Changes to Filmmaking BA
We’ve listened to feedback and we have updated the curriculum for the academic year 2025/26 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 |
|
Writing the Short Film (core) |
Writing the Short Film (core) |
No change |
|
Audiovisual Practices (core) |
Audiovisual Practices (core) |
No change |
Year 1, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Global Cinema B (core) |
Global Cinema B (core) |
No change |
|
Introduction to Fiction Filmmaking (core) |
Introduction to Fiction Filmmaking (core) |
No change |
|
Stage 1 Elective (option) |
Stage 1 Elective (option) |
No change |
Year 2, Semester 1
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Film Theory B (core) |
Film Theory B (core) |
No change |
|
Intermediate Fiction Filmmaking (core) |
Intermediate Fiction Filmmaking (core) |
No change |
| Box Set TV: Contemporary Serial Television (option) |
Module option removed |
|
|
Career strategies in the Creative Sector (option) |
Module option removed | |
|
Debates in Screen Documentary B (option) |
|
Module option removed |
|
Film Musicals (option) |
Module option removed | |
|
From Opera to Film (option) |
Module option removed | |
|
Film, Finance, Exhibition and Distribution (core) |
New core module replacing options above |
Year 2, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Documentary Video (option) |
Documentary Video (option) |
No change |
|
Animation (option) |
Animation (option) |
No change |
|
Advanced Screenwriting (option) |
Advanced Screenwriting (option) |
No change |
|
Industry Brief (option) |
Industry Brief (option) |
No change |
|
British Cinema B (option) |
British Cinema B (option) |
No change |
|
Indian Cinema (option) |
Indian Cinema (option) |
No change |
|
Industry Projects (option) |
Industry Projects (option) |
No change |
|
Sound Design (option) |
Sound Design (option) |
No change |
|
TV: Fictions and Entertainments (option) |
TV: Fictions and Entertainments (option) |
No change |
|
Latin American Cinema: Contemporary Trends and Fictions (option) |
Latin American Cinema: Contemporary Trends and Fictions (option) |
No change |
|
|
Playable Media (option) |
New option module |
Year 3, Semester 1
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Project Development (core) |
Project Development (core) |
No change |
|
Cinema and Migration (option) |
Cinema and Migration (option) |
No change |
|
Pop Soundtrack Cinema (option) |
Pop Soundtrack Cinema (option) |
No change |
|
Race and Ethnicity in Popular Cinema (option) |
Race and Ethnicity in Popular Cinema (option) |
No change |
Year 3, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Final Creative Project (core) |
Final Creative Project (core) |
No change |
|
American Teen Cinema: Coming of Age on Screen (option) |
American Teen Cinema: Coming of Age on Screen (option) |
No change |
|
Cinema and Sexualities (option) |
Cinema and Sexualities (option) |
No change |
|
Hollywood Industry and Imaginary (option) |
Hollywood Industry and Imaginary (option) |
No change |