Course options
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Qualification
MA - Master of Arts
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Location
Sheffield Hallam University
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
01-SEP-25
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
Course summary
- Hone your creativity and technique in filmmaking
- Develop a pre-formed film idea that constitutes a key part of your application
- Benefit from excellent industry ties, including to Sheffield's world-renowned Doc/Fest
- Learn in a creative, supportive and bespoke learning environment for one or two years
- Work under the tutelage of production-active industry figures with exceptional connections
This course aims to produce a new generation of filmmakers. We help you to develop your production-based creative and technical ability, and ensure that you have the critical grounding and logistical skill that the film industry requires. You'll graduate as an employable, connected industry practitioner.
How you learn
All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.
With a focus on producing your own film idea, underpinned by critical thinking and industry study, this course aims to create rounded filmmaking professionals. You'll work under the tutelage of practicing directors, writers, editors, producers and cinematographers, and benefit from close industry connections to the likes of Creative England and Sheffield's international documentary festival Doc/Fest. You will receive support from the university for 18 months after graduation, helping you to find work and boost your profile.
You learn through
- developing your own project
- production exercises
- workshops, lectures and seminars
- live projects
- independent study
- group work
- masterclasses
- attending pitching sessions
- self-reflection, with learning journals
Future careers
This course prepares you for a career as a:
- director
- producer
- screenwriter
- cinematographer
- editor
- sound recordist
- sound designer
Modules
Tuition fees
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£ 17,205per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
Sheffield Hallam University
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University League Table
63rd
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Campus address
Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, Howard Street, Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 1WB, United Kingdom
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
82nd out of 95 6
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Entry standards
/ Max 198122 61%77th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10050.0 50%84th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.07 77%48th
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