Bournemouth University - MA Directing Film & Television

Bournemouth University

MA Directing Film & Television

While honing your abilities and technical knowledge of film, television, and transmedia production, you'll have plenty of opportunities for hands-on production across various platforms and genres in both factual and fictional filmmaking. Learn from media professionals who are knowledgeable about the field and have experience working there.
Work with the students studying producing, scriptwriting, cinematography, sound, and editing to produce a showcase of your abilities as a creative, visual storyteller.
Take advantage of frequent guest speakers. Hollywood screenwriter Misan Sagay, festival formula's Ian Bignell and Katie Mccullough, director Jutsin Edgar, and writer Peter Fellows are among the previous visitors.
With the help of this challenging course, you will be able to comprehend and control the entire creative production process, from pre-visualization and planning to working on location and supervising creative post-production.

Graduate with an accredited degree

Obtain a degree accredited by the International Moving Image Society (IMIS), given to programs that best prepare students for careers in the industry through practice-based learning.
We at the Department of Media Production maintain close relationships with many organizations and professionals in the industry, ensuring that our courses are always current and impart the most useful knowledge to our students. Discover more.

Entry Requirements

  • A Bachelors Honours degree with 2:2 in any subject, or equivalent

  • If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in writing, speaking, listening and reading

Career Prospects

Experts who can comprehend and produce moving images that are appropriate for a sector that is changing quickly are in high demand. Due to the combination of practical and theoretical study, our students graduate as reflective practitioners and lifelong learners, making them well-suited for success.
Some of our Directing for Film & TV graduates are now working in positions as:

  • Media Specialist
  • Freelancer
  • Producer
  • Director
  • Studio Director.

Course Details

On this course you will be taught by a range of staff with relevant expertise and knowledge appropriate to the content of the unit. This will include senior academic staff, qualified professional practitioners, demonstrators, technicians and research students. You will also benefit from regular guest lectures from industry.

Year One

Core units
Developing a Directorial Vision
Storytelling
Crafting Visual Stories:
Approaches to Industry
Media Production Masters Project

*The information’s are correct at the time of publishing, however it may change if university makes any changes after we have published the information. While we try our best to provide correct information, It is advisable to call us or visit university website for up to date information.

Are you ready to start building your future?

Contact our admission counseller and get a free consultation.