BA/BA (Hons) Film and Media
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Film and media are central to individual identities, local and national cultures and to globalised political and economic spheres. The film and media degree examines these topics from the perspective of the academic disciplines of film studies and media studies.
This course focuses on the critical study of the film and media industries and their products and enables you to enter a variety of careers. The course offers you the opportunity to study in-depth film as an artistic and commercial enterprise, as well as various media institutions and the debates surrounding them. It develops your critical understanding of the growth of the media industries, historically and globally, and the centra…
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Film and media are central to individual identities, local and
national cultures and to globalised political and economic spheres.
The film and media degree examines these topics from the
perspective of the academic disciplines of film studies and media
studies.
This course focuses on the critical study of the film and media
industries and their products and enables you to enter a variety of
careers. The course offers you the opportunity to study in-depth
film as an artistic and commercial enterprise, as well as various
media institutions and the debates surrounding them. It develops
your critical understanding of the growth of the media industries,
historically and globally, and the centrality of film to popular
cultures. You will acquire and develop skills in video and media
production, teamwork, academic research, project management and a
variety of forms of communication. Many of these skills will be
transferable to your post-degree careers
The first two years you will study a range of modules which will
introduce you to key developments in film and media, and key
concepts in film and media studies, developments, for example, like
the emergence of cinema and the establishment of national
broadcasting systems; and concepts like narrative, popular culture
and citizenship.
In Year Three you will specialise in key areas of film and media -
for example world cinema and contemporary television. In Year Four,
you choose specialist film and media options and also complete a
written or video honours dissertation.
In studying the core areas of the Film and Media degree, you will
learn:
- Critical approaches to the study of film and media, and specific film and media texts and cultures
- How to plan, produce and publicise media (especially, but not exclusively, video) 'texts' or products
- How the film and media industries are structured and how they operate
Structure:
You can opt to study for an Honours degree over four years or an Ordinary degree over three years. You will complete a range of modules, as outlined, each year and a dissertation in Year Four
- Graduates have gained employment with a variety of media and cultural organisations,
including the Edinburgh Filmhouse and the Edinburgh Film Festival.- Staff have presented films and academic papers at festivals and conferences across the world.
- Students'films are exhibited annually at an end of year show at the Edinburgh Filmhouse.
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