MA Film and Literature
University of Essex
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University of Essex

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Explore the relationship between literature and film in an exceptionally broad array of contemporary and historical contexts, and from a variety of different perspectives. You discover cutting-edge approaches to cinematic and literary aesthetics, adaptation, and relationships between different media, reception contexts, ethics, and interfaces between theory and practice.On our course you gain a deep understanding of the theoretical and practical interactions between literature and film, ...Read more

Explore the relationship between literature and film in an exceptionally broad array of contemporary and historical contexts, and from a variety of different perspectives. You discover cutting-edge approaches to cinematic and literary aesthetics, adaptation, and relationships between different media, reception contexts, ethics, and interfaces between theory and practice.On our course you gain a deep understanding of the theoretical and practical interactions between literature and film, choosing specific areas of literary and cinema studies to complement your preparation for a creative practice or theoretical dissertation project of your choice. You will forge and develop connections between audio-visual and textual media. Focusing a variety of cultural productions and diverse forms of enlightenment, and entertainment, you will encounter parallel and sometimes more densely intertwined media histories, discovering the complex ways in which media anticipate, interfere with, and draw on one other.We actively encourage and assist you to find appropriate internship and work placement opportunities during your studies, allowing you to practice and develop your skills and experience as well as enhancing your graduate employment prospects.A number of our Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies graduates have gone on to undertake successful careers as scholars, university lecturers, teachers, publishers, journalists, arts administrators, theatre artistic directors, drama advisers, filmmakers, film editors, and translators.We also offer supervision for PhD, MPhil and MA by Dissertation in different literatures and various approaches to literature, covering most aspects of early modern and modern writing in English, plus a number of other languages.

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73/279
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J
John
27 Feb 26

Enjoyable experience, certain parts of the Uni feel dated but overall a nice..Read more

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Sarim
26 Feb 26

The staff and the teachers are the most helpful and very welcoming, the courses are also well put together and you do learn a lot. There are a lot of events and extra curricular..Read more

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Entry requirements

A 2:2 degree in one of the following subjects: American Studies; Art History; Creative Writing; Film and Media Studies; History; Journalism; Law; Literature; Modern Languages; Music; Performance Studies; Philosophy; Politics; Sociology; Theatre/Drama Studies.

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£11,025 per year

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Living and accommodation costs (per year, approximately)- 11,256 – 19,197

£23,875 per year

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Students from EU

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Living and accommodation costs (per year, approximately)- 11,256 – 19,197

£23,875 per year

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Living and accommodation costs (per year, approximately)- 11,256 – 19,197

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27 Feb 26
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Enjoyable experience, certain parts of the Uni feel dated but overall a nice...
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Sarim
26 Feb 26
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The staff and the teachers are the most helpful and very welcoming, the courses are also well put together and you do learn a lot. There are a lot of events and extra curricular...
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University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park Colchester Essex CO4 3SQ United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Hythe   0.6 miles away

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