Why choose this course?

The MA in Film Studies offers an opportunity to explore the rich and diverse nature of global cinema cultures from a range of dynamic perspectives. 

 

The course is concerned with all that is new, vital and innovative in contemporary cinema, providing an in-depth study of selected areas of contemporary European, American and Global cinema. In examining these vibrant new areas, you will be drawing upon insights from such diverse disciplines as history, sociology, art history, comparative studies and aesthetics and from such major intellectual perspectives as feminism, postmodernism, postcolonial theory, semiotics and psychoanalysis. 

 

Drawing on the specialist expertise and wide-ranging experience of colleagues from the Film Studies programme, the Film Studies MA is informed by staff research into a wide variety of areas, including gender and sexuality on screen, film and philosophy, theories of adaptation, national and transnational traditions, and experimental cinema. 

 

We offer a supportive, stimulating and challenging course, which promotes a holistic and synoptic approach to the study of cinema to encourage self-reliance, self-confidence, and independence.  

 

The course includes an integrated work placement which enables you to further develop your professional skills and enhance your employability.

 

If you are interested in further research, this course provides an excellent foundation for MPhil/PhD study.