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Film Studies Degrees 2020
Where film
comes to life
lancaster.ac.uk/film
Degrees and
entry requirements
Your life at
Lancaster
Degree title Award Degree length UCAS code Typical offer
Film Studies BA (Hons) 3 years P303 ABB
Film and Creative Writing BA (Hons) 3 years PW38 ABB
Film and English Literature BA (Hons) 3 years PQ33 AAB
Film and Philosophy BA (Hons) 3 years PV35 ABB
Film and Sociology BA (Hons) 3 years PL33 ABB
Film and Theatre BA (Hons) 3 years PW34 ABB
Lancaster Arts Student societies
The campus is brimming with culture and boasts its There are lots of opportunities to get involved in Film, Media and Cultural Studies BA (Hons) 3 years PL36 ABB
own theatre, art gallery and concert series; there’s the arts through our student societies. Students
also a fully equipped, student-run cinema. The run their own cinema (Take 2 Cinema), TV station Fine Art and Film BA (Hons) 3 years WP13 ABB, plus portfolio
Nuffield Theatre is one of the largest professional (LA1:TV) and newspaper (Scan).
studio theatres in Europe. It hosts public French Studies and Film BA (Hons) 4 years R1P3 ABB
performances of theatre, contemporary dance
and live art from some of the best-known and Lancaster – the City German Studies and Film BA (Hons) 4 years R2P3 ABB
respected companies from the UK and abroad. The city has two cinemas, Vue and the independent
Dukes theatre and cinema. The Grand Theatre Spanish Studies and Film BA (Hons) 4 years R4P3 ABB
also provides a year-round calendar of drama,
Visiting speakers music and dance as well as professional touring
The department hosts a number of visiting companies. Lancaster regularly plays host to major Placement Year and Study Abroad degrees
speakers each year, representing different comedy and theatrical tours, and has its own music
These are options for most of our degree programmes. See overleaf.
professions, practices, and positions within film and literature festivals.
theory and production.
For information on fees, scholarships and any additional costs you might need to consider,
Teaching please see our website: lancaster.ac.uk/study
Facilities Lancaster University has been awarded the highest
You’ll have access to top of the line digital film possible score in the UK government ’s 2017
production facilities fully equipped for creating Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) ratings. Our
A career
original content for short films and experimental TEF Gold rating is based on high quality teaching,
I knew I enjoyed film, but things from an artistic stance,
videos. This includes the full range of Adobe excellent teaching facilities and the good careers
combining and seeing film from but also from a social and
Creative Cloud suite in computer labs across our graduates attain.
a social and cultural point of cultural point of view.
at ITV
campus and in our acoustic editing suites. There
view was fascinating. Research
are large green screen and soundstage studio My degree has been invaluable
is an important part of making
spaces plus well- equipped film screening spaces to me, and has given me an
television. Learning to research
for Chris
on campus. HD Video cameras and a range of high edge over other graduates,
thoroughly and quickly is one
end DSLR cameras are available on loan along with enabling me to become one
aspect that has helped me in
portable lighting kits, tripods, light reflectors, mics, of the youngest Producer/
my career.
a gimbal and various accessories. Directors at ITV and in the
Being able to analyse from an freelance industry.
artistic and academic aspect
Chris Smithson
as well as a cultural/social one
Former BA Film and Cultural
has also been very important.
Studies student
When making TV programmes
TV Producer/Director
(or if you want to be a filmmaker)
www.chrissmithson.co.uk
you not only have to approach
Your
degree
The first year serves as a foundation for your studies where you will be introduced to a range of critical
approaches; you will also explore the areas of cinema history, and produce a short digital video.
