a full range of industry standard equipment – cameras, lighting, sound gear and software – for your coursework as well as your personal projects.
Studying in Norwich – the creative centre of the East of England – you’ll build your network of likeminded creatives. Norwich is home to a range of regional film and media production companies, including Eye Film, Ember Films, SubMotion, and October Media. It has a thriving music scene of local, national and international acts and renowned venues. It's a hub of YouTube and social media production. It hosts cultural events such as the Norwich Film Festival, Norwich Games Festival and UEA's own Green Film Festival. This ideal creative ecosystem will fuel your own creative journey.
When you graduate, you’ll be poised to enter the media industries, equipped with creativity, technical know-how, and an understanding of the industry. Perhaps you want to become a writer, producer, or director, or a media executive. Perhaps you want to refine your creativity as a way of understanding film and television before you take your transferable skills in communication, teamworking, and self-management into a career in marketing, advertising, the charity sector, or other business pursuit. Or perhaps you’ll build on your MA studies and pursue a PhD. Whatever direction you choose to take, this MA will be the start of an exciting journey.
Study and Modules
Structure
In your first semester, you will learn the essential skills in film and television production and screenwriting. You will develop key technical, logistical, critical thinking and interpersonal abilities while producing a range of film, television and writing projects. Over the course of these modules, you will learn the fundamentals of media storytelling and how to produce film and television content that people will actually want to watch.
In your second semester, you will refine these skills by exploring areas related to filmmaking, digital media production and the creative industries. Here, you will gain further hands-on experience of media production, begin to think about the areas in which you would like to specialize when graduating, and explore the industrial realities of working in media. You can also choose to take a short-term industry placement alongside your other modules.
As the capstone of your MA, you will develop your creative voice by taking the reins on a creative project of your choosing. You will work with your supervisor to develop this project which reflects your passions and interests.
Compulsory Modules
Optional A Modules
(Credits: 20)Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Teaching and Learning
On Film and Television Production, you will learn your craft through workshops and seminar sessions. In workshops, you’ll get hands-on training in the key practical elements of film and television production (camera, lighting, sound, editing, etc.) and then put these into practice under the guidance of your tutors. These sessions make extensive use of our professional practice facilities including the television studio and media suite. In seminars, you’ll explore the creative and logistical side of your filmmaking practice and explore the big questions around film, television and media through group activities, tutor led discussions, discussions and debates.
Over the course of your degree, you will be taught by experienced film and television practitioners, who draw upon their real-world professional practice across media production to hone your creativity and prepare you for industry. Our dedicated team of skilled technicians will also offer hands-on support and advice with the technical and logistical aspects of your creative practice projects, and you’ll also be assigned an adviser who can support you through your studies by providing academic and career guidance.
You’ll work under supervision during your dissertation, and over time you’ll take more and more control over the direction of your study. Your dissertation is your opportunity to fully immerse yourself in the area that you’re most passionate about.
Assessment
Over the course of MA Film and Television Production, you will primarily be assessed on the creative projects that you create such as films, television programmes, scripts and digital media content. Depending on the module or assignment that you undertake, this will be in the form of group or individual work. Your dissertation creative project is an independent piece of work which you will spearhead. During the MA, other assessments that you may undertake include critical reflections, individual or group presentations, written analysis, critical commentaries, video essays, reports and podcasts.
Entry Requirements
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.
- Typical UK Entry Requirements
Degree classification
Bachelors degree - 2.2
Degree Subject
Any subject area
- Additional Entry Requirements
Applicants are expected to have experience of using editing software and professional level cameras. Details of the cameras/editing software that have been used should be listed on the relevant section of the application form.
- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.
- Typical International Entry Requirements
Degree classification
UK Bachelors degree - 2.2 or equivalent
Degree Subject
Any subject area
- Additional Entry Requirements
Applicants are expected to have experience of using editing software and professional level cameras. Details of the cameras/editing software that have been used should be listed on the relevant section of the application form.
- English Foreign Language
Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading):
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IELTS: 6.0 overall with minimum 6.0 in Writing & Speaking and 5.5 in Listening & Reading
Test dates should be within 2 years of the course start date.
We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.
If you do not yet meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study:
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- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.
Fees and Funding
Tuition fees for the Academic Year 2025/26 are:
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UK Students: £10,675
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International Students: £22,700
If you choose to study part-time, the fee per annum will be half the annual fee for that year, or a pro-rata fee for the module credit you are taking (only available for Home students).
We estimate living expenses at £1,136 per month.
Further Information on tuition fees can be found here.
Scholarships and Bursaries
The University of East Anglia offers a range of Scholarships; please click the link for eligibility, details of how to apply and closing dates.
Course Related Costs
Please see Additional Course Fees for details of course-related costs.
How to Apply
How to apply
Applications for Postgraduate Taught programmes at the University of East Anglia should be made directly to the University.
To apply please use our online application form.
Further information
If you would like to discuss your individual circumstances prior to applying, please do contact us:
Postgraduate Admissions Office
Tel: +44 (0)1603 591515
Email: admissions@uea.ac.uk
International candidates are also encouraged to access the International Students section of our website.
Employability
After the Course
MA Film and Television Production graduates go on to a wide variety of fields. Some have chosen to work in the film, television, and media industries, both in the UK and elsewhere in the world, in roles in production, press and publicity, publishing (newspapers, books and magazines), cultural heritage and archives, social media, and arts festivals. Many also continue their academic passion through PhD study at UEA.
As well as subject-specific knowledge and skills, you’ll develop many transferable skills on this course, including high-level communication skills, team working, and self-management, all of which open a wide variety of careers. At our annual event, 'Working with Words', you can meet and hear from a wide variety of successful UEA alumni from across the creative industries.
Careers
Examples of careers that you could enter include:
- Film and TV production
- Publicity officers
- Cultural heritage and archives
- Arts festivals
- Social media
- Publishing (books, magazines, newspapers)
Discover more on our Careers webpages.