BA (Hons) Film and Media Production
Programme Overview
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Film and Media Production (Awarded by Arts University Bournemouth)
- Programme duration: 3 years (Full-time)
- Location: BUV Campus, Ecopark, Hanoi
- Timetable: Students’ timetables will be sent to BUV students’ emails prior to the commencement date of each semester.
Opportunities to produce industry-standard film and media from the 1st semester
Faculty consists of experienced professionals
Programme deeply integrated with the industry
World-class facilities and equipment for practical studies
- Practical Focus: Collaborative film and media production in each semester of each year.
- High Quality Education: Taught by experienced professionals, each student gains the skills and know-how to work confidently in Vietnam or anywhere in the world.
- Specialisation: As well as all round principles and practice, each student will have the opportunity to develop their choice of specialization.
- Industry Standard Showreels: Each student will leave with a portfolio of industry standard quality with which to secure employment post-graduation.
- Real World Connections. The programme will connect students with film and media industries professionals throughout the three years and will promote its graduates and their works directly to industry and at international film festivals.
This programme is subject to validation.
Course Structure
Year 1
Year 1 Professional Media Production in Context: Narrative forms – Storytelling in Practice – Genre
Techniques and Processes 1: Image Capture and Image Generation
Sound and Vision 1: Audio Capture and Post Production
Design to Production 1: Formal Production Conventions (news, information, advertising, educative) Live Action and Chromakey
Team Processes, Pipelines and Workflows
Previsualisation
Techniques and Processes 2: Production Design and Planning
Design to Production 2: Music Video Production and Pixellation Projects
Year 2
Year 2 Research Practices: Intellectual Property, Legalities and Ethics (Joint Module with VFX)
Integrating Live Action and Visual Effects
Cinematography 1: Lighting Camera Techniques
Design to Production 3: Digital Set Extensions, Motion Capture and Chromakey Projects
Working with Actors, Presenters and Performers 1
Directing: Single and Multi-Camera Conventions
Sound and Vision 2: Editing and Post-Production
Design to Production 4: ‘Maximum Trash’ - Creating Comedy using Tropes and Cliches of Hyperbolic Media
Year 3
Year 3 Collaborative Design 1: Final Productions – Ideation, Tests, Preparation
Cinematography 2: Special Effects
Sound and Vision 3: Editing and Post-Production
Design to Production 5: Documentary and Factual Entertainment
Collaborative Design: Final Productions 2. Ideation, Tests, Preparation.
Working with Actors, Presenters and Performers 2
Sound and Vision 4: Sound Design
Design to Production 6: Short Fiction
Programme Outcomes
Knowledge & Understanding
Learning
Enquiry
Analysis
Problem Solving
Communication
Application
Reflection
Employability
Future roles for Professional Media Production graduates will include:
- Producer, Director,
- Lighting-Camera
- Sound Recordist
- Editor
- Sound Designer
- Special Effects Technician
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
Aged 17 or over. One of the following qualifications:
- Vietnamese High School Diploma and Pathway to University Programme
- Pass 2 subjects at Advanced GCE (A-Level)
- An access programme passed at the required QAA-recognised standard for entry to Higher Education
- An award of the European Baccalaureate Diploma, with at least 60 percent overall; English at 60 percent
- An award of the International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 24 points; English at 4 points.
English Language Requirements
One of the following:
A proficiency test within the last 2 years:
- IELTS (non UKVI): 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component; or
- TOEFL IBT: Listening: 17; Speaking: 20; Reading: 18; Writing: 17
A proficiency test within the last 5 years:
- International Baccalaureate (taught in English) Pass in English B at Standard Level grade 5 or High Level grade 4; or
- IGCSE English: IGCSE English as a first or second language: Grade C; or
- Cambridge International English GCE O-Level/GCSE: English Language grade A – C
Fees & Financial Aid
Fees
The tuition fee information for this programme will be updated soon.
Tuition Fee & Fee Policy
Scholarships & Financial Aid
The British University Vietnam (BUV) scholarship fund was established in 2018 with the goal of giving students the opportunity to study UK undergraduate and graduate programmes in an international learning environment. With an aim to improve and increase accessibility to high-quality education, BUV has officially launched the fund valued at 87 billion VND in 2024 with hundreds of scholarships and financial aid made available.
You can visit our Scholarship page to find out more and check your eligibility.
