BA (Hons) Film Studies at University of Portsmouth

Explore film and its vast influences on societies, culture, and time on our Film Studies degree course. Refine your critical eye and cultivate all-round media and academic skills for any career. Take your interest in film and turn it into a promising career or pathway to further study with our Film Studies degree course.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich with work placement  |  Study mode: full-time (sandwich/placement option)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In each year, you need to study modules worth a total of 120 credits. Modules include Understanding Film: Culture, Production and industry; Film Curation; World and Transnational Cinema; British Cinema; Broadcast Radio and Podcasting; Production: Camera and Editing; Comic Book Industries; Engaged Citizenship Through Interdisciplinary Practice; Film and Ethics; Production: Short Film-Making.

Career pathways

Along with theoretical and practical knowledge of film, you'll also graduate with a more nuanced understanding of the world. You'll develop methods for deconstructing its sociocultural ethics, means of representation, and constructs, and scrutinise environments more deeply.

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