Overview

Film from The University of the West Indies is designed to ensure that this balance between theory and practice is maintained. The programme is also designed to teach high-level analytical and critical skills, so that future filmmakers may assess their own work and the work of other filmmakers.

The Major in Film Studies is designed to teach students to evaluate, critique and analyse film products and to understand how film images work. It ensures that future critics and aestheticians of film will also be grounded in the basic technical skills of filmmaking.

Students at Film from The University of the West Indies will:

have the theoretical knowledge, critical judgment and the technical skills necessary for the creation of a strong indigenous film industry.

become critics of film

have the tools for clear and grounded insights and judgment, informed by a basic knowledge of filmmaking.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Film, Literature and Drama

Early and Silent Cinema and the Rise of Nation

Cinema and Gender

Ideas of Authorship

The Making of a Documentary: Film Editing and Production

Sound and Visual Dynamics

Caribbean and Latin American Cinema

Emergent Cinemas

Representations and Televisions

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-17 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago

Disciplines

Film Studies

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Undergraduate Confirmation Receipt

Application Processing Fee Receipt

Birth Certificate

Marriage Certificate (where applicable)

Legal Affidavit or Deed Poll if present name is different from that on the Birth Certificate

Academic Certificates [GCE, CAPE (CXC), CSEC (CXC).

Professional Certificate/Diploma

Official transcripts sent directly from awarding institutions

Autobiographical Statement

English Proficiency

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Tuition Fees

Additional Details

National tuition fee/credit: BBD$ 480

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Students at Film from The University of the West Indies will:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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