Film and Television Studies with Foundation Year

Course overview

Film and television are central to global culture. They entertain, inform, promote ideologies and help us communicate to and connect with other cultures.

This course is designed for talented UK students with a passion for film and television but whose personal circumstances make achieving our usual entry requirements difficult.

This could be your opportunity to study your subject of choice at a top 20 UK university (Times Higher Education Rankings 2023).

Through a range of engaging modules spanning the arts and humanities, the foundation year gives you an opportunity to develop key skills such as communication, critical thinking, teamwork, and digital capability. Your foundation year tutors will support you in developing the necessary skills, knowledge and confidence for undergraduate study.

During the foundation year you will be a full member of the university, with all the opportunities this offers, including the same accommodation options as direct entry students.

Upon progressing from the foundation year to the three-year Film and Television Studies BA you'll discover the history of the industries and learn how audiences interact, you'll also have the opportunity to gain practical camera skills through an optional module.

Personal circumstances

As well as meeting the academic entry requirements (BCC), you must have attended a UK state school/college and meet at least one of the following personal background criteria:

1. you live in an area where people are less likely to go to university – check your postcode
2. you are the first generation in your family to enter higher education
3. you will be over 21 years old when you begin your course
4. you have spent more than three months in local authority care (for this criterion you do not need to have attended a state school)
5. you have refugee status from the Home Office
6. you need to study in the East Midlands (for example for family, cultural or financial reasons)
7. you provide long term care of a sick or disabled family member

Where relevant you should include reference to 5, 6 and 7 in your personal statement, or provide this information via artssupport@nottingham.ac.uk when you submit your UCAS application.

Visit our Foundation Arts web pages to discover more about the foundation year.

What do past students say about the Arts Foundation Year?

"I've absolutely loved it, I've really enjoyed the course, it's challenging but not too challenging. It's a really great introductory year with six modules all surrounding different subjects within the Faculty of Arts. It teaches you how to become a student, and is a really good foundation to university life. I’m really glad I decided to take this amazing opportunity." Zoe, a past Arts Foundation Year student

Why choose this course?

• Build employability - develop your employability through integrated professional competencies training during the foundation year
• Award winning NSTV - multi-award winning, student-run TV station Nottingham Students TV
• Thrive as a student - gain the skills and confidence during the foundation year to thrive as an undergraduate
• Great support - benefit from dedicated foundation year tutors
• No need to worry - you'll progress automatically to your chosen BA course upon successfully completing the foundation year, there's no need to reapply.
  

Important information

This online prospectus has been drafted in advance of the academic year to which it applies. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information is accurate at the time of publishing, but changes (for example to course content) are likely to occur given the interval between publishing and commencement of the course. It is therefore very important to check this website for any updates before you apply for the course where there has been an interval between you reading this website and applying.