PhD Film and TV Studies

Course Overview

This dynamic PhD program offers a rigorous, interdisciplinary approach to film and media studies, designed for independent research at the highest academic level. You will join a vibrant postgraduate community and undertake an original research project that makes a significant contribution to the field, culminating in a substantial thesis.

Key Program Highlights

• Pursue original research on diverse topics from film theory and history to media technologies and festival curation.
• Join a supportive, multi-disciplinary community of scholars in a thriving postgraduate research environment.
• Develop a substantial thesis (70,000-100,000 words) that constitutes an original and significant contribution to knowledge.
• Utilize methodologies from across the arts, humanities, and social sciences, including practice-based research.
• Engage with critical frameworks including gender, race, age, disability, and class within cinematic and media contexts.