Filmmaking MA

at University of Sussex

Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

All year

• Self Directed Creative Project: Filmmaking

Autumn teaching

• Realisation and Visualisation: Directing actors and camera

Spring teaching

• Collaborative Film Project

Degree requirements    
You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.

Subject-specific requirements    
Your qualification should be in a relevant subject such as digital media, media studies, media practice, film studies, film production, or communications. You can also apply for the course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show relevant professional/creative skills and experience.

IELTS (Academic)
Standard level (6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component).

• Home students: £11,275 per year for full-time students
• Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £11,275 per year for full-time students
• International students: £19,775 per year for full-time students

Note that your fees, once they’re set, may be subject to an increase on an annual basis.

By the end of the course, you will have produced a minimum of two short films and created a showreel, aiding your future employment prospects. Your final film is screened at an end-of-year MA degree show.

You are given advice about screening your work via a range of platforms including film festivals, independent screenings, broadcast and online.

You’ll have the necessary skills to work in the creative industries in roles such as:

• scriptwriter
• producer
• director
• cinematographer
• sound recordist
• editor.

Graduate destinations

Recent Filmmaking MA graduates have gone on to jobs including:

• events manager, Old Tree
• production assistant, Twenty Twenty TV
• projects and campaigns co-ordinator, Long Run Works.