Filmmaking (with Foundation Year) at University of East London

Filmmaking (with Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), W622) at University of East London asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on uel.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~48 points

Open

below CCC

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check uel.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48

15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points.

30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, no formal qualifications 15%, an Access course 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: W622 · W6 film and photography
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Year abroad: optional
Foundation year: optional

This course is industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark for the purposes of indicating courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries. More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

75%

still studying

UK 85%

15%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

45 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%88%

Learning opportunities96%86%

Assessment and feedback100%87%

Academic support100%93%

Organisation and management93%83%

Learning resources98%88%

Student voice87%81%

20 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£25k3 years

£20k5 years

£25.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

95% working5% unemployed

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

85%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 55%

100%

say their work is meaningful

UK 73%

90%

use what they learned

UK 40%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24

Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: London, Greater London, England
Postcode: E16 2RD

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Subjects

film studies media, journalism and communications

Campus

Campus: University of East London
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Media studies at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College)	Digital Marketing And Communications HNC	48 points	—
Bournemouth and Poole College	3D Animation and Visualisation for Film and Games FdA	48 points	under 96
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Media and Communications (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	48 points	96–111
Leeds Trinity University	Digital Marketing with Foundation Year in Business BA (Hons)	48 points	under 96
Oxford Brookes University	Communication, Media and Culture (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	48 points	96–111
Southampton, Solent University	Creative Media Production with Foundation BA (Hons)	48 points	—
University Centre South Devon	Esports HND	48 points	—
University of Bedfordshire	Media, Marketing and Public Relations (With Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	32 - 48 points	under 96
University of East London	Filmmaking (with Foundation Year) this course	48 points	under 96
University of Roehampton	Media Foundation Studies: Certificate of Higher Education CertHE	48 points	—
University of South Wales	Media Production FdA	48 points	112–127

See all 906 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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