Film with a Placement Year

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 9 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 14.9 k / Year(s) Deadline: Jan 15, 2025
StudyQA ranking:2393 Duration:48 months

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Description

For over 30 years, the University of Kent has been at the forefront of developing film as an academic subject. We are one of the three major universities in the UK for film studies, and one of the most highly regarded departments in Europe.

Film at Kent engages with cinema's rich scope and history, from silent classics and mainstream Hollywood to world cinema and the avant-garde. We have a thriving film culture, with 10-20 films screened on our courses each week, the Gulbenkian Cinema (the regional arts cinema) based on campus and a lively student film society.

In 2014, the University opened a new 62-seat cinema named after the pioneering female film director Ida Lupino, which students can enjoy as part of their experience during their studies. The Lupino has state-of-the-art digital projection and sound, and has been created to provide an intimate atmosphere for film viewing.

A year on placement

This programme offers you the opportunity to gain relevant workplace experience during your degree. The placement usually takes place between your second and final year of study and can be either paid work or an internship. Apart from the increased awareness and confidence the placement experience brings, it also gives you an opportunity to network, increase your contacts and hit the ground running when you graduate.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline 15 Jan Tuition fee
  • GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
  • GBP 14860 Year (Non-EEA)
Start date September 2015 28 September 2015 Credits (ECTS) 240 ECTS
  • Total Kent credits: 480
  • Total ECTS credits: 240
Credits 480
  • Total Kent credits: 480
  • Total ECTS credits: 240
Duration full-time 48 months Languages Take an IELTS test
  • English
Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time More information Go To The Course Website

Course Content

Course structure

The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, you may also have the option to take ‘wild’ modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.

Stage 1

Possible modules may include:

  • FI313 - Film Form
  • FI315 - Introduction to Film Theory

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

Stage 2

Possible modules may include:

  • FI565 - British Cinema
  • FI537 - Postwar European Cinema
  • FI586 - Representing Actuality
  • FI594 - Film Authorship
  • FI595 - Film Genre (Horror)
  • FI597 - Animated Worlds
  • FI598 - Cognition and Emotion
  • FI599 - The Gothic in Film
  • FI600 - Film Criticism
  • FI602 - Documentary Film
  • FI606 - Avant-Garde and Experimental Cinema
  • FI607 - Storytelling and the Cinema
  • FI611 - New York & The Movies
  • FI618 - Introduction to Screenwriting
  • FI619 - Images of War and Violence
  • FI590 - Improvisation For Screen
  • FI621 - Television Series: Narration, Engagement and Evaluation

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

Year in industry

If you achieve at least 60% in Stage 1, you can opt to spend a year in industry between Stages 2 and 3 to gain relevant workplace experience and enhance your employment prospects following graduation. The year is assessed on a pass/fail basis through employer feedback and a written report that you submit.

Stage 3

Possible modules may include:

  • ART500 - Independent Project
  • FI501 - The Documentary Film
  • FI506 - Avant Garde and Experimental Cinema
  • FI527 - Storytelling and the Cinema

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

Requirements

Home/EU students

The University will consider applications from students offering a wide range of qualifications, typical requirements are listed below, students offering alternative qualifications should contact the Admissions Office for further advice. It is not possible to offer places to all students who meet this typical offer/minimum requirement.

Qualification Typical offer/minimum requirement A level
  • ABB
Access to HE Diploma
  • The University of Kent will not necessarily make conditional offers to all access candidates but will continue to assess them on an individual basis. If an offer is made candidates will be required to obtain/pass the overall Access to Higher Education Diploma and may also be required to obtain a proportion of the total level 3 credits and/or credits in particular subjects at merit grade or above.
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC National Diploma)
  • The university will consider applicants holding BTEC National Diploma and Extended National Diploma Qualifications (QCF; NQF;OCR) on a case by case basis please contact us via the enquiries tab for further advice on your individual circumstances.
International Baccalaureate
  • 34 points overall or 16 points at HL
International students

The University receives applications from over 140 different nationalities and consequently will consider applications from prospective students offering a wide range of international qualifications. Our International Development Office will be happy to advise prospective students on entry requirements. See our International Student website for further information about our country-specific requirements.

Please note that if you need to increase your level of qualification ready for undergraduate study, we offer a number of International Foundation Programmes through Kent International Pathways.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

  • Academic Excellence Scholarship

    "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

  • Access Bursary

    Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

  • Alumni Bursary

    Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

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