BA (Hons) Film and Screen Business*
Course Overview
The course challenges you to embrace current narrative and production techniques for screen and television as well as emerging trends and to learn key business skills which you will then use to develop high-level business plans and strategies.
You’ll learn to navigate the modern media environment; film and media content production and delivery; financing and funding; data and analytics; legal and accounting principles; marketing strategy, exploitation and distribution.
You’ll also hone skills to help progress in your own business career – presentation, networking, pitching and creative entrepreneurship.
In each semester the students will study three modules: Business Sense, Industry Skills and Entrepreneurship. By meeting the learning outcomes, the students develop knowledge and understanding, critical analysis and practical skills to help them become business practitioners within the creative industries.
Each semester thereby consists of a parallel programme of learning business skills; exploration of underlying contemporary and historical, theoretical and commercial context; and practical portfolio development, linked to a challenge for the student to develop a business plan or project. Each semester is linked to a business or commercial body which specialises in the relevant aspect of business intelligence the students are studying.
Awarding body: University of West London
Award on Completion: BA (Hons) Film and Screen Business*
*Subject to Approval. N.B. The name of this course was changed in Dec 2020 from: BA (Hons) Film Business & Screen Entrepreneurship.
The Business of Storytelling
Modules
- Business Sense
- Industry Skills
- Entrepreneur
Develop and deliver a business plan for short form film that identifies and connects with the target audience.
Learn the basics of business studies, the importance of finance and key budgeting models as they apply to the screen storytelling.
New Platforms: Monetising Content
Modules:
- Business Sense
- Industry Skills
- Entrepreneur
Gain knowledge about relevant business models and investment methods and how they apply to multiplatform storytelling.
Learn about digital tools and how these and other strategies are applied to monetise content across new and emerging platforms.
Be Enterprising: feature film financing
Modules
- Business Sense
- Industry Skills
- Entrepreneur
Develop the core concepts of feature film finance and appreciate the importance of the audience’s relationship with fiction.
Learn the market dynamics of the film and television industries, and the role of crowdfunding, sales and acquisitions in the production cycle.
Business Innovation: Using marketing and data
Modules:
- Business Sense
- Industry Skills
- Entrepreneur
Demonstrate understanding of virality, successful marketing models and identify why these are important for audience engagement.
Learn how to use data, analytics and IP to grow online traffic and build brands for relevant formats.
Creative Entrepreneurship
Modules
- Business Sense
- Industry Skills
- Entrepreneur
Learn different approaches to leadership and management and how these aid a successful entrepreneur.
Adopt key strategies and learn to use relevant tools which will help in the field of project management.
Learn the business dynamics involved in running a film festival from start-up and funding through to marketing and delivery.
New Venture Development - Graduate vision and business plan
Modules:
- Business Sense
- Entrepreneur
Deliver a self-defined graduation project of any scope that develops your skills in one of six specified areas: creative entrepreneurism, business innovation, audience engagement, marketing or screen enterprise.
Research and discover new techniques or technological methods to support film or content, and learn entrepreneurship while creating a business plan to raise funding.
- UCAS Tariff: 96 points
- A-Level: CCC
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: MMM
- GCSE Match & English: A, B, C
UK applicants need to apply through UCAS using codes:
- Course code: W3N2
- Institution code: W05
- Campus name: University of West London
A UCAS application requires applicants to complete a simple online form where they will have to supply the following information:
- Personal details
- Details of the ScreenSpace degree programme applied for
- Education and employment history
- A personal statement
- A reference, and contact details for your reference
Once you submit your application, a member of the Admissions team will be in touch to arrange a brief interview. This can be done in person at Ealing Film Studios, where we are based, or over the phone. Applicants will be assessed on their background, creative experience and passion for studying at ScreenSpace. Applicants are encouraged to research ScreenSpace and MetFilm School prior to applying. If you are accepted at ScreenSpace, you will be given an offer via UCAS. It is then your responsibility to accept this offer at your preferred institution.
International Students
International students who require a VISA to study in the UK are unfortunately not eligible to apply for ScreenSpace courses.
However, MetFilm School courses are open to all students who meet the relevant language and admissions requirements; please do get in touch with our admissions team who will be able to advise you on your application.
Language Requirements
If English is not your first language, or if your previous education was not conducted fully in English, you will need to provide documented evidence of your English language competence to study a course with us.
ScreenSpace accepts the qualifications listed below as evidence of English language ability from students from the European Union. However, we request that students submit an IELTS score of 5.5 overall as preference. In addition, we will take into account studies previously undertaken in English, for example at IB, Foundation or undergraduate level. Please contact info@screenspace.co.uk if in doubt.
