Film and Television (Business and Distribution) MA

Bath Spa University

This Masters course in Film and TV Business and Distribution is your backstage pass to understanding how film and television projects get financed, sold, and seen.

You’ll explore the business behind the stories, including how deals are made and rights are negotiated. You'll learn how to navigate international markets, streaming platforms, and theatrical releases with confidence, creativity, and commercial savvy.

Blaze a trail on a truly unique, industry partnered course which combines the strengths of Bath Spa University's widely successful Film, Television and Digital Production programme and its internationally renowned Business School.

Whether you're an emerging filmmaker, a media graduate, or a professional looking to break into the business side of screen content, this MA in Film and TV Business and Distribution equips you with the tools to thrive - from finance models and distribution strategies to pitching and packaging projects for success.

You’ll learn about business practices across the vast and rapidly expanding world of film and tv business in one of very few such courses in UK Higher Education. This pioneering, industry facing Masters degree is designed to equip students with specialist knowledge of the entertainment business and digital creative industries, leading to a career in one of the UK’s richest strongest economic sectors.

Taught by an industry experienced team, you’ll learn how to negotiate the world of film and tv from the perspective of business. You’ll develop the skills needed to commission creative projects, navigate the world of studios and networks and generate revenue in a fast changing entertainment sector.

If you’re looking to build a career in the incredibly competitive but richly rewarding creative industries as a film and television business and distribution specialist, we want to hear from you. If you don’t have a bachelor’s degree but have five or more years of work experience in the creative industries sector and are looking for the next step in your career, we want to hear from you too.