Film Studies University of Warwick

Overview

We live in a world of moving images. Studying them provides a unique means for you to better understand the world in which you live. On the Film Studies programme from University of Warwick, you’ll explore how they work and what they mean in ways that encompass history, politics, philosophy, sociology, performance, and literature.

Key Facts

Having explored the breadth of the subject, you will then be able to follow your academic curiosity by specialising in topics of particular interest. In your third year, you will also have the opportunity to apply for a place on a specialist film production module. Within the framework of our traditional focus on film and television history, theory and criticism, we offer innovative teaching, including practice-led learning and assessment, as well as conventional essay writing.

Our vibrant extracurricular culture means you will be surrounded by others who share your love of the subject. Students and staff also engage with film and television through writing, blogging and screening films in cinema clubs. You will emerge from your course with the highly valued ability to research, structure, argue and write to a very high standard on a breadth of current media-related issues, and with an exceptional level of audio-visual literacy.

Study abroad

In your second year, you will have the opportunity to apply for study abroad. If you are successful, you will be transferred to the four-year full-time BA Film Studies with Year Abroad degree and spend your third year at one of our partner institutions. In your fourth year you will return to Warwick to complete the final year of your degree.

A year abroad provides opportunities to:

• Develop your knowledge by looking at a range of topics from different perspectives

• Gain a specialist understanding of local and national media and film cultures of the area in which you study

• Be taught using different teaching styles

• Have a chance to experience the underlying international nature of film