MA Film and Television at University of Bristol

This distinctive and exciting programme integrates filmmaking practice with textual and historical approaches to the study of film and television. As a student in this innovative course, you can engage with critical and theoretical perspectives and develop analysis skills at a high level. You will also have the opportunity to learn the skills of filmmaking, working intensively in small groups to explore narrative and aesthetic possibilities and gain insights into the craft and industry of screen media.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Arts  |  Duration: One year full-time, Two years part-time. Part-time study requires daytime weekday attendance  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The programme has been designed to develop your skills and knowledge cumulatively while allowing you the opportunity to tailor your learning to your own areas of interest. In the first term, you will have the option to be taught skills and techniques of written formal analysis. You will also have the option to learn the core skills of practical filmmaking.

Career pathways

Graduates of film and television at Bristol have taken up a broad variety of careers, including filmmakers, programme researchers, senior academics, broadcasting executives, journalists, festival programmers, screenwriters, editors and developing commissioners. Our graduates have progressed to exciting creative industries careers at a huge and varied number of companies and institutions, including the BBC, Wildstar, Films @59, ITV, Film Four, Marvel Studios, Neal Street Productions, Aardman, and many more

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