MLitt Film Studies
The Film Studies MLitt combines taught modules and individual research. It is well suited as preparation for PhD research. We have a thriving community of postgraduate students working in film across the Schools of Modern Languages, English Literature, Language and Linguistics, and Arts and Cultures.
The Film Studies MLitt incorporates a formal research training component where you will develop your research skills and methodologies. You also submit a portfolio of essays chosen according to your interests and experience. You undertake a dissertation of 16,000 - 24,000 words consisting of a sustained piece of original research.
Study consists mainly of seminars, tutorials and independent learning supported by research training.
Dissertation supervision is available in:
American cinema history
British sound cinema, particularly 1940-60
French cinema
contemporary Spanish and Latin American cinemas
Chinese-language cinema
early cinema
cinema culture
cinema and landscape
women's film history
cinema and the city
writing on film
cinema and trauma
Algerian cinema
Supervision is provided for dissertations that span the School of Modern Languages, the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics, and the School of Arts and Cultures and sub-disciplines, ensuring the best fit between your interests and the expertise of our staff.
The Film Studies MLitt combines taught modules and individual research. It is well suited as preparation for PhD research. We have a thriving community of postgraduate students working in film across the Schools of Modern Languages, English Literature, Language and Linguistics, and Arts and Cultures.
The Film Studies MLitt incorporates a formal research training component where you will develop your research skills and methodologies. You also submit a portfolio of essays chosen according to your interests and experience. You undertake a dissertation of 16,000 - 24,000 words consisting of a sustained piece of original research.
Study consists mainly of seminars, tutorials and independent learning supported by research training.
Dissertation supervision is available in:
American cinema history
British sound cinema, particularly 1940-60
French cinema
contemporary Spanish and Latin American cinemas
Chinese-language cinema
early cinema
cinema culture
cinema and landscape
women's film history
cinema and the city
writing on film
cinema and trauma
Algerian cinema
Supervision is provided for dissertations that span the School of Modern Languages, the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics, and the School of Arts and Cultures and sub-disciplines, ensuring the best fit between your interests and the expertise of our staff.
