MA Film and Television
Bournemouth University
Key Information
Campus location
Wallisdown, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 15,500 *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* £8,500 (UK, ROI & CI) | £15,500 (Int'l)
Introduction
Why study MA Film and Television at BU?
- Deploy your creative skills to address inequalities and injustices, in both the media industries and the wider world
- Work alongside internationally recognised experts in documentary, horror, science fiction, crime and espionage filmmaking
- Interrogate the cultural significance of screen-based media using hands-on, practice-based research techniques
- Investigate how film and television are constructed, how their industries operate, how they have developed over time, and how they continue to evolve and converge
- Develop advanced research skills, to build a CV for a career in the media industries or academia
- Work with producing, directing, scriptwriting, cinematography, sound and editing students to develop your intellectual and creative skills, and to foster a network of collaborators.
This course equips you with the critical, creative, and intellectual skills to change the media industries for the better, through a deep, hands-on understanding of their histories, cultures, and practices.
You'll have the opportunity to complete your Master's project in collaboration with students from across the suite of Media Production postgraduate degrees. Gaining experience as a larger team allows you to develop skills that will prepare you for industry practice.
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Ideal Students
On MA Film and Television, we are looking for applicants who:
- Seek to deploy their creative skills to identify, address and change injustices in the media industries and the wider world
- Are passionate about exploring the world of film and TV cultures and industries
- Combine intellectual curiosity with creative flair
- Will deploy critical autonomy to forge an advanced understanding of screen-based media
- Are eager to add to our knowledge of how the world is mediated through film and television
- Wish to develop and apply skills suitable for research roles in the media industries and/or future PhD study.
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Curriculum
On this course you will be taught by a range of staff with relevant expertise and knowledge appropriate to the content of the unit. This will include senior academic staff, qualified professional practitioners, demonstrators, technicians and research students. You will also benefit from regular guest lectures from industry.
Programme specification
Programme specifications provide definitive records of the university's taught degrees in line with Quality Assurance Agency requirements. Every taught course leading to a BU Award has a programme specification which describes its aims, structure, content and learning outcomes, plus the teaching, learning and assessment methods used.
Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the programme specification, the information is liable to change to take advantage of exciting new approaches to teaching and learning as well as developments in industry. If you have been unable to locate the programme specification for the course you are interested in, it will be available as soon as the latest version is ready.
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Career Opportunities
- Researcher
- Media consultant / policymaker
- Activist filmmaker
- Academic
- Curator
- Freelance media practitioner
Critical thinking, intellectual agility and the capacity to hone your creativity to enact meaningful change are among the most valuable skills in the twenty-first century. MA Film and Television is specifically designed to develop these core skills, equipping you for a career as a lifelong learner in either the media industries or academia.