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 Dept/School | Department of Theatre, Film & TV Studies, Aberystwyth University  | |||
| Duration | 1 year | |||
| Entry Requirements | 2:1 or above or overseas equivalent in a cognate subject area, although we will consider unconventional applications on their individual merits. | |||
| Course Fees | Please see our Postgraduate Admissions Office website for up to date fees http://www.aber.ac.uk/pga/web/cost.htm | |||
| Course Contact | Nick Strong | Study Options | Full-Time/Part-Time | |
| Start Month(s) | September | Taught/Research | Taught | |
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MA Film Studies |
| The MA in Film Studies focuses on the importance of film within an ever-changing global environment. As a student, you will be encouraged to investigate the ways in which technologies and social changes have impacted, and continue to impact, on different aspects of film, including filmic representation and the ways in which film has been taken up within broader cultural contexts. You will also receive a thorough grounding in key theoretical traditions and research methods within film studies, and will be alerted to the historical developments that have marked film as a medium, focusing on historical case studies in order to think about changes and continuities throughout film history. While you will be introduced to a broad array of filmmaking traditions, you will focus particularly on the interrelations between Hollywood and European cinemas. The MA will introduce you to different ways of understanding film: as entertainment, as art, as an industry, and as a cultural medium through which identities, histories and ideologies are both represented and negotiated. You will be taught by active researchers in the field of film studies, with a broad array of expertise and knowledge, particularly in British and Hollywood cinemas, film history and representation, and film genre, star and reception studies. As such, the MA aims to enrich your knowledge of film’s importance through different methodological and theoretical approaches to the subject, and to sharpen your own research and study skills in the process. Why study the MA Film Studies at Aberystwyth? *one of the largest film and television departments in Britain *a vibrant postgraduate community and research culture *broadspectrum of teaching interest and expertise *taught by scholars of international standing *regular visiting speakers and research events *focus on essential skills and aptitudes for career progression, either in the media industry or in academia *access to a university library with an outstanding selection of Film Studies books and journals *access to the National Library of Wales, which includes the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales *WOW Wales One World film festival and Abertoir Horror film festival held annually at Aberystwyth Arts Centre |
Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008 Results
| Unit of Assessment: Drama, Dance and Performing Arts | What is the RAE? | FTE Category A Staff Submitted | 4* | 3* | 2* | 1* | U/C |
| 22.9 | 30% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 0% |
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