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Film at SOAS University of London

SOAS University of London is ranked 64th of 119 universities for film on our measures. 73% of students are positive about the course.

Typical offer BBBBloomsbury Campus (main), England22 coursesRanked on partial data

#64 of 119 for film42
Digital Media, Culture and Film Studies to your shortlist

Will my grades get me in?

We compare your grades with the typical offer above. Offers can change, so always check the university’s course page.

How it compares with other film courses

  • Student satisfaction73%Below average (average 83%)
  • Stay on course85%About average (average 87%)
  • Graduate-level jobs–Not published
  • Salary after 15 months–Not published
  • Entry points (median)128More competitive than average (average 119)

The marker shows the typical (median) film course. How we measure

Who gets in

UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.

  1. Under 96 ptsbelow CCC6%
  2. 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC19%
  3. 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB25%
  4. 128–143 ptsABB–AAB12%
  5. 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA19%
  6. 160+ ptsA*A*A or more19%

What graduates earn

Earnings data isn’t published for this course yet.

The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.

Compare the 22 film courses here

Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.

  • Typical offers range from BBB (Digital Media, Culture and Film Studies) to ABB (Management and Film Studies).
  • Placement year: Digital Media, Culture and Film Studies with Year in Industry and Film Studies and Africa and Black Diaspora (including Year Abroad) offer one.
  • Year abroad: Film Studies and Africa and Black Diaspora (including Year Abroad) and Film Studies and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) including year abroad offer one.
  • Courses last between 3 and 4 years.

  • Digital Media, Culture and Film Studies

    BA · 3 years

    Optional foundation year

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
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    Entry points
    –
    Graduate jobs
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    Salary
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    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Digital Media, Culture and Film Studies with Year in Industry

    BA · 4 years

    Placement yearOptional foundation year

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
    –
    Stay on
    –
    Entry points
    –
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Film Studies and Africa & Black Diaspora

    BA · 3 years

    Optional foundation yearJoint or combined

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
    –
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    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Film Studies and Africa and Black Diaspora (including Year Abroad)

    BA · 4 years

    Optional placement yearYear abroadOptional foundation yearJoint or combined

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
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  • Film Studies and Arabic

    BA · 4 years

    Optional foundation yearJoint or combined

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
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  • Film Studies and Chinese

    BA · 4 years

    Optional foundation yearJoint or combined

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
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  • Film Studies and Creative Arts

    BA · 3 years

    Optional foundation yearJoint or combined

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
    73%*
    Stay on
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    Entry points
    128*
    Graduate jobs
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    Salary
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    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Film Studies and East Asian Studies

    BA · 3 years

    Optional foundation yearJoint or combined

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
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  • Film Studies and History

    BA · 3 years

    Optional foundation yearJoint or combined

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
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* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.

Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.

Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.

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