BA (Hons) History with Film

Bachelor's degree

In Hatfield

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Hatfield

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Study with a top History department and be taught from the cutting edge of historical research. Further your skills with a unique film course which combines the study of film as an art form with learning the practical skills of film making.

Through our diverse and inclusive History curriculum you will learn about an array of cultures and identities. What links our work is our focus on people’s history and everyday lives. This is represented strongly in our first year programme, which will give you an insight into the making of the modern world through exploration of faith, magic and medicine, campaigns for freedom and equality, Africa and the world, and America from Hamilton to Trump.

Our expert colleagues in Film take a similar international approach. You will explore the fascinating world of Hollywood, World Cinema, European Cinema as well as the film industry in Britain, so you have insider knowledge of what makes a successful film and appreciate diverse genres, contexts, cultures and filmmaking techniques.

Throughout your degree, the common link between the two disciplines will be the development of analytical skills. As historians you will learn to analyse historical documents and debates among historians, while in Film you’ll develop the ability to analyse visual material, understand the craft of film making and gain new perspectives on the world.

Work placement/study abroad option: Between your second and final year, you’ll have the option to study abroad or do a work placement for up to a year. Not only will this give you an amazing experience to talk about but will also give your CV a boost. If you’d rather go straight to your final year, that’s absolutely fine too.

These analytical skills, honed over the course of your studies, will benefit you in the final year of History if you choose to write a dissertation. This extended piece of work will grow out of a topic that interests you.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Hatfield (Hertfordshire)
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De Havilland Campus, Mosquito Way

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

We give you:

An exceptional History team, conducting world-leading research (REF 2014)
Stimulating, innovative courses - our History students reported almost 94% overall satisfaction with their course (2018 National Student Survey)
A flexible programme of study, allowing you to concentrate on areas you find especially interesting
The scope to write a History dissertation on a topic about which you are passionate, potential blending your interests in film and history
A mixture of intellectual and practical skills.
An expert film team with in-depth knowledge of the film industry plus the opportunity to get involved with local cinemas and our own bespoke film club.
CV-building potential and practical experience through work placements and extra-curricular activities. Previous students in this department have had year long paid placements at Warner Brothers in London, Hatfield House and local museums.

UCAS points 104
A Level BCC

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This centre's achievements

2020

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The average rating is higher than 3.7

More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months

This centre has featured on Emagister for 6 years

Subjects

  • Film Making
  • Cinema
  • Magic
  • Industry
  • Public

Course programme

What will I study?

Our interactive seminars and workshops in History and Film help you find your feet in the academic environment, and establish ways of working confidently, creatively and collaboratively. We see our students as fellow researchers, and we place a great deal of importance on sharing and developing skills.

Our History and Film students benefit from being part of a diverse and active academic community. The Media Matters Guest Lecture series, which is free and open to students, might appeal to film students. Previous speakers include Jessica Fellowes, journalist and author of companion books to the Downton Abbey television series as well as video producers for household name clients such as Waitrose. As one of our students, you also have the opportunity to get involved in activities that will complement your studies. Not only do these enhance your experience, they also make for a more impressive CV. Our renowned staff-student Oral History team has taken students to Australia and produced a BBC Radio 4 documentary, which was commended at the 2018 Royal Historical Society Public History Awards. Film students get the benefit of their own film club.

Level 4

Module
  • Introduction to Film Criticism
  • Belief and Disbelief: Faith, Magic and Medicine, 1500 - 1800
  • Genre, Styles and Stars
  • The Fight for Rights: Freedom and Oppression, 1790s-1990s
  • The Heritage Industry in Britain
  • Leisure and Lifestyle: 20th Century American Music, Sport and Entertainment
  • Historians' Toolkit
  • Africa and the World, 1450-1850
  • Cashing In: Traders and Consumers, 1600 - 2001
  • Introduction to Public History
Level 5

Module
  • Graduate Skills
  • USA 1861 to 1969: From Civil War to Civil Rights A
  • Hearth & Heart: Family Life in the Long Eighteenth-Century
  • Propaganda in Twentieth-Century War and Politics
  • Nation & Identity: Newly Independent States in Interwar Europe, 1918-1939
  • Making a Historical Documentary
  • Making Histories: Public History Work Experience
  • Postcards from the Empire: Experiences of British Imperialism
  • Maladies and Medicine in Early Modern Europe
  • Crime and Society in England, 1550-1750
  • The Age of the Cold War, 1945-1991
Level 6

Module
  • Television Drama
  • Bodies and Sexuality in the Early Modern Period A
  • Euro-Crime on Page and Screen
  • Italy and Fascism
  • Popular Protest, Riot and Reform in Britain, 1760-1848 B
  • Everyday Lives: An Intimate History of Twentieth Century Women
  • Final Year History Dissertation
  • Witch-Bottles to Wishing-Wells: The Material Culture of Everyday Ritual
  • Boom Cities and New Towns in the 20th Century A
  • Pacific Histories: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections
  • Sinners, Scoundrels & Deviants: Non-Conformity in the Atlantic World A
  • Gender, Sexuality and Diversity in American Film
  • Cold War Film and Propaganda
  • The Middle East in turmoil: The Arab-Israeli conflict since 1948

Additional information

UCAS code - V1W6

EU Students Fee

Full time - £13450 for the 2021/2022 academic year

International Students Fee

Full time - £13450 for the 2021/2022 academic year

BA (Hons) History with Film

£ 9,250 VAT inc.