Film and Theatre Making

The ba in film and theatre making combines the strengths of queen’s highly regarded film and drama departments, offering students a unique opportunity to study the intricacies of production practice in both film and theatre. over the three years of the programme, students will learn the basics of directing and acting, along with technical and production elements for both stage and screen.

With its practical and professional components, study in film and theatre at queen‘s provides an excellent background for work in film, television, on the stage, and in the creative industries. our graduates have progressed to a range of entertainment and media-based careers. employment after the course our graduates have progressed to a range of entertainment and media-based careers. positions obtained by recent graduates of film and drama at queen’s include: researcher at bbc ni production trainee at bbc professional actors & directors for the stage on-set vfx supervisor for hbo (game of thrones) camera department for hbo (game of thrones) festival director at belfast film festival editor at fifty fifty productions, london graduates of our separate film and drama programmes have gone on to significant successes in the professional world. success stories include des kennedy, touring director of once and associate director of harry potter and the cursed child; shaun blaney, an actor, winner of the 2015 international academy of web television best male actor award for farr (rté); seamus o’hara, an actor, currently featured in my mother and other strangers (bbc).

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in Northern Ireland have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Queen's University Belfast has partnerships with the following companies: