MA Film (Theory)

Queen Mary University of London

At Queen Mary, University London, we pride ourselves on our interconnectedness of theory and practice in film. Our MA programme offers you the opportunity to choose a specific pathway and combine it with elements of theory and practice. The three pathways we offer are MA Film (Theory), MA Film (Documentary Practice) and MA Film (Directing Fiction).Three pathways allows you to focus on your specialism of interestTaught by specialists in the fieldGain the skills and knowledge required to pursue a career in film or broadcastingWhat you'll studyThe MA Film (Theory) pathway offers you the opportunity to explore key aspects of film analysis, theory, history and practice.Through a range of different approaches to the study of film, including genre and textual analysis, audience studies, and media archaeology, you will be exposed to some of the most pressing debates about film today. Questions of ethics and whether we can consider film as a document; of how film works on our bodies as an affective medium; the reasons for film's close affinity to urban, cosmopolitan and diasporic cultures; and the historical legacy of film as an international, and now transnational medium, are all central to the programme. In exploring these questions, you will be introduced to some of the liveliest and most important chapters in the history of cinema.