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174 | Film, Media, Music and Music Technology
Film Studies
BA (Hons)
Why study this course?
As both a medium of mass entertainment, and a mode of expression, film is
a powerful art form. Studying Film at Keele provides insight into its forms,
technologies and cultural importance, both historically and now.
The Film Studies programme at Keele looks at the medium in local
and international contexts, combining a focus on British and other
national cinemas with the analysis of an increasingly global film
culture. It combines exploration of the history of film as industry, art
form and technology, with analysis of its most contemporary trends,
including film’s relationship to television. Led by experienced lecturers,
the programme at Keele enables students to grasp the significance
of film across cultural contexts, its importance as a mode of popular
entertainment, and its centrality to expressions of individual, national,
transnational, racial and sexual identities. You will also, if you wish, have
the opportunity to combine theoretical and historical study with creative
filmmaking practice options.
What will this mean for my future?
A degree in Film Studies can be a starting point for careers in film and
television, whether your particular interest is in direction, screenwriting,
editing, production or marketing; as well as being a vital foundation for
teachers and critics of the medium. Film Studies at Keele can also open
up a wide variety of other career options in media and education, as well
as publishing, advertising and events management, and a range of other
related fields.
INDICATIVE MODULES
First Year
• Reading Film
• Approaching Film: History
and Theory
• Introduction to Television Studies
• Popular British Cinema
• Introduction to European Cinema
• Digital Video
Second Year
• Gender and the Cinematic Gaze
• Hollywood and Beyond: Global
Popular Cinemas
• Science Fiction Cinema
• Adaptation
• Documentary Theory and Practice
• Work Placement
Third Year
• Dissertation in Film Studies
• Race and Sexuality on Screen
• World Cinemas in the 21st Century
• The Road Movie: Cinema as
Movement and Journey
• Approaches to Screenwriting
• Parody in British Film and Television
KEY INFORMATION
UCAS Code - P303
Foundation Year
Yes
Indicative entry
requirements
Single Honours
A level: BCC-CCC
BTEC: DMM-MMM
Combined Honours
A level: BCC-CCC
BTEC: DMM-MMM
Course duration
3 years or 4 years
with an international
year
For further information on entry requirements please visit keele.ac.uk/entryrequirements
Study abroad
Yes
International Year
Yes
Learn a Language
Yes