Film
Study film via one of two routes: Film Studies or Documentary Practice.
About the programme
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.
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.
Students must study 60 credits of Documentary Practice each year. It cannot be taken alongside Film Studies.
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 cannot be taken alongside Documentary Practice.
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 is a maximum of five spaces for Combined Honours students to study Documentary Practice.
Students must study 60 credits of Documentary Practice modules each year (i.e. as a Joint degree alongside one other subject). Documentary Practice cannot be taken alongside Film Studies.
| 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 | 20 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIS2308 | History and Film: Representing the Past | 20 | 2 |
| SML2011 | Cities in East Asian Cinema: Culture, History and Identity | 20 | 1 |
| FRE2005 | Classic French Cinema | 20 | 1&2 |
Route 2: Documentary Practice
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCH2075 | Popular Culture, Media & Identity | 20 | 2 |
| MCH2082 | Making a Short Documentary (Pre-requisites MCH1035 and MCH2086) | 20 | 2 |
| MCH2086 | Analysing Documentary Practices (Pre-requisite MCH1035 and MCH1038) | 20 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN4002 | Contemporary Japanese Animation | 20 | 1 |
| SEL3346* | Documentary Storytelling 1: Theory and Practice (Capped at 15) | 20 | 1 |
| SEL3347* | Documentary Storytelling 2: Theory and Practice (Capped at 15) | 20 | 2 |
| SML4099 |
Dissertation Pre-requisite: Students must be taking a language as one of their subjects |
20 | 1&2 |
*These two modules have the same content, but are running in different semesters. Do not choose both modules to study.
Route 2: Documentary Practice
Students must study the following compulsory module and ‘make up’ the credits from either:
- their other subject
or
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCH3090* | Film Practice Project. Note: the project is 20 credits in Semester 1 and 40 credits in Semester 2 (Pre-requisite MCH2082) |
60 |
1&2 |
*Students who do not have the pre-requisite module for MCH3090 should contact their DPD (Degree Programme Director) for advice about their module choices (please email combined.honours@ncl.ac.uk if you need the contact details for your DPD).
Get in touch
If you have any questions about choosing this subject as part of your Combined Honours degree, contact us and we'll be more than happy to help.
Subject advisers
Documentary Practice - Dr Majid Khosravinik, School of Arts and Cultures, School of Modern Languages
Film Studies - Professor Guy Austin and Sabrina Yu, School of Arts and Cultures, School of Modern Languages