At Worcester you’ll learn through of mix of lecture-based learning and meeting industry professionals. You’ll engage with digital marketing agencies, screenwriters, award-winning content creatives, various cultural and heritage organisations, and see various forms of creative media in action during seminars and at festivals, cinemas and arcades.
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Overview
Discover how films, TV shows and digital media are created, and learn how screenplays become the stories we see on screen. You’ll study real scripts from top films and TV episodes and see how writing, directing and production techniques work together to create meaning and impact.
Media and Film is both an art form and a powerful tool for education, influence and global communication. You’ll explore how media has changed over time, and how writers use character, dialogue, camera angles, framing, lighting and sound to express mood, message and theme.
You’ll investigate major film and media genres and movements, from sci-fi, crime and horror to romance, manga and kawaii culture. By studying global screen cultures, you’ll understand how media reflects the society it was made in, and how it shapes the way people think, act and connect with the world.
Explore key theories, ideas and creative processes used across film, TV, radio and online platforms. To understand how to get your screenplays made, you’ll study pitches, loglines and treatments used in the industry and learn how to pitch your own ideas with confidence. You can even take part in a writers’ room, working with other students to develop ideas just like the teams behind long-running TV dramas and soaps. Through Media & Film you’ll be able to combine this knowledge with learning how production, distribution and digital marketing adapt to modern audiences and new technologies.
You’ll be introduced to leading professionals from the media, creative and tech industries, and have your scripts reviewed by working script editors and writers. These opportunities will give you insight into careers in screenwriting, content creation, digital marketing, events and culture, whilst building your employability and network of professional contacts.
Course content
Throughout the course you’ll be an active researcher as you find case studies relevant to your interests and specialisms, to critically analyse and inspire your own creative work. You’ll have opportunities to try out different script formats and genres as you write for film, TV and radio, and develop your own media projects to expand your portfolio.
We regularly review our courses to reflect the latest research and developments in the subject area, as well as feedback from students, employers and the wider sector. As a result, modules may change to ensure the course remains current and relevant.
Optional modules will run if enough students choose to study them. It is not guaranteed that all modules will be offered every year.
Careers
This course is developed to provide you with a range of transferable skills, giving you the flexibility to progress into a career within the media industry or elsewhere. You’ll complete the course with critical and creative thinking skills alongside highly developed writing and communication skills.
Through opportunities to meet and work with industry professionals, participate in competitions and having your screenplays reviewed by industry experts, you’ll also gain confidence in showcasing your work and networking with professionals who can offer advice and industry insight after you graduate.
Past graduates have gone on to work some of professional contacts in areas such as:
- Marketing and social media
- Public relations and local politics
- Radio presenting and journalism
- Television and film production
- Events management
Further study
If you decided to progress your study or expand your subject knowledge, you would have the knowledge and skills to complete some of our postgraduate courses, such as our MA Cultural Studies, Media and Culture MRes, Creative Media MA, Culture, Media and Film MPhil and PhD, or Film MRes courses.
Course highlights
Teaching and assessment
Teaching includes a variety of methods such as interactive and practical seminars, lectures, group projects, presentations, film screenings and hands-on skills sessions. The assessments are designed to help you develop your skillset, demonstrate your understanding, and gain experience in producing your own work for your portfolio.
Teaching and assessment contents
You will be taught through a combination of interactive lectures, seminars, workshops, practical group work, peer review sessions and 1:1 tutorials. You will also have the opportunity to develop your understanding by taking part in class trips, such as immersing yourself in a virtual reality gaming arcade or going behind the scenes at a local festival. You will also be invited to our course events which include exclusive film screenings and guest speakers.
You have an opportunity to undertake a work-based module and industry standard projects in the third year of the course, supervised by an appropriate industry mentor and University tutor.
Meet our Media and Screenwriting lecturers
Dr Zoe Lewis
Dr Zoe Lewis is a professional playwright and director/screenwriter, with credits including writing and directing award-nominated short films. She previously won the North-West young playwrights award. Her academic work includes From Art to Belief, research into the connection between playwriting in partnership with young people of low-opportunity.
Katy Wareham Morris
Katy leads the BA Hons in Media & Film Studies, a dynamic course which responds to innovations in media forms and applications as well as contemporary cultural issues. Katy is particularly interested in how digital technologies have changed media industries and the way audiences respond to them; and, media futures including immersive media. Katy interrogates media representations created by and representing identities and cultures which have been historically marginalised and challenge the white, middle class, patriarchal tradition. Katy is a proud working class, disabled, female academic and, a published poet.
Simon Bovey
Simon's experience is diverse, ranging from animation and regional theatre, to radio and award winning films. His work as writer and director has received international success through both short and feature films. He is an established writer for the BBC with a significant body of broadcast work including Doctors for BBC1; drama and period thrillers for Radio 4 and three science fiction series for Radio 4 Extra.
Dr Barbara Mitra
Dr Barbara Mitra is a Principal Lecturer in Media & Film Studies. She has varied teaching and research interests and has published on issues relating to television, gender, advertising and children, and has become interested in social media, body image and eating disorders.
Barbara's teaching includes specialist modules on gender and commercial issues of social media and she is also interested in the use of technology in relation to learning and teaching. She has spoken on local radio and schools on issues related to gender and body image, Facebook and television advertising and children. She has also made a number of films on various academic topics.
Barbara welcomes PhD and MRes topics in relation to the broad areas of gender, social media, body images and digital cultures.
Dr Zoe Lewis
Dr Zoe Lewis is a professional playwright and director/screenwriter, with credits including writing and directing award-nominated short films. She previously won the North-West young playwrights award. Her academic work includes From Art to Belief, research into the connection between playwriting in partnership with young people of low-opportunity.
Katy Wareham Morris
Katy leads the BA Hons in Media & Film Studies, a dynamic course which responds to innovations in media forms and applications as well as contemporary cultural issues. Katy is particularly interested in how digital technologies have changed media industries and the way audiences respond to them; and, media futures including immersive media. Katy interrogates media representations created by and representing identities and cultures which have been historically marginalised and challenge the white, middle class, patriarchal tradition. Katy is a proud working class, disabled, female academic and, a published poet.
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff points required: 104
| Qualification | Grade |
|---|---|
| A-level | BCC |
| BTEC National Extended Diploma | DMM |
| T-level | M |
We do accept Access to HE Diplomas and other qualifications which may not exactly match the combinations above. Work out your estimated points with the UCAS tariff calculator.
Any questions?
If you have any questions about entry requirements, please call our Admissions Office on 01905 855111 or email admissions@worc.ac.uk.
Fees
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UK and EU students
In 2026/27 the standard fee for full-time home and EU undergraduate students on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees is £9,790 per year.
Tuition fees are reviewed annually and may increase each year for both new and continuing students.
For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.
International students
In 2026/27 the standard tuition fee for full-time international students enrolling on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees is £17,200 per year.
Tuition fees are reviewed annually and may increase each year for both new and continuing students.
For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.
How to apply
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Applying through UCAS
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Read our how to apply pages for more information on the application process, or if you’d like to apply for part-time study.
Contact
If you have any questions, please get in touch. We're here to help you every step of the way.
Katy Wareham Morris
Senior Lecturer in Media & Film Studies; Course Leader for Media & Culture; Head of Department for English, Media and Culture
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