About Film, Television And Digital Production MA By Research in Royal Holloway, University of London
The course
Independent researcher who wants to move on to a PhD? Just interested in what further study might look like?
Take a first step towards doctoral study: explore your area of interest in depth, test out a research topic, and learn the skills of longer scholarly writing and film production. You'll be supervised one-to-one, and then assessed entirely on your research dissertation.
Along with your one-to-one supervisions, you'll take part in an interdisciplinary course in critical theory and methodologies. There, you'll learn about the key thinkers in the field, and the critical approaches you'll need for your dissertation.
Teaching & assessment
The MA is assessed entirely on the research dissertation (maximum 40,000 words), which is supervised one-to-one. It is intended to give you scope to explore your area of interest in depth, test out a possible research topic, and learn the skills of extended scholarly writing and/or film production.
Your future career
This course is particularly attractive as a first step towards a PhD – many researchers who take this course go on to more advanced PhDs on the topic they study here.
Graduates have gone on to work in independent television and film production, for broadcasters like the BBC and ITV, interactive games development, and for distributors, exhibitors, talent agencies and entertainment lawyers.
Academic qualification equivalents
- Bachelor degree with 60% to 65% overall or a CGPA of 6.0 to 6.5 out of 10 overall depending on the institution.
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS : 6.5 overall. Writing 7.0. No other subscore lower than 5.5.
- TOEFL : 88 overall, with Reading 18 Listening 17 Speaking 20 Writing 26.
- PTE : 61 overall. Writing 69. No other subscore lower than 51..
Royal Holloway, University of London Highlights
| Type of university |
Public |
| Establishment Year |
1849 |
| Campus Setting |
Urban |
| Location |
Egham, Surrey, England |
| Total Number of Students Enrolled (December 2019) |
10,593 |
| Total Number of Undergraduate Students Enrolled |
8,393 |
| Total Number of Graduate Students Enrolled |
2200 |
| Number of International Students |
2,086 |
| Type of Programs |
Undergraduate, graduate, graduate-research |
| Mode of Application |
Online |
| Financial aid |
Scholarships/ Loans/ Work-Study |
The cost of attendance for international students for 2020-21 sessions is tabulated below:Royal Holloway, University of London The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
| Expenditure Item |
Amount (per year) |
| Tuition |
15,900 - 22,600 GBP |
| Living cost |
8,000 - 12,000 GBP |
| Accommodation |
3,575- 8,680 GBP |
| Food |
40-60 per week GBP |
| Social life |
50 per week GBP |
| Transport |
760 GBP |
| Books |
300- 450 GBP |
The tuition fee for undergraduate and graduate students varies from program to program. Some programs and respective tuition fee are tabulated below:
Undergraduate programs
| Name of Program |
Tuition Fee for international students |
| Business and Management |
18,800 GBP |
| Engineering |
21,400 GBP |
| Law |
17,700 GBP |
| Computer Science |
21,400 GBP |
| Economics |
18,800 GBP |
Graduate programs
| Name of Program |
Tuition Fee for international students |
| Business and Management |
19,000 GBP |
| Engineering |
19,000 GBP |
| Law |
17,900 GBP |
| Psychology |
19,000 GBP |
| English |
17,900 GBP |
| Drama, Theater and Dance |
21,000 GBP |
| Information Security |
21,000 GBP |
