Film Studies

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BA

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Full Time

| UCAS code: P303
Currently, you will study the following compulsory modules. We review optional modules on a regular basis, in order to continue to offer innovative and exciting programmes and this list is therefore subject to change. Please check here for updates, or contact the School/Department for further advice.

YEAR 1
Eight compulsory modules.

YEAR 1 CORE
Introduction to Film Studies: Forms
Introduction to Film Studies: Contexts
Research & Scholarship in Film Studies
Critical Debates in Film Studies
Film History: 1895 - 1930
Film History: 1930 - 1945
Film History: 1945 - 1980
Film History: 1980 to the present

YEAR 1 OPTIONS
n/a

YEAR 2
Two compulsory modules plus six Film Studies options.

YEAR 2 CORE
Film Theory I
Hollywood Cinema

YEAR 2 OPTIONS
Asian Popular Cinemas
Cinema & Spectatorship
Film Authorship
Film Forms (eg Documentary Film)
The French New Wave
Italian Cinema
Spanish Cinema
Topics in European Cinema
Topics in World Cinema

YEAR 3
Three compulsory modules plus four Film Studies options.

YEAR 3 CORE
Film Theory II
Film & New Media
Independent Study (two semesters)

YEAR 3 OPTIONS
American Underground Cinema
American Independent Cinema
The European Crime Film
Film & Trans-nationalism
Film Genre, Style & Ideology
Film Noir
Representation & Identity in Film
Stardom and Performance
Third Cinema & Beyond
Film and Architecture

Lecture theatre