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Film Studies and Music Technology
BA (Hons)
Why study this course?
Film Studies and Music Technology is an exciting opportunity to combine the
technical and theoretical understanding of sound with the study of film as an
audio-visual medium. You will gain analytical and practical skills in both areas,
pursuing both critical and creative work in the course and beyond.
You will look at the history of film across various cultural, political and
aesthetic contexts, thinking creatively about the evolving form and
significance of this audio-visual medium, and the expressive options
available to filmmakers around the world. You will also have the option to
produce your own creative work in practical filmmaking modules. At the
same time, you will undertake innovative, cutting-edge study and practice
in the application of technology to composition, music production, sound
design, screen music, audio-visuals and music software development.
You will have access 24/7 to the music practice rooms and music
technology studios and will have the opportunity to become part of the
thrilling cultural and musical life on Keele campus.
What will this mean for my future?
This degree offers a set of key and transferable skills, both technical
and research-oriented, that lend themselves to a variety of employment
options in the creative industries and beyond. Career paths open to
graduates in this programme include work in film, television and radio,
recording, production, sound design, soundtrack creation, software
design, song writing and performance, as well as original audio and
audiovisual composition, studio work, and teaching at all levels of
education. You’ll develop a wide range of skills in presentation, writing,
project management and critical thinking that can be transferred to many
other professions: our graduates also work, for instance, as solicitors,
journalists, civil servants and in business. You may also choose to pursue
postgraduate study at Master's or doctoral level.
INDICATIVE MODULES
First Year
• Approaching Film: History
and Theory
• Reading Film
• Introduction to Television Studies
• Composing with Sound
• Digital Video
• Sound Recording
Second Year
• Hollywood and Beyond: Global
Popular Cinemas
• Film Music
• Documentary Film: Theory and
Practice
• Gender and the Cinematic Gaze
• Audio-Visual Composition
• Record Production
Third Year
• Dissertation in Film Studies and/or
Music Technology
• Portfolio of Studio-based Creative
Work
• World Cinemas in the 21st Century
• Music Composition
• The Road Movie: Cinema as
Movement and Journey
• Work Experience Placement
KEY INFORMATION
UCAS Code - PJ3X
Foundation Year
Yes
Indicative entry
requirements
Combined Honours
A level: BCC-CCC
BTEC: DMM-MMM
Course duration
3 years or 4 years
with an international
year
Study abroad
Yes
International Year
Yes
Learn a Language
Yes
For information on courses that combine subjects please visit keele.ac.uk/ugcourses