Film and Screen Media (MA)
Master
In London
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The Graduate School - Royal College of Music
Master London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
City College Norwich
Course OnlinePrice on request -
University College London
Postgraduate London / Classroom-based£ 8,430 -
Bath Spa University
Master London / Classroom-based£ 13,860 -
North West Regional College
Course OnlinePrice on request -
Edinburgh Napier University
Postgraduate Distance LearningPrice on request -
University of Surrey
Master Distance Learning£ 5,000
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Description
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Type
Master
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
Our MA Film and Screen Media explores the history, development and interaction of film, television and other screen media. The programme encourages you to explore a wide variety of screen media in historical, sociological, aesthetic and anthropological terms and in a variety of cultural and national contexts. You can personalise your MA studies and specialise in areas of film and screen media that match your intellectual interests and career goals, while a work placement option allows you to gain practical experience that may enhance your career prospects.
The programme is unique in its combination of world-class, rigorous postgraduate study with creative and practical opportunities. Some of the option modules, including the two-month work placement module, can help you stand out in a competitive job market and further your career in the media, creative and cultural industries. The programme will also prepare you for advanced research at MPhil/PhD level if you wish to continue studying.
This programme has three other pathways: MA Film and Screen Media (with Study Abroad), MA Film and Screen Media (with Television) and MA Film and Screen Media with Film Programming and Curating.
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About this course
Graduates go in to careers in film and television companies, museums and galleries, arts administration, education, publishing and film criticism. Possible professions include arts administrator, museum or gallery curator and teacher. It is also possible to continue on to a PhD which offers employment opportunities in academia and other areas. This degree may also be useful in becoming a programme researcher or television/film/video producer.
Jobs gained by some of our MA and PhD graduates include:
Deputy Editor, Sight & Sound
Freelance Editor
Independent Film Producer
Temporary Exhibitions Curator, Science Museum
Curator of Public Programmes, British Film Institute
Associate Lecturer, University of Surrey
Reader, King’s College London
Academic Publishing Sales Manager, Taylor & Francis Group
We offer a comprehensive Careers Service to help you advance your career, while our in-house, professional recruitment consultancy, Birkbeck Talent, works with London’s top employers to help you gain work experience that fits in with your evening studies.
A second-class honours degree (2:2 or above).
As part of the application process, you are required to complete a 700-1000-word written exercise by choosing a film or television programme which you have recently seen and explaining why you found it innovative. Successful candidates will be invited to attend an interview.
Applications are reviewed on their individual merits and your professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be taken into consideration positively.
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Subjects
- Project
- Design
- Politics
- Staff
- Cultural Studies
- Film Making
- Film Theory
- Cinema
- University
- Technology
- Media
- Professor Training
Course programme
The programme consists of two compulsory modules, including a research project or placement, a choice of option modules and a dissertation.
The compulsory module Screen Media: History, Technology and Culture introduces you to the basic methodologies and issues involved in the area concerned, as well as research skills and methods. The option modules allow you to pursue specific interests and areas of research.
We are part of the Screen Studies Group and participate in the intercollegiate module exchange which involves SOAS, UCL, KCL, Queen Mary University and Goldsmiths. You may take one of your option modules at the participating colleges of the University of London.
A unique feature of the programme is the placement, which offers you the experience of working in a media company or cultural institution. Alternatively you can complete a research project which gives you the chance to undertake independent research and reflect on research methodologies.
You will complete the programme with a 15,000-word dissertation.
COMPULSORY MODULES
- Research/Placement Project and Report MA Film and Screen Media
- Screen Media: History, Technology and Culture
- Artists' Film: the museum, the gallery and beyond
- Audio-Visual Histories of Cinema
- British Cinema and Television 1960-85
- Contemporary American Cinema
- Critical Remix Video: Practice and Theory
- Curating Film, Sharing Passions
- Documentary: Filmmaking Histories and Digital Practices
- Film Festivals
- Screen Media and Archival Practices Today
- Shaping Contemporary Film Culture B: Themes in Film Festivals
- Shaping Contemporary Film Culture A: The Essay Film and the Archive
- Theoretical Perspectives on Media
- Transcultural Memory
- User Experience Design
- Dissertation MA Film and Screen Media
- To find out more, read our programme handbook.
Additional information
One year full-time or two years part-time
Course Fee -
Part-time home students: £4410 pa
Part-time international students: £8010 pa
Full-time international students: £16020 pa
Film and Screen Media (MA)
-
The Graduate School - Royal College of Music
Master London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
City College Norwich
Course OnlinePrice on request -
University College London
Postgraduate London / Classroom-based£ 8,430 -
Bath Spa University
Master London / Classroom-based£ 13,860 -
North West Regional College
Course OnlinePrice on request -
Edinburgh Napier University
Postgraduate Distance LearningPrice on request -
University of Surrey
Master Distance Learning£ 5,000
See all