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Filmmaking and Screen Writing at University of the West of Scotland

Filmmaking and Screen Writing (BA (Hons), WW68) at University of the West of Scotland asked for 102 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on uws.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff
Moderate
around 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 uws.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
0%10%20%30%40%40%<969610%11215%12810%14410%16010%17619210%20822410%240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 102

The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 40% had fewer than the 102 asked.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 55%, other higher education 30%, no formal qualifications 15%.

Course

Award
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code
WW68 · W6 film and photography + W8 creative writing
Duration
4 years
Mode
Full-time
Starts
September 2027
Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
Year
2027
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 yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 12%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%92%
Learning opportunities79%88%
Assessment and feedback77%88%
Academic support98%93%
Organisation and management63%82%
Learning resources86%89%
Student voice82%82%
25 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni
3 years
£15k5 years
£22k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working5% working and studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
50%
say their work is meaningful
UK 58%
25%
use what they learned
UK 35%
  • Artistic, literary and media occupations20%
  • Sales occupations15%
  • Sports and fitness occupations10%
  • Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations10%
  • Elementary occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus
Ayr, Scotland, Scotland
Postcode
KA8 0SX
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Subjects

broadcast journalism media, journalism and communications

Campus

Campus
Ayr
Housing
Accommodation ↗
Union
Students' union ↗

Journalism 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.

UniversityCourseEntryMiddle entrant
Robert Gordon UniversityJournalism BA (Hons)BCC112–127
University of ChesterJournalism BA (Hons)104 points96–111
University of ChichesterSports Media BA (Hons)104 points112–127
University of LincolnJournalism BA (Hons)96 - 104 points112–127
University of South WalesSports Journalism BA (Hons)104 points128–143
University of West LondonJournalism with Content Creation BA (Hons)104 points96–111
University of WorcesterEnglish Language and Journalism BA (Hons)104 points96–111
York St John UniversityJournalism BA (Hons)104 points96–111
University of the West of ScotlandFilmmaking and Screen Writing this course102 points128–143
Falmouth UniversityJournalism & Creative Writing BA (Hons)96 points128–143
University of East LondonSports Journalism BA (Hons)96 points112–127

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