Changes to Filmmaking BA
We’ve listened to feedback and we have updated the curriculum for the academic year 2022/23 for Filmmaking BA.
You can review the changes below. By accepting your offer to study at Sussex, we will infer that you are happy with these changes but if you would like to discuss them please feel free to contact us at studyinmah@sussex.ac.uk.
Course changes for the BA in Filmmaking
Take a look at how the new modules compare to the old structure of the course in the table below.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 1, Semester 1
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Analysing Film B (core) |
Analysing Film B (core) |
No change |
|
Creative Production: Screenwriting (core) |
Creative Production: Screenwriting (core) |
No change |
|
Audiovisual Practices (option) |
Audiovisual Practices (core) |
Changing from Option to Core module |
|
Popular Music Cultures (option) |
|
Option removed with introduction of new core module |
|
Elective Scheme (option) |
|
Elective scheme has been removed with the introduction of new core module |
Year 1, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Global Cinema B (core) |
Global Cinema B (core) |
No change |
|
Creative Production: Screen Drama (core) |
Creative Production: Screen Drama (core) |
No change |
|
Audiovisual Practices (option) |
Sonic Narratives (option) |
Change of optional module |
|
Design and Digital Imaging (option) |
Photography: Practice and Theory |
Change of optional module |
|
Culture and the Everyday (option) |
Culture and the Everyday (option) |
No change |
|
Exploring Film Studies (option) |
Exploring Film Studies (option) |
No change |
|
Elective Scheme (option) |
Elective Scheme (option) |
No change |
Year 2, Semester 1
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Film Theory B (core) |
Film Theory B (core) |
No change |
|
Creative Media: Documentary Video (option) |
Documentary Video (option) |
Change of module title |
| Creative Media: Screen Drama (option) |
Screen Drama (option) |
Change of module title |
|
Creative Media: Sequential Imaging (option) |
Sequential Imaging (option) |
Change of module title |
|
Debates in Screen Documentary B (option) |
Debates in Screen Documentary B (option) |
No change |
|
Film Musicals (option) |
Film Musicals (option) |
No change |
|
From Opera to Film (option) |
From Opera to Film (option) |
No change |
|
Professional Practice (option) |
Professional Practice (option) |
No change |
|
Theory Taste and Trash B (option) |
Theory Taste and Trash B (option) |
No change |
|
Elective Scheme (option) |
Elective Scheme (option) |
No change |
Year 2, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Creative Media: Documentary Video (option) |
Documentary Video (option) |
Change of module title |
|
Creative Media: Screen Drama (option) |
Screen Drama (option) |
Change of module title |
|
Creative Media: Sequential Imaging (option) |
Sequential Imaging (option) |
Change of module title |
|
Advanced Screenwriting (option) |
Advanced Screenwriting (option) |
No change |
|
British Cinema B (option) |
British Cinema B (option) |
No change |
|
Chinese Cinema (option) |
Chinese Cinema (option) |
No change |
|
Industry Projects (option) |
Industry Projects (option) |
No change |
|
Latin American Cinema: Cont Trents (option) |
Latin American Cinema: Cont Trents (option) |
No change |
|
Sound Design in Context (option) |
Sound Design in Context (option) |
No change |
|
TV: Fictions and Entertainments B (option) |
TV: Fictions and Entertainments B (option) |
No change |
|
Elective Scheme (option) |
Elective Scheme (option) |
No change |
Year 3, Semester 1
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Project Development: Animation (option) |
Project Development: Animation (option) |
No change |
|
Project Development: Documentary Video (option) |
Project Development: Documentary Video (option) |
No change |
|
Project Development: Drama (option) |
Project Development: Drama (option) |
No change |
|
American Teen Cinema: Coming of Age (option) |
American Teen Cinema: Coming of Age (option) |
No change |
|
Film and Revolution (option) |
Film and Revolution (option) |
No change |
|
Hollywood Comedian Comedy (option) |
Hollywood Comedian Comedy (option) |
No change |
|
Race & Ethnicity in Popular Cinema (option) |
Race & Ethnicity in Popular Cinema (option) |
No change |
Year 3, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Final Creative Project: Animation (option) |
Final Creative Project: Animation (option) |
No change |
|
Final Creative Project: Documentary Video (option) |
Final Creative Project: Documentary Video (option) |
No change |
|
Final Creative Project: Drama (option) |
Final Creative Project: Drama (option) |
No change |
|
Cinema and Migration (option) |
Cinema and Migration (option) |
No change |
|
Cinema and Sexualities (option) |
Cinema and Sexualities (option) |
No change |
|
Viewing Women (option) |
Viewing Women (option) |
No change |