Overview

Discover our range of Film Studies and Documentary Practice modules for 2020-21 (Please note: these modules are subject to change due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic)

Find out about modules available for:

• Stage 1
• Stage 2
• Stage 3

The range of modules offered may change each academic year.

Find reading lists on our website. 

Routes

This subject has a choice of two routes: Film Studies or Documentary Practice. 

Film Studies (Route 1) is an opportunity to study a variety of different aspects of film, ranging from national cinemas, theories of gender, narrative and spectatorship, and popular culture. Teaching generally takes the form of lectures and seminars with screenings of core texts.

Students take either 40 or 60 credits of Film Studies modules, and in Stages 1 and 2 can 'make up' the credits either from their other subject(s) or from modules available in Media & Communication (or a 'free choice' subject to Pre-requisites and in consultation with the Degree Programme Director).

Documentary Practice (Route 2) enables students to develop the practical skills and academic knowledge necessary to produce documentary film. It focuses on documentary film making, set within the critical study of media, culture and society. Teaching generally takes the form of practical film making, film screenings, and modules in film history and theory. 

Students must study 60 credits of Documentary Practice each year. It cannot be taken alongside Film Studies. 

Further information

For further information about this subject, including any pre-requisites, visit the Film Studies subject page.

You can also contact your Subject Adviser.

Stage 1

Find out about Film modules for Stage 1.

Students can study either 40 or 60 credits of Film Studies modules each year, and in Stages 1 and 2 can ‘make up’ the credits either from their other subject(s) or from modules available in Media & Communication (or a ‘free choice’ subject to pre-requisites and in consultation with the Degree Programme Director).  Film Studies and Documentary Practice cannot be taken together.

Select the module code for specific module information including the module summary and aims, knowledge and skills you'll gain, and the module leader.

Route 1: Film Studies

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
SML1021	Introduction to International Film	20	1&2

Route 2: Documentary Practice 

Please note that due to the limited availability of appropriate equipment and teaching spaces, there are a maximum of five spaces for Combined Honours students to study Documentary Practice.

Students taking Documentary Practice must study all of the following compulsory modules (60 credits):

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
MCH1011	Introduction to Film Technologies (Capped at 55)	20	1
MCH1035	Starting out in Filmmaking (Capped at 55)	20	2
MCH1038	Introduction to the Documentary: From documentation to non-fiction film (Capped at 55)	20	2

Stage 2

Find out about Film modules for Stage 2.

Select the module code for specific module information including the module summary and aims, knowledge and skills you'll gain, and the module leader.

Route 1: Film Studies

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
FRE2005	Classic French Cinema	20	2
SML2011	Cities in East Asian Cinema: Culture, History and Identity	20	2

Route 2: Documentary Practice 

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
MCH2075	Representations: Identity, Culture and Society	20	1
MCH2082	Making a Short Documentary (Pre-requisites MCH1035 and MCH2086) (Capped at 55)	20	2
MCH2086	Analysing Documentary Practices (Pre-requisite MCH1035 and MCH1038) (Capped at 55)	20	1

Stage 3

Find out about Film modules for Stage 3.

Select the module code for specific module information including the module summary and aims, knowledge and skills you'll gain, and the module leader.

Route 1: Film Studies

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
GEO3149	Geographies of Film	20	1
JPN4002	Contemporary Japanese Animation	20	1
MCH3037	Religion and Recent US Film	20	1
POL3107	Documentary Film and World Politics	20	2
SEL3346	Contemporary Documentary 1: Theory and Practice (Capped at 15 students)	20	1
SEL3347	Contemporary Documentary 2: Theory and Practice (Capped at 15 students)	20	2
SML4099	Dissertation	20	1&2

Route 2: Documentary Practice

Students must study the following compulsory module and ‘make up’ the credits either from their other subject or from modules available in Media & Communication (or a ‘free choice’ subject to pre-requisites and in consultation with the Degree Programme Director).  

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
MCH3084	Film Practice Project Note: the project is 10 credits in Semester 1 and 30 credits in Semester 2. (Pre-requisite MCH2082)	40	1&2