Film BA (Hons)
About This Programme
Film production, screenwriting, and post-production using industry-standard equipment in Dubai Media City.
Course Highlights
- Hands-on filmmaking from visual storytelling and documentary to a major production.
- Industry collaboration and client-centred projects build a real showreel.
- Graduates have worked with major institutions including the BBC.
- A UK Middlesex University honours degree completed in three years at the Dubai campus.
What You'll Study
Taught on campus, full-time over three years, totalling 120 credits per year.
Year 1
- Visual Storytelling (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- Production Skills (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- Documentary (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- Creative Production (30 Credits) – Compulsory
Year 2
- Story Lab (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- Client Centred Filmmaking (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- Screen and World (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- The Short Film (30 Credits) – Compulsory
Year 3
- Industry and Collaboration Hub (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- Major Project: Research and Development (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- Major Project: Production (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- The Film Professional (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- WHAT YOU WILL STUDY ON YOUR BA HONOURS FILM PROGRAMME.
- Master practical filmmaking and storytelling for the screen
- Why study BA Honours Film at Middlesex University Dubai?
- COURSE OVERVIEW
- INTAKE
- DURATION
- ATTENDANCE
- COURSE LEADER
Entry Requirements
CBSE / ISC / State Board: minimum 65% overall. Applicants holding only GCSEs can progress via the one-year International Foundation Programme.
Careers
Graduates of this course have gone on to a wide range of careers, including writers, editors, sound technicians, directors of photography, camera assistants, directors and designers. Some have gone on to work at major institutions such as BBC, while others have set up their own businesses, attracting commercial work and funded commissions. Some have become music video producers and others are freelancers representing a range of professions within production and post-production. We help you establish yourself in the industry in all kinds of ways, including supporting your submission of work to film festivals and your writing, whether critical journalism or screenwriting.
Accreditation & Professional Recognition
Licensed and accredited by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR) through the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA), and by Dubai's KHDA. The degree is awarded by Middlesex University in the UK (QAA-reviewed).
Programme Details
Award
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA Hons)
Start Date
September
Typical Offer
BCC at A Level, or 65% overall in CBSE/ISC
Duration
3 years
Qualification
BA (Hons)
Subject Area
Media & Communications
Study Pattern
Full time
Delivery Format
In person
Tuition Fee
AED 64,557/yr
Annual tuition is AED 64,557 (inclusive of VAT), around AED 193,671 for the full three-year degree. All students receive a minimum 10% academic scholarship, with further scholarships and grants available.