BA Honours Film and Visual Media at University of the Free State

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary one-year NQF level 8 honours degree (120 credits) in which students integrate film history and theory with making their own short films.

Faculty: Faculty of the Humanities | Department: Department of Art History and Image Studies (interdisciplinary Film and Visual Media programme) | Duration: 1 year (full-time) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

What you will study

Three compulsory year modules: Approaches to the Moving Image (30 credits), Film History (30 credits) and a 60-credit Research Report aligned with studio research, in which students produce a short film, documentary or music video and write a mini-dissertation on it.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An average final-year mark of at least 65% in a relevant Exit Level 7 qualification such as a bachelor's degree. Completion of at least three modules from departments such as Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French, Art History and Image Studies, Communication Science/Media Studies, Drama and Theatre Arts, English/Language Studies, Fine Arts or Philosophy (at least one at third-year level) is strongly recommended but not compulsory; other relevant learning or film-making/writing experience is considered. Selection is rigorous with attention to writing and critical thinking skills; applicants register only after the programme director issues a letter of approval.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Postgraduate diploma applications open on 1 April; local applicants close 30 September and international applicants close 31 August (Economic and Management Sciences); Health Sciences postgraduate diplomas close 30 September for both local and international applicants.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ufs.ac.za/prospective/study-at-ufs/apply

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