- UCAS course code
- PQ22
- UCAS institution code
- M20
- Degree awarded
- Bachelor of Arts (BA)
- Duration
- 3 years
- Typical A-level offer
- AAB
- Typical contextual A-level offer
- BBB
- Care experienced/sanctuary/carer offer
- BBC
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer
- 35 points overall with 6,6,5 at HL
- How to apply
- Apply through UCAS
- UCAS course code
- PQ22
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Course overview
- Examine the development of film culture and explore how English language is used in film creation.
- Develop transferable skills for career opportunities in film education, distribution, exhibition, and curation.
- Investigate the sounds, words, and grammar of the English language.
- Discover the origin of English, its development and variation across the UK and beyond, and how it's used in different situations.
- Ranked 1st in the UK for Drama and Cinematics by the Complete University Guide 2026.
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Fees
Tuition fees for home students will be £10,050 for the 2027/28 academic year. In England and Wales, tuition fees for home undergraduate students are subject to the Government fee cap, which the Government has announced will be £10,050 for the 2027/28 academic year.
Government policy is to increase the fee cap on an annual basis to reflect inflation (i.e. increasing costs), and the tuition fee home students pay in subsequent academic years will reflect any increases in the Government fee cap (which we will communicate to you as soon as we can in advance of the relevant academic year).
Tuition fees for international students will be £29,200 for the 2027/28 academic year. For subsequent academic years, the University reserves the right to increase the tuition fee by up to 7% each year, including to reflect rising costs associated with delivering our education and wider student experience.
For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
We know that student finance can be complicated. The links below provide further information to help guide you.
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Learn more about f ees and finance for international students .
As an international student you may be eligible for our Global Futures Scholarships . This is open to students starting their studies in September 2026.
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 509 2871
- ug-filmstudies@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- https://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/film-studies/
- School/Faculty overview
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