A Level - Film Studies L3

Applications Open - Monday 2 November 2026

Applications Close - Open all year

How to Apply - Apply through KentChoices

PLEASE NOTE - Popular courses can fill up quickly so apply early to avoid disappointment

If your heart is set on studying A-Levels and would like an environment that is different from the traditional school environment, then A-Levels at MidKent College could be your perfect next step. Based at our Sixth Form Centre in Maidstone, you will be taught by specialist lecturers who will support you to gain the qualifications, skills and confidence to progress to university-level study, an apprenticeship, or into employment. You will study three A-Levels over a two-year period. Please confirm your preferred A-Level subjects through the application process. (Within the A-Level application process, please read the information for all the subjects you are interested in studying prior to applying, once you are ready to apply ? choose 1 of your choices- at this point you will see two sets of drop-down boxes to choose your remaining 2 subjects.) Film Studies (Awarding Body: Eduqas) Are you passionate about film? This course will broaden your knowledge of film as an art form and a commercial enterprise. Through analysis of films, you will develop your understanding of how meaning is made and spectatorship. You will consider approaches such as auteurship, structuralism, narrative and genre. Over the 2 years you will study 11 films in depth. The topics range from filmmaking under the studio system in Hollywood and British film in year 1 to global film and film movements in year 2. The course is assessed through essay style questions in 2 exams totalling 70% and there is a coursework component (30%) in which you will get the opportunity to show your creativity with a short film of 4-5 minutes.

A minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 4/C or above, including English and Maths plus any additonal entry requirements for your chosen A-level subjects or equivalent international qualifications. Please refer to our website for more information