Film Studies at University of Southampton
Film Studies (BA (Hons), P303) at University of Southampton asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southampton.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check southampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 60% had fewer than the 128 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, no formal qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- P303 · P3 media studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%88%
Learning opportunities75%86%
Assessment and feedback62%87%
Academic support82%93%
Organisation and management86%83%
Learning resources94%88%
Student voice55%81%
10 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£23.5k5 years£30k
£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 onThis course
60% working5% working and studying5% studying15% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 73%
45%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO17 1BJ
Subjects
film studies media, journalism and communications
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Creative Arts BA (Hons) | 96 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Brunel University of London | Film and Television Studies BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Media, Journalism and Culture BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 144–159 |
| Kingston University | Digital Media Technology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Lancaster University | Film and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Film and Television BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | English and Media and Communications BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Classics/Film & Television Studies MA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| University of Leeds | Cultural and Media Studies BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Leicester | Media and Communication BA (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Southampton | Film Studies this course | ABB | 112–127 |
See all 906 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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