BA Visual Arts and Film

at Durham University

Course Structure

The course is structured so that you:
 

• acquire an appropriate breadth of knowledge of visual arts and film, considering historical and geographical range as well as the multifarious theoretical and critical approaches appropriate to the analysis of visual artefacts.

• develop specialist knowledge of film history and theory.

• pursue a programme of skills development in, a) public-facing applications of visual culture research, and b) digital research methods.

At the same time, it provides numerous opportunities for you to pursue your own interests, which may involve developing linguistic competence, or expanding the geographical or historical range of your subject knowledge.

Year 1

You will study three core modules that lay a broad foundation for the study of visual arts and film, and two optional modules from within or beyond the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. This may include a language.

Year 2

You will study three core modules that build on your knowledge and skills in film studies, exhibition display and curating and digital research skills. Optional modules give you the opportunity to further develop your language skills or expand your knowledge of visual culture and film into more specialised areas, with a particular emphasis on historical and geographical diversity.

Year 3

You must undertake a dissertation project and special subject module. This gives you the chance to apply your existing knowledge in two distinct modules that encourage depth of research. Optional modules allow you to deepen your knowledge and understanding of exhibitions, to further extend your practical skills base in the filmmaking module, or to expand the geographical, historical, or thematic range of your studies.

Placement

You may be able to take a work placement.

A level offer – AAB. There is no language pre-requisite at GCSE or at A level.

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma/OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma – DDD.

IB Diploma score – 36 with 665 in higher level subjects.

In addition to satisfying the University’s general entry requirements, please note:
 

• We welcome applications from those with other qualifications equivalent to our standard entry requirements and from mature students with non-standard qualifications or who may have had a break in their study. 

• If you are an international student who does not meet the requirements for direct entry to this degree, you may be eligible to take an International Foundation Year pathway programme at the Durham University International Study Centre

• We are pleased to consider applications for deferred entry.

The tuition fees shown for students are for one complete academic year of full time study and are set according to the academic year of entry. Fees for subsequent years of your course may rise in line with an inflationary uplift as determined by the government.

Career opportunities

School of Modern Languages and Cultures

Of those students who graduated in 2019:
 

• 91% are in paid employment or further study 15 months after graduation across all our programmes

Of those in employment:
 

• 81% are in high skilled employment

• With an average salary of £27,000.