Film and Television | University of Bristol

Course summary

The Department of Film and Television offers supervisory expertise in a wide range of subject areas, including classical Hollywood cinema, British cinema, television drama, comedy, animation and documentary.

The department has particular strengths in historical research, audience studies, film theory and aesthetics, and offers the opportunity for practice-based research as well as the traditional written dissertation. Where research proposals span various disciplines, a supervisory team can be assembled across departments and faculties to meet the needs of the project.

Possible start dates are September 2026 and January 2027. Please see the programme page on our website for more information.

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For information on funding opportunities, including University-funded studentships, please see the Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences funding pages: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts-law-social-sciences/postgraduate-research/

Further information on funding for prospective UK and international postgraduate students: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/students/support/finances/