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Full time | University of Bristol | 1 year | 22-SEP-25

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

22-SEP-25

Key information
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Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Film Studies Film / Video / Television Production

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Overview

This distinctive and exciting programme integrates textual and historical approaches to the study of film and television with filmmaking practice. As a student on this innovative course, you will engage with critical and theoretical perspectives and develop analysis skills at a high level. You will also have the opportunity to learn the skills of filmmaking, working intensively in small groups to explore narrative and aesthetic possibilities and gain insights into the craft and industry of screen media. You will encounter a range of different research methods and be supported as you progress to independent learning and individual practice. The University of Bristol has more than 40 years of experience in this field and the programme draws on the expertise of world-leading scholars, expert practitioners and industry professionals. The Department of Film and Television hosts a series of research seminars and industry talks designed to enrich your studies. Our facilities include two cinemas, production studios, animation and edit suites, seminar rooms and sound rooms. Bristol is an excellent city in which to study film and television, with its varied cinema, television and digital media spaces, such as the Arnolfini, BBC Bristol, Cube Microplex and Watershed Media Centre. Bristol's harbourside is home to an array of film festivals, including the Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, the Slapstick Festival and the Afrika Eye Festival.

Modules

This module seeks to examine a range of types of film and screen media. It combines discussion of key concepts with in-class screening and analysis, encouraging a flexible and alert approach to the close analysis of screen texts. The students will also be familiariased with a variety of styles and conventions ranging from mainstream cinema to the avant-garde, encouraging the comparative narrative, mise-en-scene, genre, editing and sound as applied to a number of case studies.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£14,600

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£30,800

Entry requirements

An upper second-class honours degree or international equivalent in Film Studies (theory). Essay-based subjects are also considered, inclusive of; English Literature, History, Comparative Literature, Philosophy, Anthropology, Law, Politics, Theology, Classical Studies discipline.