MA Film Studies

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2027, the tuition fees are as follows:

• MA (full-time)
  UK students (per annum): £14,400
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £29,800

The fees quoted above are fully inclusive of tuition, administration and computational costs.

Fees for entry are subject to yearly review. The University reserves the right to increase your tuition fee by up to 7% each year for courses lasting more than one year, including to reflect rising costs associated with delivering our educational and wider student experience. Postgraduate fees information .

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International student CAS deposit

Self-funded international applicants are required to pay a deposit of £2500 towards their tuition fees before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. Some applicants will be required to pay a higher deposit. More information on tuition fee deposits .

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

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1. Deepen and advance their analysis of film form and aesthetics and engage critically and comprehensively with wider theoretical debates about the medium and its history
2. Contextualise films and filmmaking within broader theoretical and industrial developments and understand their various interrelationships
3. Explore film practice as research in dialogue with more traditional forms of research
4. Demonstrate knowledge of good practice in film-related pedagogical material evident in the virtual learning environment (VLE)

1. Demonstrate advanced independent thinking
2. Apply relevant cultural and theoretical concepts to film texts
3. Undertake precise close film textual analysis with specialist knowledge
4. Engage with theoretical texts and concepts critically

1. Make effective contributions to group work and discussions
2. Present advanced ideas and intellectual arguments orally in class discussions
3. Demonstrate advanced critical writing skills
4. Undertake research design and presentation at Master’s level
5. Employ non-linear digital video editing skills in order to convey advanced and persuasive arguments audio-visually

1. Exercise independence in self-directed learning
2. Demonstrate advanced critical thinking
3. Demonstrate advanced ability to articulate ideas and argument cohesively, comprehensively and effectively
4. Develop individual leadership and collaborative working skills in a group setting

Assessment Task	Formative or Summative	Weighting
Theory Essay	Summative	40%
Essay or video essay	Summative	60%

How and when feedback is provided

Formative feedback provided during ungraded class presentations and discussions; and office hour consultations.

Summative feedback provided via Turnitin on Blackboard.

 

Braudy, Leo and Marshall Cohen, eds. (1999) Film Theory and Criticism: Introductory Readings. 5th ed. New York: Oxford University Press.

Cook, Pam and Mieke Bernink, eds. (1999) The Cinema Book. 2nd ed. London: BFI.

Dix, Andrew (2008) Beginning Film Studies. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
 

Harbord, Janet (2007) The Evolution of Film: Rethinking Film Studies. London: Polity.

Hayward, Susan (2012) Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts. 4th ed.

Stam, Robert (2000) Film Theory: An Introduction. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.

Turner, Graeme, ed. (2002) The Film Cultures Reader. London: Routledge.

Wood, Robin (2006) Personal Views: Explorations in Film. Detroit: Wayne State University Press.