The qualifications listed here are all considered, as well as each application on its own merit.
- Cambridge PET
- Cambridge FCE
- Cambridge Advanced / Proficiency / Business Higher / Legal / Financial
- ESOL Skills for Life Levels 1 & 2
- BULATS Online (certificated version)
- TOEFL IBT Test
- PTE Academic
- Trinity Level 1
- Integrated Skills in English
- French Baccalaureate
- German Abitur
- Lithuanian Brandos Atestatas
- Norwegian Vitnemal
- Polish Extended Matura
21 May 2020
UCAS Undergraduate Apply opens for 2021 entry.
4 September 2020
Applicants can pay and send their applications to UCAS, and unis and colleges can start making decisions on applications.
15 January 2021. Please note: this deadline has been extended to 29th January 2021.
Applications for the majority of undergraduate courses should arrive at UCAS by 18:00 (UK time) on this day (check course details in our search tool for the correct deadline). The reference needs to be completed before the application can be sent to us.
25 February 2021
Extra for eligible applicants.
30 June 2021
If an application is sent to us by 18:00 (UK time) on this day, we’ll send it to the chosen universities or colleges. Applications received after this date will automatically be entered into Clearing.
5 July 2021
Last date for applicants to add an Extra choice.
31 August 2021
The deadline for any remaining conditions to be met – otherwise the university or college might not accept the applicant. Adjustment ends on this date.
21 September 2021
The final deadline for applications to 2021 courses. Applications must arrive at UCAS by 18:00 (UK time).
20 October 2021
The deadline for adding Clearing choices, and for universities or colleges to accept applicants in Clearing.
Full-time undergraduate Home and EU students
UK and EU students For UK and EU students, the total course fee is £27,750, which is £9,250 per year. Students who will be starting a course at ScreenSpace are able to apply for a full student loan to cover this cost of their fees.
UK students may also be eligible for a Maintenance Loan to cover the costs of study. For more information about student finance, read the Student Finance guide and the guide to how and when to apply.
For more information about student finance, visit Student Finance.
To apply online for student finance, visit the Direct.gov student finance website.
EU students following the referendum
Following the EU Referendum, the current advice from The Student Loans Company (SLC) in England in relation to EU student funding is as follows:
EU nationals or their family members, currently in higher education, and who are assessed as eligible to receive loans and/or grants from the SLC, will continue to receive these loans and grants until they finish their course. This applies to all student finance from the SLC for students in England for which EU nationals are eligible. This includes loans to cover tuition fees (for those residents in the EEA for three years), loans and grants for maintenance (limited to those residents in the UK for at least three years), and some other grants and allowances.
The rules applying to EU nationals, or their family members, who have applied for a place at the university from this August to study a course which attracts student support are unchanged.
The SLC will assess these applications against existing eligibility criteria and will provide loans and/or grants in the normal way. EU nationals or their family members, who are assessed as eligible to receive grants and/ or loans by the SLC will then be eligible for the duration of their study on that course. These eligibility criteria set out that for students beginning study from this August, EU nationals must have been resident in the UK for at least five years in order to apply for a maintenance loan.
The UK Government has confirmed that EU students enrolling in the 2020/21 academic year will be eligible for the same funding and support as those in 2019/20.
It has also been confirmed that students’ eligibility will continue throughout their course. For further information, please refer to the UK Government’s EU funding support page.
International student funding and support
Unfortunately, no funding, bursaries or scholarships are available for international students.
Students must provide:
- A camera or smartphone capable of recording 1080p at 25fps
- A laptop computer (PC or Mac) to a minimum spec to allow Adobe Creative Suite to run optimally
- An Adobe Creative Suite license
We estimate the total cost of this equipment to be less than £750, though some students may choose to spend more. The Adobe license will cost around £200 per year.
For a full list of kit requirements and spec, click here.
Foundation Degree
If you don’t have enough UCAS points to join directly into the first year, UWL runs a foundation year which you can join before starting the first year of your degree (Credit Level 4).
Whatever your starting point, the Foundation Year offers a firm grounding in the underpinning skills and knowledge that you will need to survive at University. We will work on written skills, and spend a lot of time making sure that your maths skills are strong enough to see you through your degree, so that by the time you get to Credit Level 4 you will be in a really strong position to get the most from your studies.
Apply for the 2021/22 BA (Hons) Film and Screen Business with Foundation*.
*Subject to Approval. N.B. The name of this course was changed in Dec 2020 from: BA (Hons) Film Business & Screen Entrepreneurship.