MRes Film & TV Studies at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

Postgraduate research in Film & TV Studies at Glasgow uses methods from the arts, humanities and social sciences, including research through practice, and offers options from one-year research degrees to three-year doctoral study. It sits in Theatre, Film and Television Studies and the Centre for Cultural Policy Research. The MRes is assessed by a thesis of 20,000-30,000 words. It includes 60 to 80 credits of taught courses alongside independent study.

Faculty: College of Arts & Humanities | Department: School of Culture & Creative Arts | Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Topics for research include television and film theories, screen histories, aesthetics and practices, national, transnational and world cinemas, film festivals and curation, media technologies, and gender, race, age, disability and class. Practice-based PhDs are accepted, with a written component of not normally under 30,000 words.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Usual standard of admission is a 2.1 honours degree; applicants are also usually expected to have completed or be undertaking a Master's qualification. Required documents: academic transcripts and degree certificate, CV, research proposal, two references, named supervisor information. International applicants: IELTS Academic 7.0 overall with no subtest below 6.5 (also accepted: TOEFL iBT 98 overall for tests from 21 January 2026, PTE Academic test centre 70 overall, and other listed tests; General Training IELTS and online PTE Academic not accepted).

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,238 a year (2026/27). UK annual fee for full-time study; 2027/28 UK fee to be confirmed; part-time is half the full-time fee. Source

International applicants: GBP 28,275 a year (2027/28). International & EU annual fee for full-time study; part-time is half the full-time fee. Bench fees (research support costs) may apply and are not included. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

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