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MA : Film and Visual Studies

Postgraduate Research Degree Programme (Masters) : M.Phil in Film & Visual Studies

 

MA: FILM & VISUAL STUDIES

 

Modules Available 2010/11

Aim:  To develop skills in the critical analysis and academic research of film as a visual art; to apply these skills in the study of film within both general and specialised contexts; to acquire basis or enhanced skills in filmmaking.

Duration:  1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Entrance Requirements: Normally a good honours degree in a relevant subject; in exceptional circumstances by interview and/or portfolio submission.

 

Current Modules:  2010/11

Semester I

FLM7006:  Research Methods: Creative & Critical Practice (Dr Liz Greene)
FLM7010:  Screenwriting (Dr Stefano Baschiera)
FLM7011:  Theorising Film practice (Dr Alexander Fisher) 

Semester II

FLM7004:  Cinema & Memory (Dr Des O’Rawe)  Course content –  FLM7004 pdf  
FLM7013:  Film Industries & Audiences (Daniel Martin)
FLM7008:  Film Practice:  Workshops & Project Development (Declan Keeney)
FLM7012:  Photo Practice:  Workshops & Development
FLM7005:  *Dissertation (Equivalent to two modules and can be either a practice-based project or an extended piece of critical writing)

 

Funding:  As noted in MPhil and PhD.

Special Features:  Combination of Practical with Critical.

Careers:  Media/Journalism; Academic/Teaching; Cultural Management
 

For more details and initial enquiries, please contact:

Dr. Gary Rhodes

Course Director:  MA in Film & Visual Studies

School of Creative Arts

Email:  g.rhodes@qub.ac.uk

 

POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH DEGREE PROGRAMME (Masters)

M.PHIL in FILM & VISUAL STUDIES

 

Aim: To offer students the opportunity to undertake advances research via traditional film scholarship or via a creative practice route in one of the department’s areas of specialisation.

Duration:  2 years full-time, 4 years part-time.

Entrance Requirements:  Normally a good upper second class degree in a relevant subject area (or equivalent professional experience and attainment).

Current Research Areas: 

  • Documentary and Experimental Film Practice
  • Film Aesthetics and History
  • Relationships between Film and Visual Arts
  • World Cinema and Comparative Film Cultures
  • Ireland and Cinema.

Title of Research area:  Film and Visual Studies.

Content:  Normally 1 research methods module + specified area of research.  This can include a practical component.

Funding:  DEL, some university funding opportunities.

Special Features:  Combination of practice and critical methodologies; opportunities for mentoring by professional filmmakers and photographers. 

Careers:  Media/Journalism; Arts Management and Curation:  Academic/Teaching

 

 


 

Other Courses:

MA in Arts Management

MA in Arts Management


The School of Creative Arts in collaboration with the School of Management offer a new MA, entitled MA in Arts Management. This pathway will take advantage of the strong existing links between Drama, Creative Writing, Film Studies, Music and Visual Arts courses and Belfast’s wider cultural sector.