Course Overview

Our MA in Film and Screen Media (with Study Abroad) explores the history, development, and interaction of film, television, and other screen media. You will have access to world-class postgraduate teaching and research at Birkbeck, and spend one term abroad at a leading university in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, or Canada. This is the only Master's degree in film and screen media in the UK that includes an international exchange with prestigious European and North American universities.

This course encourages you to explore a wide variety of screen media in historical, sociological, aesthetic, and anthropological terms and, also, in a variety of cultural and national contexts.

You can personalize your MA studies and specialize in areas of film and screen media that match your intellectual interests and career goals, and for the study abroad element, you can choose the university with the specific strengths and specialisms that will help you develop and deepen your particular film and screen media interests. A work placement option allows you to gain practical experience that may enhance your career prospects.

You will need to have good or very good knowledge of at least one European language in order to take full advantage of this course (for Montreal this language is French). Some universities offer language instruction for Birkbeck students, to help them improve their language skills.

This course has three other pathways: MA Film and Screen Media, MA Film and Screen Media (with Television), and MA Film and Screen Media with Film Programming and Curating.

General Eligibility

A second-class honors degree (2:2) or above in a relevant subject (e.g. humanities, modern languages, or social sciences).

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, the requirement for this program is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests.