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Film and History with Year Abroad - BA (Hons)
University of Southampton
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Main Site - Highfield Campus

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SEP-25

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4 Years

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For movie lovers and history buffs, we offer this exciting and challenging film and history degree with year abroad. Youll examine film from a variety of perspectives: as popular art, big business and as a cultural record. Youll study history and the links between both subjects. A year abroad will enhance your understanding of visual arts and let you experience a new culture. Youll study familiar classics alongside contemporary cinema, and genres including- film noir, horror, science fiction, ...Read more

For movie lovers and history buffs, we offer this exciting and challenging film and history degree with year abroad. You'll examine film from a variety of perspectives: as popular art, big business and as a cultural record. You'll study history and the links between both subjects. A year abroad will enhance your understanding of visual arts and let you experience a new culture. You'll study familiar classics alongside contemporary cinema, and genres including- film noir, horror, science fiction, documentary, animation.Your history modules will cover the development of historical debates, imagining the past, and topics ranging from ancient societies to the war on terror. Our Framing the Past module looks at cinema's relationship with history. You'll study films about the distant past of Greece, Rome or Egypt, up to more recent times, such as heritage films about the British Empire or the Titanic.

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  UCAS
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64/279
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22nd
CUG Ranking
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20th
What students say
SR
Student Reviewer
04 Mar 25

Really great campus life, societies, and facilities. The History department has a ton of great expertise, though it's sparser for pre-modern..Read more

SR
Student Reviewer
27 Feb 25

Huge library, but public transport isn't..Read more

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GCSE/National 4/National 5:

Applicants must hold GCSE English language (or GCSE English) (minimum grade 4/C) and mathematics (minimum grade 4/C) Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

32 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

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Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):

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£9,535 per year

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£9,535 per year

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Students from England

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Wales

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,535 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£23,400 per year

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Students from EU

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£23,400 per year

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04 Mar 25
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University of Southampton
University of Southampton , Southampton

The University of Southampton is a founding member of the prestigious Russell Group, internationally renowned for its education...

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University of Southampton
Highfield Southampton Hampshire SO17 1BJ United Kingdom
Nearest train station: St Denys  0.6 miles away

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