Your input will help us improve your experience.You can close this popup to continue using the website or choose an option below to register in or login.
MA Documentary Film is a leader in exploring the traditions of the documentary film genre and its modes of production. Integrating practice with theory, you’ll analyse filmmaking critically, historically and conceptually within a practical context.
Documentary has the power to investigate and inspire - to reveal the human experience, call the powerful to account and help effect lasting change.
As a student of documentary film, you’ll be naturally inquisitive and interested in the lives of others, committed to understanding the world that surrounds you, and keen to examine the most pressing issues of our time.
On this course, you’ll undertake the roles of producer, director, camera operator, sound-recordist and editor. You’ll learn how to self-shoot, to work in teams, and to direct and produce for broadcast, independent and web media.
For your Major Project, you’ll develop ideas in ways that suit your work best. From identifying characters, stories and locations to shooting and editing with a particular visual style, you can choose to be the author of your work or to collaborate with peers.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Communication and Media Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
MA Documentary Film is a leader in exploring the traditions of the documentary film genre and its modes of production. Integrating practice with theory, you’ll analyse filmmaking critically, historically and conceptually within a practical context.
Documentary has the power to investigate and inspire - to reveal the human experience, call the powerful to account and help effect lasting change.
As a student of documentary film, you’ll be naturally inquisitive and interested in the lives of others, committed to understanding the world that surrounds you, and keen to examine the most pressing issues of our time.
On this course, you’ll undertake the roles of producer, director, camera operator, sound-recordist and editor. You’ll learn how to self-shoot, to work in teams, and to direct and produce for broadcast, independent and web media.
For your Major Project, you’ll develop ideas in ways that suit your work best. From identifying characters, stories and locations to shooting and editing with a particular visual style, you can choose to be the author of your work or to collaborate with peers.
Admission Requirements
100+
7+
185+
65+
3.3+
An applicant will normally be considered for admission if they have achieved an educational level equivalent to an honours degree.
Applicants should have a proven interest in documentary films and a keen desire to make documentary films. You should know what kinds of documentary interest you and why you have an ambition to deepen your involvement in documentary film study and production.
Successful applicants have generally made their own videos and have some experience of filming, but we can also consider candidates without a production background who demonstrate exceptional film ideas and directing potential. We often have applications from mid-career photographers or producers in related fields.
Your experience is assessed as a learning process and tutors will evaluate that experience for currency, validity, quality and sufficiency. Your educational level may be demonstrated by:
Honours degree;
Possession of equivalent qualifications;
Prior experiential learning, the outcome of which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required;
Or a combination of formal qualifications and experiential learning which, taken together, can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required.
15 Months
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
14,000 GBP
International
29,990 GBP
Scholarships
Selecting the right scholarship can be a daunting process. With countless options available, students often find themselves overwhelmed and confused. The decision can be especially stressful for those facing financial constraints or pursuing specific academic or career goals.
To help students navigate this challenging process, we recommend the following articles:
MA Documentary Film
London College of Communication, London, United Kingdom
# 101-150QS Subject Rankings
15 monthsProgramme duration
29,990 GBPTuition Fee/year
Communication and Media StudiesMain Subject Area
Programme overview
Main Subject
Communication and Media Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
MA Documentary Film is a leader in exploring the traditions of the documentary film genre and its modes of production. Integrating practice with theory, you’ll analyse filmmaking critically, historically and conceptually within a practical context.
Documentary has the power to investigate and inspire - to reveal the human experience, call the powerful to account and help effect lasting change.
As a student of documentary film, you’ll be naturally inquisitive and interested in the lives of others, committed to understanding the world that surrounds you, and keen to examine the most pressing issues of our time.
On this course, you’ll undertake the roles of producer, director, camera operator, sound-recordist and editor. You’ll learn how to self-shoot, to work in teams, and to direct and produce for broadcast, independent and web media.
For your Major Project, you’ll develop ideas in ways that suit your work best. From identifying characters, stories and locations to shooting and editing with a particular visual style, you can choose to be the author of your work or to collaborate with peers.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Communication and Media Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
MA Documentary Film is a leader in exploring the traditions of the documentary film genre and its modes of production. Integrating practice with theory, you’ll analyse filmmaking critically, historically and conceptually within a practical context.
Documentary has the power to investigate and inspire - to reveal the human experience, call the powerful to account and help effect lasting change.
