Film and Visual Culture PhD
University of Aberdeen
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Exploring the role film and visual culture plays in wider society. Based in the School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture, the Film and Visual Culture department offers a progressive approach to researching this influential and vibrant area of study. Our aim is to train students to become active participants in their own visual culture, as careful scholars and creative practitioners. Embedded in the scholastic traditions of a university founded in 1495, our Film and Visual ...Read more

Exploring the role film and visual culture plays in wider society. Based in the School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture, the Film and Visual Culture department offers a progressive approach to researching this influential and vibrant area of study. Our aim is to train students to become active participants in their own visual culture, as careful scholars and creative practitioners. Embedded in the scholastic traditions of a university founded in 1495, our Film and Visual Culture programme combines interaction with top researchers, an attractive teaching environment and excellent facilities. Students can also elect to engage with practice-based work at MLitt and PhD level, utilising our Media Lab HD production and post-production facilities. Film and Visual Culture plays an important role in the George Washington Wilson Centre for Visual Culture (GWW), which brings together researchers form across our university. The GWW acts as a vibrant hub for Postgraduate Research students engaged in visual culture research and fosters rich possibilities for interdisciplinary work.

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10/279
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30th
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21 Oct 25

This is better than any institution in my home country, the courses, the lecturers and the facilities are miles beyond the accepted standard in the education system globally today..Read more

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Nanmet
25 Oct 24

One of the best aspects of studying at the University of Aberdeen is the strong academic support and access to great facilities, like the Sir Duncan Rice Library. The campus is..Read more

Entry requirements

Applicants to the MPhil or PhD must provide a detailed research proposal and two academic references from their most recent academic institution. Entrance requirements for a PhD at the University of Aberdeen are either a Masters degree or a first or upper-second class Honours degree in an appropriate area from an approved university (or an equivalent qualification).

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£21,700 per year

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University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen , Aberdeen

With over 530 years of history, the University of Aberdeen offers a meaningful postgraduate study experience which places an emphasis...

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University Office Regent Walk, King's College Aberdeen AB24 3FX United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Aberdeen  0.9 miles away

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