MA Film and Screen Studies at University of Exeter

For scholars and practitioners seeking to critically engage with global screen cultures, this MA offers interdisciplinary training in film theory, cutting-edge screen research and archival practice – enhanced by exclusive access to the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum and research-led teaching by world class academics and through the Exeter Screen Studies Centre. Delve into cutting-edge methodologies, latest critical concepts and research trends in international film and screen studies. Benefit from the opportunity to acquire research skills and curatorial expertise with exclusive access to the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

Duration: 1 year full time; 2 years part time  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Exeter, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You will be engaging with a broad range of topics, drawing on our strengths in teaching and research across film theory, film history and archival studies, transnational and world cinemas, feminist, queer and gender studies, star studies and transmedia adaptations. A wide choice of optional modules will enable you to tailor your studies to your research or career interests. provides a unique opportunity to gain research skills and curatorial expertise. Our research-led taught modules will prepare you to develop an MA dissertation project catering to your unique research interests.

Career pathways

The programme set students up to pursue either doctoral research in film, media, screen and television studies or routes into employment by offering sought-after transferable skills and knowledge well suited to working in a range of professional destinations. An MA in Film and Screen Studies is academically relevant to careers in the arts and media, leading to employment in arts administration, screen and media industries, communications, archiving, film and media research, cultural heritage, journalism, film festival management, lecturing, and...

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