BA Film Studies

University of Essex

Bachelor's degree

In Colchester

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    3 Years

About the course
How does cinema affect us as individuals and as groups, as communities or nations? Do the moving pictures reflect our beliefs or help to change how we see the world? How powerful are visual media in shaping our interpretations of modern life? These are some of the most pressing questions cinema asks us

Our ability to read and interpret the images and stories that films deliver is crucial to how we understand contemporary life


At Essex you combine studying the history and theory of cinema with practical film production, so you don’t just critically examine cinema – you create it

Your production modules enable you to develop and apply your academic knowledge and understanding of film, refining and enriching your own practical work


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We give you the opportunity to explore film across a broad range of genres, time periods, and regions, from Hollywood, world and independent cinema, to documentaries and television

Simultaneously, you gain hands-on experience in film production and production management, essential for careers in the film and television industry


We nurture the creative talent for tomorrow, developing filmmakers, scholars, and thinkers with a dynamic worldview:
Gain hands-on experience of camera work, sound recording, editing, lighting, and scriptwriting
Explore the formal aesthetics of film composition and structure in relation to different contexts of production and reception
Discover the history and social significance of film as a global medium
Understand the links between critical analysis and creative practice
Produce both group films and personal projects
By graduation you will have built up a fully rounded portfolio of work, enabling you to showcase your experience, versatility and creative potential to future employers

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Production
  • Cinema
  • Film Production
  • Teaching
  • Media
  • Hollywood
  • Film Studies

Course programme

Example structure
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Approaches to Film and Media
Introduction to Film Production
Understanding Employability: Preparing for Your Future
Contemporary Texts and Contexts
Literature: Origins and Transformations (optional)
Year 2
Approaches to Text
Documentary Filmmaking
Fiction Filmmaking
Introduction to Screenwriting (optional)
Narrative and Film (optional)
Final year
Advanced Film Production (optional)
Film Animation (optional)
Cultural Ideology and Film (optional)
Hollywood Directors (optional)
Cityscapes of Modernism (optional)
Year abroad
On your year abroad, you have the opportunity to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Teaching
Teaching takes the form of lectures and seminar sessions or discussion classes
Hands-on experience of camerawork and film production
Explore film theory through use of film and literature
Assessment
Coursework includes essays, exhibition reviews and virtual portfolios, coursework reports, individual and group presentations, book reviews, viva voce examinations, and an independent research project (a dissertation)
Written examinations are also taken for the majority of modules at the end of each academic year
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Additional information

We offer a varied, flexible and distinctive curriculum, focused on developing your abilities in film, and also enabling you to take options from the other courses within our Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies including literature, creative writing, journalism and drama We are ranked top 20 in the UK (Times Good University Guide 2015) Study abroad Your education extends beyond the university campus We support you extending your education by providing the option of an additional year at no extra cost The four-year version of our degree allows you to spend the third year studying abroad or employed on a placement, while otherwise remaining identical to the three-year course Our Department has an exchange scheme with universities in Denmark, France, Finland, Greece, Germany, Spain and Italy through the ERASMUS programme This provides our students with the opportunity to view the world, and film, from another perspective Studying abroad can allow you to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised Placement year When you arrive at Essex, you can decide whether you would like to combine your course with a placement year You will be responsible for finding your placement, but with support and guidance provided by both your department and our Employability and Careers Centre Our expert staff The Centre for Film and Screen Media at Essex is part of a unique literary conservatoire that offers talented students the support and confidence to respond both critically and artistically to the study of film This distinctive environment is possible because we are a community of award-winning film-makers, scholars, and media specialists; our staff over the years have included Oscar winners and BAFTA winners This course features Nic Blower , who has over 20 years’ experience producing and directing...

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