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BA Film Studies and Media Studies

University of Leicester ( Navitas ), United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Throughout our Film and Media Studies BA, you will discover the relationship between film and another screen, broadcast and print media, and engage with the various theories that have developed around the subject. Leicester is among the top 15 places in the UK for teaching Film and Media Studies.* You will be taught by academics with expertise ranging from British documentary film and television to themes and trends of contemporary Hollywood and from European art cinema to Chinese cinema. During your degree, you will explore the power of audiovisual and digital media within contemporary society and culture. This course also has an interdisciplinary aspect as you will draw upon social sciences and humanities expertise.

General Eligibility

A/AS-levels: BBB. Two AS-levels considered in place of one A-Level. General Studies is accepted

EPQ with A-levels: BBC + EPQ at grade B

Access to HE Diploma: Pass relevant diploma with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3, 24 of which must be at distinction.

International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 28 points.

BTEC Nationals: Pass Diploma with DDM

T Levels: Merit in Management and Administration

Part Time Work Details

Twenty hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Modules

  • American Film and Visual Culture

  • Film and Art: Academic Study and the Workplace

  • Introduction to Film History 1

  • Introduction to Media and Communication (double module)

  • Reading Film

  • Studying Media and Communication (dual module)

2 Year 2

Modules

  • Researching World Cinemas

  • Film Production

  • Digital Media and Everyday Life (double module)

  • Documentary Film and Television

  • Film, Reception and Consumption

  • Television Studies

  • Working in the Creative Industries or Journalism Studies

3 Year 3

Core module

  • Dissertation

Option modules

Film Studies A

  • New Chinese Cinemas

  • Contemporary Hollywood

  • Hitchcock and Film History

  • Contemporary European Cinema

  • Seriality: Film, Television and Other Media

  • Postwar Italian Cinema

  • Cinematic Representations of Latin America

Media Studies A

  • Environmental Communication

  • Global Cultures

  • Media, Celebrity and Fan Culture

  • Games and Culture

  • Media and The Body

  • The Media on Film

  • Reporting Panics

Film Studies B

  • Women in Cinema

  • Screen Affect

  • Stardom and Identities in Chinese and American Cinemas

  • Film and Art Journalism

  • Screen Gothic

  • British Popular Culture Since 1945

  • Norms and Margins in French Cinema

  • The Cinema of Luis Buñuel

Media Studies B

  • Media and Gender

  • Music as Communication

  • Advertising and Consumer Culture

  • Online Journalism: Theory and Practice

  • Community Radio in Practice

  • Writing for PR

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.5
  • TOEFL93
  • PTE65
  • Duolingo89

IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. If your first language is not English, you may need to prove your English ability. If you do not yet meet our requirements, our English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help you to improve your English to the necessary standard.

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