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REF 2021 results for Media Arts at Royal Holloway

We're thrilled with our results in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, and we have been ranked in the top 10 in the UK for overall four star research by Times Higher Education.

50 emerging creative professionals recruited to develop StoryTrails

50 emerging creative professionals recruited to develop StoryTrails, the UK’s largest ever immersive storytelling experience for UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK StoryTrails presented by a wealth of industry partners including StoryFutures, BFI, BBC, Uplands Television, Niantic, Nexus Studios and ISO Design

BAFTA win for Royal Holloway University Academic

Victoria Mapplebeck, an academic at Royal Holloway has won a BAFTA in the Short Form Programme category for her short film Missed Call about her young son’s journey to reconnect with his absent father

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Reader in Television and Digital Culture

Professor James Bennett

“One of the most enjoyable experiences as a lecturer is watching students become directors, cinematographers, sound designers”
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11th

in the UK for for film production.

Source: Guardian University Guide 2025

7th

in the UK for research quality

Source: Complete University Guide, 2025

Top 20

in the UK for Media Arts

Source: Complete University Guide, 2025

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  • Media Arts

    Film, Television and Digital Production with Integrated Foundation Year

    4 years full time

    W62F

  • Media Arts

    Digital Media Culture and Technology BA

    3 years full time

    BA P300

  • Media Arts

    Film, Television and Digital Production with Integrated Foundation Year

    4 years full time

    W62F

  • Media Arts

    Film Studies

    3 years full time

    BA W620

  • Media Arts

    Film, Television and Digital Production

    3 years full time

    BA W625

  • Media Arts

    Video Games Art and Design

    3 years full time

    BA W6V1

  • English

    English and Film Studies

    3 years full time

    BA QW36

  • Music

    BA Music and Sound Design for Film, Television and Interactive Media with Integrated Foundation Year

    4 years full time

    W35F

  • Music

    Music and Sound Design for Film, Television, and Interactive Media

    3 years full time

    BA W350

  • Music

    BA Music and Sound Design for Film, Television and Interactive Media with Integrated Foundation Year

    4 years full time

    W35F

  • Drama, Theatre and Dance

    Drama with Film

    3 years full time

    BA W4W6

  • Media Arts

    Media Arts PhD

    3 years full time

  • Media Arts

    Film, Television and Digital Production

    1 year full time

    MA by Research

  • Media Arts

    International Media Management

    1 year full time

    MA

  • Media Arts

    Producing Film and Television

    1 year full time

    MA

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    Graduate destinations

    Our Media Arts degree programmes can open up many career options.

    Dr Rhys Davies' why

    ''...is teaching. To pass on the skills I've learned to a new generation.''

    Events

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