Year 1
Single major students take:
Introduction to The Arts and
Film Studies + Culture in Modernity + Flexible Subject Option
This module provides you with You will examine the ideas and Choose from:
the essential knowledge and events underlying the revolutions + Design
competencies to undertake the in the arts which began around
academic study of film at university the end of the nineteenth century + Drama, Theatre and Performance
level. The first term provides you with and continued throughout the + Fine Art
an understanding of the medium’s twentieth. Influential works and + A relevant subject offered by
formal and technical composition
to allow you to undertake detailed
thinkers in art, design, film and
theatre (such as Brecht and
another department Year 2
analysis of films, from the level Adorno) will be examined, with
of close scrutiny of individual particular emphasis on ideas OR
images, and their interrelation with of cross-over and integration
the soundtrack, to the narrative between different art forms. Joint major students take: Hollywood and Beyond: Critical Reflections
assembly of shots and scenes.
Through the analysis of a range of
This module enables a richer
appreciation of the context for
Global Cinema + (Contemporary Arts Theory) + Optional Modules
examples such as Jaws, Psycho, and contemporary creative practice.
On the Waterfront, you will become Joint Major Subject
familiar with the key formal and
semantic conventions of cinema. Develops your analytic skills and You will learn about critical Select from modules including:
encourages you to understand theory in the arts and its + Schools Placement Module
The second term is designed world cinema in relation to a variety application to aesthetics and art.
to provide you with a structural Joint major students will take + Perception and the Arts
the core module in their second of social, cultural, political and Among the topics explored are
knowledge of world film history. By industrial contexts. You will explore Form and Structure, Semiotics + Documentary Cultures
focusing on a selection of key films subject. In years 2 and 3, they will
take 50% of their modules in Film such issues as the relationship and Authorship, Phenomenology + European New Wave Cinema
and filmmakers (including Jean-Luc between film form and modes of and Spectatorship, Sexuality
Godard, Jane Campion, and Zhang and 50% in their second subject. + Documentary Film Practice
production (from industrial film- and Gender, Race and Ethnicity,
Yimou), this section of the module making through to low-budget and Class and Society. Weekly + Women Filmmakers
will explore historically significant art film), theories of film style lectures make connections
movements and themes within + Introduction to Sound
and aesthetics, and the political across the arts, and weekly two-
international cinema from the 1920s function of cinema. hour seminars/workshops allow + Film and Comic Books
to the present day. This term is you to work with each other on + Film/Media related modules
thematically organised around issues In the first term, we focus wholly
on various modes of American ideas and examples specifically in other departments
of ideology and realism, and explores tailored towards your discipline.
the shifting social and political status film production (considering films
of cinema during the last century. such as Casablanca, Raiders of the
In the third term you will undertake Lost Ark, The Long Goodbye, and
a practical project, working within a Slacker), and in the second term we
small group to produce a short film. explore some broader theoretical
questions through an analysis of
films from a number of different
national traditions (examples may
include Bicycle Thieves, All About Schools Placement Module
My Mother, and Rashomon). You If you are thinking of a career in teaching, this placement offers the
will gain a thorough grasp not only opportunity to work for half a day a week for one term in a primary,
of the historical factors shaping secondary or special needs school. Working alongside a teacher, you
various national and international will gain valuable classroom experience, normally through teaching a
cinemas, but also of some key class or working with a designated group of pupils.
critical and theoretical concepts
within the field of film studies.
A place
for you
#4
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University Guide 2019
Year 3
Creative Enterprise Module
90%
Overall Satisfaction
Dissertation
+ Optional Modules You will learn about innovative
ways creative practitioners
produce and deliver their work,
Film (Communication and Media Studies)
alongside the challenges they National Student Survey 2018
face. You will develop a working
You will complete an independent Select from modules including: understanding of the key
research project on a topic of management and enterprise
+ Creative Enterprise
your choice. Research skills are skills involved in delivering
taught via lectures/seminars and + Film Theory creative projects. Working Film Studies at Lancaster is a stimulating theatre, dance, music, sound and film.
