You'll learn about the film and television industries, as well as other factors that shape the movies and shows you see on screen. The course will build your understanding of how films and TV programmes work, how we make sense of them and how they convey meaning. You'll also learn about their audiences, and explore how they function in the age of global corporations and digital media.
As a Film and TV student at NTU, you'll experience our unique slant on this fascinating area. Our diverse choice of modules not only explore fundamental approaches and innovative thinking within film and television study, but also allow you to pursue your own specialist interests.
We stand out for the range of cultures our course covers, and for the opportunity we bring you to study European cinema in depth, with modules available during each year of your degree. As well as their specialist knowledge, our staff bring a real enthusiasm and commitment to their teaching.
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What will I study?
Year One
- Reading the Screen: Approaches to Film and Television Studies
- Analysing British Television
- Introduction to European Cinema
Year Two
- Theorizing the screen
- European Cinema and the City
- Screening Race, Gender and Sexuality
Year Three
- Dissertation
- American Cinema Since 1949
- American Television since 1950
- European Cinema, Globalisation and Resistance Post Colonial Film
Degree options and UCAS codes
Film and TV is taken in combination with one or two of the following subjects as part of the BA Joint Honours programme. The number in brackets is the UCAS code for a Joint Honours degree in:
- Chinese (Mandarin) (TP13)
- Communication and Society (PP93)
- English (QP33)
- European Studies (RP83)
- French (RP13)
- German (PR32)
- Global Studies (PL39)
- History (PV3C)
- International Relations (PL32)
- Italian (PR33)
- Media (new combination for 2013) (UCAS code TBC)
- Linguistics (PQ3C)
- Philosophy (PV35)
- Spanish (PR34).
What do I study?
The first year provides the foundations for future study of film and television by introducing you to key skills and concepts. The second year builds on this by developing skills, bringing in new areas of study such as computer gaming and developing your understanding of key theoretical approaches. The final year offers a range of film and television options while also offering the possibility of doing a dissertation around your own particular interests. You will have the opportunity to study Hollywood film but also US independent, European, and postcolonial cinemas. The study of the small screen focuses mainly on British and American television, but also embraces new media forms such as computer games and interactive media.
How will I learn?
The subject team includes internationally recognised and widely published researchers so you'll have a great opportunity to learn from their specialist knowledge about the latest developments in film and television studies. They'll use a range of teaching and learning methods to bring the subject to life, including lectures, seminars, screenings and workshops.
Lectures will often be interactive, making extensive use of video and DVD to expand your knowledge. Most modules dedicate some weeks to screening key films and TV shows to allow you to engage in depth with key works and genres. In seminars, you'll discuss your ideas and strengthen your skills in analysing extracts from film and TV. Whichever module you're studying, you'll be able to book tutorials with staff to discuss the things you're studying or get help with your own work.
As a part of our Joint Honours degree this course opens up many opportunities for graduate employment. Although Film and TV is new as a Joint Honours subject, some previous students who have studied these or similar modules as part of their degree have gone on to careers as researchers, schedulers and producers in TV and positions in production, distribution and programming in film. These graduates have worked for employers like the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, BAFTA and Sky. But the degree will not tie you down to one narrow career. Other previous graduates have built careers in journalism, teaching, advertising, public relations, marketing, events management and social work.
Although this course does not offer a formal placement, all of our courses are vocationally focused and will help you to develop a broad range of transferable skills.
You can apply for this course through the UCAS website.
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