Film and Screen Studies

Immerse yourself in the study of film and the film industries. Understand theory, criticism and the relationship between film, media and culture.

• An immersive experience in studying film and the film industries.

• You’ll have the opportunity explore your film interests and enthusiasms.

• Combines film theory and scholarship with film practice.

We want you to develop a critical understanding of film and screen theory and criticism and to appreciate the relationship between film, media and culture. But we also want to provide you with the conceptual tools for understanding how society and culture is mediated by cinematic, televisual and electronic images.

In choosing this course you’ll be starting on a journey of critical understanding of the institutions of film and screen production, distribution and exhibition. As part of this we’ll develop your understanding of reception and consumption practices in film and screen.

Course Modules

In Year 1 you will investigate film as a specific academic discipline before offering an advanced investigation of key theoretical and methodological issues involved in the study of cinema, exploring film as a commercial, cultural and aesthetic institution.

In Years 2 and 3, you’ll have the opportunity to design your programme from a range of rigorous and engaging modules, these may include Film Theory; Hollywood Cinema; Video Games; Film and National Identity; Stardom and Celebrity. Previous students have had the opportunity to take part in organising the annual Student Film Festival at Bath Spa University.

Professional Placement Year

A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in multiple placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team.