you will be supported by means + Contemporary Hong Kong in groups you will put your and intellectually engaging course which It is possible to choose from a wide array of
of one-to-one supervision. Cinema learning into practice through provides a framework for the close analysis specialist film modules (from ‘Silent Cinema’
Previous dissertation topics the delivery of your own live of individual films. You will study cinema and ‘Women Filmmakers’ to ‘Comic Book
+ Apocalypse Then: New
include: Cinematography in The Hollywood Cinema
creative arts project. This will
history and the social significance of films Films’ and ‘Documentary Practice’), and
Dark Knight; The absent mother enable you to understand the
in Disney films; Film Style and + Silent Cinema skills, knowledge, attributes and will develop a detailed understanding of you may combine Film Studies with another
Authorship in the films of Shane + Film/Media related modules in and behaviours relevant for the techniques of film production. While Film degree subject, including Theatre, Art,
Meadows; The cinematic figure of other departments employment in the arts and Studies is primarily an academic programme, English Literature, Creative Writing, Media
the vampire; Cinematic Femininity creative industries. students have the opportunity to make and Cultural Studies, Sociology, and more.
in the Alien films; and Identity in the their own digital film in all three years of the
films of Stanley Kubrick. We have excellent technical resources,
course, and receive professional training
including digital editing and production
in the use of editing, sound-recording, and
suites housed in the Lancaster Institute for
camera equipment.
Contemporary Arts (LICA), a £10m award-
Your degree recognises cinema’s role as winning building.
a major cultural form and investigates film
During your degree you will have the chance
through a variety of approaches. You’ll
to develop a network of professional
We keep our degree programmes under constant review, and regularly examine cinema’s aesthetic, social and
contacts through specialist modules and
introduce and update modules. In any academic year, the modules offered political importance in the context of an
work placements to help prepare yourself for
may therefore differ from those presented here. Similarly, the structure increasingly visual and media-orientated
of our degrees may change, in response to curricular developments and a successful career in the creative arts.
culture, while also investigating the
following consultation with students. Please check our website for the
intersections between contemporary art,
latest information.
Your future
career
Throughout your degree we will support you in Study abroad and vacation travel
developing skills and gaining experience that will
You can apply to spend your second year studying
give you a head start in your chosen career. LICA
abroad at a partner institution; previous LICA
has excellent links with organisations in the creative
students have studied in Australia, the United
sectors enabling students to collaborate with
States and Canada. There are also exciting
individuals and organisations outside of
possibilities for short vacation travel; recent
the University.
destinations have included China, India, Malaysia
Placements and internships and Europe. These opportunities provide you with
a chance to travel, experience new cultures, and
Placements and internships are great ways to gain
make life -long friends.
work experience, make professional contacts and
lancaster.ac.uk/your- global - experience
help you decide your career path. A wide range
of opportunities is available, most are paid, and
the optional Schools Placement module in Year 2 Careers
provides credit towards your degree. Places are not Recent Film Studies graduates have gone into
usually guaranteed and we will help you prepare for careers in:
the competitive application process.
+ Production roles at the BBC, ITV and MTV
Our Placement Year degree includes a year-long
+ Independent film production
work placement in Year 3. This will boost your
employment prospects and help you decide on your + Advertising and marketing
future career direction. You will be fully supported
by university staff throughout your placement Throughout your degree a wealth of career
and you will complete preparatory and reflective guidance and support is available from the
modules that will connect your placement to the department and the University Careers Service,
wider degree programme. We also offer summer which has subject specific Careers Consultants.
internships and school volunteering placements. We have connections with some of the world ’s top
lancaster.ac.uk/fass- placements graduate recruiters and employers across every
sector, and organise careers fairs, workshops, and
networking opportunities throughout the year.
lancaster.ac.uk/careers
Get in touch
Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA)
The LICA Building, Lancaster University,
Lancaster, LA1 4YW, United Kingdom
E: lica-enquiries@lancaster.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1524 510898
lancaster.ac.uk/film
Speak to a student: lancaster.ac.uk/chat
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