As a student of documentary film, you’ll be naturally inquisitive and interested in the lives of others, committed to understanding the world that surrounds you, and keen to examine the most pressing issues of our time.
On this course, you’ll undertake the roles of producer, director, camera operator, sound-recordist and editor. You’ll learn how to self-shoot, to work in teams, and to direct and produce for broadcast, independent and web media.
For your Major Project, you’ll develop ideas in ways that suit your work best. From identifying characters, stories and locations to shooting and editing with a particular visual style, you can choose to be the author of your work or to collaborate with peers.
Admission Requirements
An applicant will normally be considered for admission if they have achieved an educational level equivalent to an honours degree.
Applicants should have a proven interest in documentary films and a keen desire to make documentary films. You should know what kinds of documentary interest you and why you have an ambition to deepen your involvement in documentary film study and production.
Successful applicants have generally made their own videos and have some experience of filming, but we can also consider candidates without a production background who demonstrate exceptional film ideas and directing potential. We often have applications from mid-career photographers or producers in related fields.
Your experience is assessed as a learning process and tutors will evaluate that experience for currency, validity, quality and sufficiency. Your educational level may be demonstrated by:
Tuition fees
Domestic
International
Scholarships
Selecting the right scholarship can be a daunting process. With countless options available, students often find themselves overwhelmed and confused. The decision can be especially stressful for those facing financial constraints or pursuing specific academic or career goals.
To help students navigate this challenging process, we recommend the following articles:
How to get a full scholarship
Looking for a fully-funded scholarship to see you into university? Find out how to boost your chances of getting one.
Scholarships to study abroad
Find scholarships to study abroad with our lists of international scholarships – categorized by country, by subject, and by type of student.
Scholarship Applications: Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to all your questions about scholarship applications, including tips on how to find scholarships and chances of success.
More programmes from the university
BA (Hons) Culture, Criticism and Curation
BA (Hons) Culture, Criticism and Curation
BA (Hons) Technical Arts for Theatre and Screen
BA (Hons) Technical Arts for Theatre and Screen
BSc (Hons) Cosmetic Science
BSc (Hons) Cosmetic Science
MA Animation
MA Animation
MA Textile Design
MA Textile Design
Arts and Humanities (6)
BA (Hons) Acting and Performance
BA (Hons) Acting and Performance
BA (Hons) Architecture
BA (Hons) Architecture
BA (Hons) Art Direction and Visual Effects
BA (Hons) Art Direction and Visual Effects
BA (Hons) Bespoke Tailoring
BA (Hons) Bespoke Tailoring
BA (Hons) Ceramic Design
BA (Hons) Ceramic Design
BA (Hons) Computer Animation and Visual Effects
BA (Hons) Computer Animation and Visual Effects
BA (Hons) Cordwainers Fashion Bags and Accessories
BA (Hons) Cordwainers Fashion Bags and Accessories
BA (Hons) Costume for Performance
BA (Hons) Costume for Performance
BA (Hons) Costume for Theatre and Screen
BA (Hons) Costume for Theatre and Screen
BA (Hons) Creative Direction for Fashion
BA (Hons) Creative Direction for Fashion
BA (Hons) Critical Practice in Fashion Media
BA (Hons) Critical Practice in Fashion Media
BA (Hons) Culture, Criticism and Curation
BA (Hons) Culture, Criticism and Curation
BA (Hons) Design Management
BA (Hons) Design Management
BA (Hons) Design for Art Direction
BA (Hons) Design for Art Direction
BA (Hons) Fashion Buying and Merchandising
BA (Hons) Fashion Buying and Merchandising
BA (Hons) Fashion Communication: Histories and Theories
BA (Hons) Fashion Communication: Histories and Theories
BA (Hons) Fashion Communication: Image and Promotion
BA (Hons) Fashion Communication: Image and Promotion
BA (Hons) Fashion Communication: Journalism
BA (Hons) Fashion Communication: Journalism
BA (Hons) Fashion Contour
BA (Hons) Fashion Contour
BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Menswear
BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Menswear
BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear
BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear
BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Development
BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Development
BA (Hons) Fashion Design: Communication
BA (Hons) Fashion Design: Communication
BA (Hons) Fashion Design: Knit
BA (Hons) Fashion Design: Knit
BA (Hons) Fashion Design: Menswear
BA (Hons) Fashion Design: Menswear
BA (Hons) Fashion Design: Print
BA (Hons) Fashion Design: Print
BA (Hons) Fashion Design: Womenswear
BA (Hons) Fashion Design: Womenswear
BA (Hons) Fashion Imaging and Illustration
BA (Hons) Fashion Imaging and Illustration
BA (Hons) Fashion Jewellery
BA (Hons) Fashion Jewellery
BA (Hons) Fashion Pattern Cutting
BA (Hons) Fashion Pattern Cutting
BA (Hons) Fashion Photography
BA (Hons) Fashion Photography
BA (Hons) Fashion Sportswear
BA (Hons) Fashion Sportswear
BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Production
BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Production
BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles: Embroidery
BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles: Embroidery
BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles: Knit
BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles: Knit
BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles: Print
BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles: Print
BA (Hons) Fashion Visual Merchandising and Branding
BA (Hons) Fashion Visual Merchandising and Branding
BA (Hons) Fine Art (Central Saint Martins)
BA (Hons) Fine Art (Central Saint Martins)
BA (Hons) Fine Art (Chelsea College of Arts)
BA (Hons) Fine Art (Chelsea College of Arts)
BA (Hons) Fine Art: Computational Arts
BA (Hons) Fine Art: Computational Arts
BA (Hons) Fine Art: Drawing
BA (Hons) Fine Art: Drawing
BA (Hons) Fine Art: Painting
BA (Hons) Fine Art: Painting
BA (Hons) Fine Art: Photography
BA (Hons) Fine Art: Photography
BA (Hons) Fine Art: Sculpture
BA (Hons) Fine Art: Sculpture
BA (Hons) Games Art
BA (Hons) Games Art
BA (Hons) Games Design
BA (Hons) Games Design
BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design
BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design
BA (Hons) Graphic Design
BA (Hons) Graphic Design
BA (Hons) Graphic Design Communication
BA (Hons) Graphic Design Communication
BA (Hons) Graphic and Media Design
BA (Hons) Graphic and Media Design
BA (Hons) Hair and Make-up for Fashion
BA (Hons) Hair and Make-up for Fashion
BA (Hons) Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Performance
BA (Hons) Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Performance
BA (Hons) Illustration
BA (Hons) Illustration
BA (Hons) Illustration and Visual Media
BA (Hons) Illustration and Visual Media
BA (Hons) Interaction Design Arts
BA (Hons) Interaction Design Arts
BA (Hons) Interior Design
BA (Hons) Interior Design
BA (Hons) Interior and Spatial Design
BA (Hons) Interior and Spatial Design
BA (Hons) Jewellery Design
BA (Hons) Jewellery Design
BA (Hons) Music Production
BA (Hons) Music Production
BA (Hons) Performance: Design and Practice
BA (Hons) Performance: Design and Practice
BA (Hons) Photography
BA (Hons) Photography
BA (Hons) Photography and Creative Industries
BA (Hons) Photography and Creative Industries
BA (Hons) Photojournalism and Documentary Photography
BA (Hons) Photojournalism and Documentary Photography
BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design
BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design
BA (Hons) Sound Arts
BA (Hons) Sound Arts
BA (Hons) Sound Arts: Experimental Music
BA (Hons) Sound Arts: Experimental Music
BA (Hons) Technical Arts for Theatre and Screen
BA (Hons) Technical Arts for Theatre and Screen
BA (Hons) Textile Design (Central Saint Martins)
BA (Hons) Textile Design (Central Saint Martins)
BA (Hons) Textile Design (Chelsea College of Arts)
BA (Hons) Textile Design (Chelsea College of Arts)
BA (Hons) Theatre Design
BA (Hons) Theatre Design
BA (Hons) User Experience Design
BA (Hons) User Experience Design
BSc (Hons) Fashion Management
BSc (Hons) Fashion Management
Business and Management (6)
BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing
BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing
BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing and Content Creation
BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing and Content Creation
Engineering and Technology (6)
BA (Hons) Product and Industrial Design
BA (Hons) Product and Industrial Design
BSc (Hons) Computer Science
BSc (Hons) Computer Science
BSc (Hons) Creative Computing
BSc (Hons) Creative Computing
BSc (Hons) Creative Robotics
BSc (Hons) Creative Robotics
BSc (Hons) Data Science and AI
BSc (Hons) Data Science and AI
Life Sciences and Medicine (6)
BSc (Hons) Psychology of Fashion
BSc (Hons) Psychology of Fashion
Natural Sciences (6)
BSc (Hons) Cosmetic Science
BSc (Hons) Cosmetic Science
Social Sciences and Management (6)
BA (Hons) Advertising
BA (Hons) Advertising
BA (Hons) Animation
BA (Hons) Animation
BA (Hons) Contemporary Media Cultures
BA (Hons) Contemporary Media Cultures
BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism and Content Creation
BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism and Content Creation
BA (Hons) Fashion Public Relations and Communication
BA (Hons) Fashion Public Relations and Communication
BA (Hons) Film Practice
BA (Hons) Film Practice
BA (Hons) Film and Screen Studies
BA (Hons) Film and Screen Studies
BA (Hons) Film and Television
BA (Hons) Film and Television
BA (Hons) Graphic Branding and Identity
BA (Hons) Graphic Branding and Identity
BA (Hons) Immersive Media and Mixed Reality
BA (Hons) Immersive Media and Mixed Reality
BA (Hons) Journalism
BA (Hons) Journalism
BA (Hons) Magazine Journalism and Publishing
BA (Hons) Magazine Journalism and Publishing
BA (Hons) Media Communications
BA (Hons) Media Communications
BA (Hons) Public Relations
BA (Hons) Public Relations
Arts and Humanities (5)
M ARCH: Architecture
M ARCH: Architecture
MA 3D Computer Animation
MA 3D Computer Animation
MA Applied Imagination
MA Applied Imagination
MA Art and Science
MA Art and Science
MA Arts and Cultural Enterprise
MA Arts and Cultural Enterprise
MA Biodesign
MA Biodesign
MA Character Animation
MA Character Animation
MA Cities
MA Cities
MA Comedy Writer-Performer
MA Comedy Writer-Performer
MA Commercial Photography
MA Commercial Photography
MA Contemporary Photography; Practices and Philosophies
MA Contemporary Photography; Practices and Philosophies
MA Costume
MA Costume
MA Costume Design for Performance
MA Costume Design for Performance
MA Culture, Criticism and Curation
MA Culture, Criticism and Curation
MA Curating and Collections
MA Curating and Collections
MA Design Management
MA Design Management
MA Design for Art Direction
MA Design for Art Direction
MA Design for Industry 5.0
MA Design for Industry 5.0
MA Design for Social Innovation and Sustainable Futures
MA Design for Social Innovation and Sustainable Futures
MA Design for Visual Communication
MA Design for Visual Communication
MA Design: Ceramics, Furniture, Jewellery
MA Design: Ceramics, Furniture, Jewellery
MA Designer Maker
MA Designer Maker
MA Fashion
MA Fashion
MA Fashion Artefact
MA Fashion Artefact
MA Fashion Business (Online)
MA Fashion Business (Online)
MA Fashion Communication: Fashion Image
MA Fashion Communication: Fashion Image
MA Fashion Communication: Fashion Journalism
MA Fashion Communication: Fashion Journalism
MA Fashion Communication: Histories and Theories
MA Fashion Communication: Histories and Theories
MA Fashion Cultures and Histories
MA Fashion Cultures and Histories
MA Fashion Curation and Cultural Programming
MA Fashion Curation and Cultural Programming
MA Fashion Design Management
MA Fashion Design Management
MA Fashion Design Technology (Menswear)
MA Fashion Design Technology (Menswear)
MA Fashion Design Technology (Womenswear)
MA Fashion Design Technology (Womenswear)
MA Fashion Futures
MA Fashion Futures
MA Fashion Marketing (Online)
MA Fashion Marketing (Online)
MA Fashion Marketing and Global Cultures
MA Fashion Marketing and Global Cultures
MA Fashion Marketing and Sustainability
MA Fashion Marketing and Sustainability
MA Fashion Photography
MA Fashion Photography
MA Fashion Textiles Technologies
MA Fashion Textiles Technologies
MA Fashion, Film and Digital Production
MA Fashion, Film and Digital Production
MA Fine Art (Central Saint Martins)
MA Fine Art (Central Saint Martins)
MA Fine Art (Chelsea College of Arts)
MA Fine Art (Chelsea College of Arts)
MA Fine Art: Computational Arts
MA Fine Art: Computational Arts
MA Fine Art: Digital
MA Fine Art: Digital
MA Fine Art: Drawing
