You will benefit from up-to-date facilities and an exciting range of modules covering different national cinemas and film traditions.

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Film and the Visual Arts at Leicester

The University of Leicester provides an exciting opportunity to study film alongside a range of related subjects. Students can choose from three degrees. Those taking Film Studies and the Visual Arts explore the history and theory of film and cinema, analysing key films, filmmakers, and film movements and investigate their social, historical and aesthetic contexts. They also take Art History modules, and draw on the teaching and research expertise, and friendly atmosphere, of the Department of History of Art and Film, as well as the School of Modern Languages, the Centre for American Studies, and the Department of Media and Communication.

Students taking Film and English combine film history and theory with the study of literature, and are able to explore the two disciplines’ connections and distinctions. The Modern Languages with Film degree provides a distinctive opportunity to include the study of film in a four-year course, one year of which is spent at one of our partner institutions in Europe or Mexico.

The fully equipped University Film Theatre is used for lectures and screenings. The Film Production module draws upon the resources of the University’s Audio Visual Services. For film study there is an extensive collection of films on VHS and DVD. Our Slide Room contains a range of art history and film resources, as well as providing an area for individual study. Leicester has a good range of cinemas, in addition to the Film & Digital Media Centre at Phoenix Square, a state-of-the-art venue and production space which opened in 2009. The New Walk Museum and Art Gallery is within easy reach of the University.
We offer undergraduate and research degrees across the full range of visual arts. Our staff have wide ranging teaching and research interests including Hollywood, British cinema and television, European cinemas, and art from the medieval to the contemporary.

We pride ourselves on having friendly and approachable departmental staff who will support you throughout your degree. You will be assigned to a personal tutor in First Year who will offer academic and personal advice as you progress through the course.

Why Study Film Studies at Leicester?

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We have a dedicated film theatre for screenings as well as teaching rooms that are fully equipped for the study of film and the visual arts. We have close links with regional film resources including Phoenix Square in Leicester and MACE (the Media Archive of Central England).

You will benefit from high quality teaching from internationally renowned academics. We are constantly taking part in innovative research, ensuring that new discoveries are passed on to you during your time here. We offer innovative film studies courses in American, European, British and World Cinemas and we have an exciting range of courses in history of art and architecture.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

The First Year of each of the degrees is designed to provide a foundation for increasingly challenging and focused modules taken in subsequent years. First Year introductory modules, taught through lectures, screenings and seminars, provide grounding in film analysis and film history. The Second Year modules include the study of American, European and World cinemas, as well as modules providing practical film-making experience and a film journalism option. History of Art options are available to Film Studies and the Visual Arts students. In the Third Year you select from a range of more specialised options, and write a dissertation on a topic of your choice relevant to the degree you are taking. Dissertation support is provided by one-to-one supervision from a member of staff.

Assessment methods are selected to enable you to develop and display your skills in full. Modules often include a range of assessment methods, usually an exam, written work and in your Second Year, a practical module.

Skills Gained

A Film Studies degree will provide excellent training for visual, verbal and written communication careers in a world saturated by images. As well as broadening your knowledge of film and related media, you will cultivate your ability to address complex problems critically and historically. You will gain a range of essential analytical skills. All graduates will gain practical abilities in researching and writing, working with others, time management, Information Technology, and the delivery of well organised presentations using visual technology.

Graduate Opportunities

We offer you the unparalleled opportunity to study both the moving and the still image. This will provide an excellent foundation for a wide range of career opportunities, for example film production and distribution, cinema management, arts administration, museum and gallery work, journalism, advertising, public relations, marketing, and publishing.

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Admissions Tutor: Professor James Chapman

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