Year 1

Your introductory modules will provide a grounding in film analysis and the history of film and television. You will learn how to appreciate film beyond the typical viewing experience. Studying the diverse methods, styles and techniques employed by directors and producers will help you develop a critical understanding of film.

Core modules

• American Film and Visual Culture (double module)
• Film and Art: Academic Study and the Workplace
• Introduction to Film History 1
• Introduction to Film History 2
• Reading Film
• Reading Television

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Year 2

During this year you will widen your scope of film knowledge with modules that explore different stylistic, theoretical and cultural traditions. You will also gain practical film making experience.

Core modules:

• Documentary Film and Television
• Film Production
• Film, Reception and Consumption
• Researching World Cinemas
• Independent Research Project: Video Essay
• Global Animation

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Year Abroad (optional)

We’ll make sure you have everything you need for your future career: not just by awarding you a high quality degree, but also by helping you to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to make your mark in the world as a Citizen of Change. One way you can do this is by opting to take a Year Abroad between Years 2 and 3 of your degree.

Studying abroad is not just for people who are interested in travelling and meeting new people. It is about acquiring life skills that are becoming increasingly significant for a wide range of jobs in our modern globalised society. Whether you go on to a career in the private, public or third sector - or plough your own furrow as an entrepreneur – you will find the experience invaluable.

For more information, including a list of destinations, please visit our Study Abroad website.

Please note

• A year spent abroad still incurs a tuition fee, but this is much lower than for a normal year at Leicester. See the Fees and Funding tab of this page for details.
• You may be eligible for a travel grant from Student Finance England.
• Places are offered on a competitive basis, and eligibility is dependent on your academic performance in Years 1 and 2.
• Language courses, at beginners or advanced level, are available through our Languages at Leicester scheme.

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Final Year

During your final year you will have the chance to write a 10,000 word dissertation on an area of film that most fascinates you. The rest of your learning will be entirely decided by you. A wide range of optional modules will allow you to tailor your degree according to your interests and our expertise.

Core module

• Dissertation (Film Studies)

Option modules

Choose two option modules from:

• Contemporary European Cinema
• Norms and Margins in French Cinema
• Containment and Resistance in 1950s and 1960s American Film
• Women in Cinema
• The Cinema of Luis Buñuel
• Watching the Detectives: Crime on the Page and Screen

Then choose two option modules from:

• Hitchcock and Film History
• Postwar Italian Directors
• Cinematic Representations of Latin America
• New Chinese Cinemas
• Weird Fiction/ Weird Film
• Stardom and Identities in Chinese and American Cinemas
• Film and Art Journalism
• Post-War British Popular Culture

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.