MA Fine Art: Drawing
MA Fine Art: Painting
MA Fine Art: Painting
MA Fine Art: Photography
MA Fine Art: Photography
MA Fine Art: Printmaking
MA Fine Art: Printmaking
MA Fine Art: Sculpture
MA Fine Art: Sculpture
MA Games Design
MA Games Design
MA Global Collaborative Design Practice
MA Global Collaborative Design Practice
MA Graphic Communication Design
MA Graphic Communication Design
MA Graphic Design (Online)
MA Graphic Design (Online)
MA Graphic Design Communication
MA Graphic Design Communication
MA Graphic Media Design
MA Graphic Media Design
MA Illustration
MA Illustration
MA Illustration and Visual Media
MA Illustration and Visual Media
MA Industrial Design
MA Industrial Design
MA Innovation Management
MA Innovation Management
MA Innovative Fashion Production
MA Innovative Fashion Production
MA Interaction Design
MA Interaction Design
MA Intercultural Practices
MA Intercultural Practices
MA Interior and Spatial Design
MA Interior and Spatial Design
MA Material Futures
MA Material Futures
MA Music Management
MA Music Management
MA Music Production
MA Music Production
MA Narrative Environments
MA Narrative Environments
MA Pattern and Garment Technology
MA Pattern and Garment Technology
MA Performance: Design and Practice
MA Performance: Design and Practice
MA Performance: Screen
MA Performance: Screen
MA Performance: Theatre Making
MA Performance: Theatre Making
MA Photography
MA Photography
MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography
MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography
MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography (online)
MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography (online)
MA Puppetry
MA Puppetry
MA Regenerative Design
MA Regenerative Design
MA Screenwriting
MA Screenwriting
MA Service Design
MA Service Design
MA Textile Design
MA Textile Design
MA Theatre and Performance Design
MA Theatre and Performance Design
MA User Experience Design
MA User Experience Design
MRes Art: Exhibition Studies
MRes Art: Exhibition Studies
MRes Art: Moving Image
MRes Art: Moving Image
MRes Art: Theory and Philosophy
MRes Art: Theory and Philosophy
Business and Management (5)
MA Fashion Entrepreneurship and Innovation
MA Fashion Entrepreneurship and Innovation
MA Global Fashion Retailing
MA Global Fashion Retailing
MA Strategic Fashion Marketing
MA Strategic Fashion Marketing
MA Strategic Fashion Marketing (online)
MA Strategic Fashion Marketing (online)
Engineering and Technology (5)
MA/MSc Computing in the Creative Industries (Modular)
MA/MSc Computing in the Creative Industries (Modular)
MRes Creative Computing
MRes Creative Computing
MSc Applied Machine Learning for Creatives
MSc Applied Machine Learning for Creatives
MSc Computer Science
MSc Computer Science
MSc Creative Computing
MSc Creative Computing
MSc Creative Robotics
MSc Creative Robotics
MSc Data Science and AI for the Creative Industries
MSc Data Science and AI for the Creative Industries
Life Sciences and Medicine (5)
MSc Psychology of Fashion
MSc Psychology of Fashion
Social Sciences and Management (5)
MA Advertising
MA Advertising
MA Animation
MA Animation
MA Communicating Complexity
MA Communicating Complexity
MA Design for Data Visualisation
MA Design for Data Visualisation
MA Documentary Film
MA Documentary Film
MA Fashion Journalism and Content Creation
MA Fashion Journalism and Content Creation
MA Fashion Media and Communication
MA Fashion Media and Communication
MA Film
MA Film
MA Graphic Branding and Identity
MA Graphic Branding and Identity
MA Internet Equalities
MA Internet Equalities
MA Journalism: Arts and Lifestyle Journalism
MA Journalism: Arts and Lifestyle Journalism
MA Journalism: Audio and Video Journalism
MA Journalism: Audio and Video Journalism
MA Journalism: Social Justice Journalism
MA Journalism: Social Justice Journalism
MA Media, Communications and Critical Practice
MA Media, Communications and Critical Practice
MA Public Relations
MA Public Relations
MA Publishing
MA Publishing
MA Sound Arts
MA Sound Arts
MA Television
MA Television
MA Virtual Reality
MA Virtual Reality
MA Visual Effects
MA Visual Effects
Full-Time MBA (1)
Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Central Saint Martins)
Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Central Saint Martins)
Master of Business Administration (MBA) (London College of Fashion)
Master of Business Administration (MBA) (London College of Fashion)