Film Studies (Including Foundation Year) at University of Essex
Film Studies (Including Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), W628) at University of Essex: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on essex.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check essex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
25 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 55%, no formal qualifications 35%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W628 · W6 film and photography
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
60%
still studying
UK 90%
35%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%91%
Learning opportunities86%86%
Assessment and feedback87%82%
Academic support86%94%
Organisation and management71%78%
Learning resources92%91%
Student voice81%78%
55 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£25k5 years£28k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working10% working and studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Colchester, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CO4 3SQ
Subjects
cinematics design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Colchester Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Cinematics and photography at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Film and Drama BA (Hons) | 96 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | Creative Writing and Film and Television BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | — |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Animation Production BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 144–159 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Film & Screen Arts BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and Film & Visual Culture MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Film and Television HNC | 64 points | — |
| Abertay University | Visual Effects for Games and Real-Time Media BSc | — | 144–159 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Film and Television Production BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Barnet and Southgate College | Higher National Diploma in Photography HND Photography | — | — |
| Bath Spa University | Animation BA (Hons) | — | — |
| University of Essex | Film Studies (Including Foundation Year) this course | — | 96–111 |
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