BA (Hons) Film Studies
Overview
For film fanatics
Consistently rated as one of the top film studies programmes in London, this dynamic and wide-ranging course combines film theory, world cinema studies and digital video practice to give you a comprehensive, critical study of film. Our focus is on the cultural, aesthetic and economic importance of film, past, present and future. You’ll acquire an extensive filmic knowledge and learn to analyse film in all its forms and cultural diversity. Throughout the course, you’ll produce a distinctive portfolio of critical and practical work with the help of expert tutors and industry professionals. What’s more, as a student in the heart of our film-making capital, you’ll benefit from our exclusive partnership with the British Film Institute as well as having some amazing opportunities to get involved with the full array of media industries on our doorstep.
We offer the opportunity for all undergraduate Home/EU students to undertake a work placement, internship or work experience while studying a full-time course starting in September 2020.
Why study Film at LSBU?
- No.1 London Modern for overall satisfaction (National Student Survey 2019).
- Watch and analyse an abundance of great films across a range of genres: lectures are accompanied by weekly film screenings and interactive seminars.
- Courses are taught by expert film scholars and industry active practitioners with excellent links to arts and media organisations.
- Elephant Studios: multi-million pound studio facilities at the forefront of digital technologies and multimedia practice for creative students.
- Inspiring location: a short walk to the British Film Institute, the BFI Library and BFI Mediatheque.
- Professional links: we have 15 large international media companies on our doorstep as well as television companies, some of the finest theatres in the world and a thriving start-up economy.
- No.1 London Modern University for Communications and Media (Sunday Times League Table 2020).
Modules
Throughout the course you’ll study film texts, film histories and national cinemas from a variety of perspectives to gain a deep understanding in the subject. You’ll explore world cinema history, the British film industry, and the future of film in a globalised world of digital media. We’ll help you to use that knowledge and training to make fiction and documentary films that break new ground, and you’ll also learn how to present and communicate your ideas in an engaging and dynamic way by delivering great presentations, and compiling film production dossiers to industry standards. In your second year you’ll have the chance to further develop your practical skills by either writing short screenplays, or entering a work experience opportunity in the cultural industries.
Methods of assessment for course overall: 83% coursework.
Year 1
- Reading the screen: theory and aesthetics
- The rise of cinema: history and diversity
- Reading the screen: analysis and design
- The film auteur: vision and style
- World cinema: origins and forms
- Film-making and innovation
Year 2
- European realisms: Italy and France
- Projecting Britain: postwar to the 1980s
- Documentary modes: practice and theory
- American cinema: Hollywood and independents
- Critiquing gender and sexuality in the movies
Plus one optional module from:
- Screenwriting
- Professional employability
Year 3
- Contemporary cinema and digital futures
- Film and revolution in the developing world
- Film reviewing and curating
- British film industry now!
Plus one optional module from:
- Critical film practice (practical module)
- Film dissertation
Entry requirements
- A Level BCC or;
- BTEC National Diploma MMM or;
- Access to HE qualifications with 9 Distinctions 36 Merits or;
- Equivalent level 3 qualifications worth 106 UCAS points
- Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above)
- We welcome qualifications from around the world. English language qualifications for international students: IELTS score of 6.0 or Cambridge Proficiency or Advanced Grade C.
Advanced entry
If you have already completed some studies at another university, we may be able to consider you for advanced entry. Please see our advanced entry page for more information.