Film Studies
Our film courses will give you a thorough grounding in the history of cinema, and a deep insight into a wide range of international film cultures, styles and genres. You’ll discover new ways to appreciate, analyse and talk about films, and you’ll learn about the role cinema plays in different societies and cultures, and the lasting impact it has on the modern world.
Undergraduate courses in Film Studies
7th in the UK for research quality in Communication and Media Studies (Complete University Guide 2026)
12th in the UK for Communication and Media Studies (The Times UK University Rankings 2026)
Ranked 14th in the UK for subjects aligned to Media Studies for ‘overall positivity’ in the NSS 2025. (Based on University of Leicester analysis using the Times Higher Education NSS 2024 methodology applied to the NSS 2025 data of aligned subjects)
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