Film Studies - BA (Hons)
King's College London, University of London
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This BA Film Studies course combines film theory, history, criticism and filmmaking to offer a well-rounded foundation for careers within the film industry, media, and the creative arts. You’ll learn from academics whose expertise crosses genres and spans the globe. And since you’ll be joining one of the largest film studies departments in Europe, you’ll get to choose from a broad range of modules and shape your curriculum around your specific interests. You’ll have the chance to learn about ...Read more

This BA Film Studies course combines film theory, history, criticism and filmmaking to offer a well-rounded foundation for careers within the film industry, media, and the creative arts. You’ll learn from academics whose expertise crosses genres and spans the globe. And since you’ll be joining one of the largest film studies departments in Europe, you’ll get to choose from a broad range of modules and shape your curriculum around your specific interests. You’ll have the chance to learn about everything from the birth of silent cinema to the impact of AI and other new technologies on film and explore world cinema from across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and beyond. This film studies degree will give you a detailed knowledge and understanding of film and moving image media of all kinds, the societies that produce them, the technologies and techniques used to make them, and the responses and debates they give rise to. This BA Film Studies is taught by some of the leading cinema experts at one of the largest film studies departments in Europe. With expertise that genuinely spans the globe, you’ll learn from academics who have published cutting-edge books on cinema and related media.

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Orla
28 Feb 23

Best aspect for me is student life, I’ve met some absolute amazing people in Kings that I know I’ll keep for years. I would say the worse aspect of King’s is the location for some..Read more

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Oisín
15 Feb 23

It is heavily integrated into the culture that the course is about (for example its proximity to the BFI and how a lot of the lecturers are themselves prominent voices in the..Read more

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Orla
28 Feb 23
Film Studies - BA (Hons)
Best aspect for me is student life, I’ve met some absolute amazing people in Kings that I know I’ll keep for years. I would say the worse aspect of King’s is the location for some...
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O
Oisín
15 Feb 23
Film Studies - BA (Hons)
It is heavily integrated into the culture that the course is about (for example its proximity to the BFI and how a lot of the lecturers are themselves prominent voices in the...
Read more
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King's College London, University of London
Strand London Greater London WC2R 2LS United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Temple  0.1 miles away Nearest train station: Charing Cross   0.2 miles away
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