Russian Studies

Description

This exciting undergraduate programme allows students to gain broad knowledge both of cinemas social, national and historical frameworks and of North American history, culture, and politics within a multidisciplinary context.

It examines film, film history and their contexts which draws on a broad range of research and teaching expertise in American and Canadian Studies, and in the study of film culture both within and beyond North America. Opportunity exists to present some assessments in part in audio-visual form.

Detailed Course Facts

• English

Course Content

First year

In the first year students take the following compulsory modules across the two subjects:

• Landmarks in European Film
• Introduction to Film Studies
• Research Skills: Film Studies
• Foundation of American History to 1890
• Foundation of American Literature to 1890
• Introduction to Canadian Studies

Second year

In the second year, students take compulsory modules in Twentieth Century American Culture and History, and either North American Cinema or European Cinema (though you can study both if you wish). Depending on your selection, you take either one or two additional optional modules.

Third year

In the final year, students are required to do a dissertation in American and Canadian Studies. The remaining 100 credits (60 in Film, 40 in American and Canadian Studies) can be selected from the following sample options.

American and Canadian Studies

• The CIA and International History since 1945
• The CIA, US Foreign Policy and International Relations since 1945
• Anti-Americanism: An Examination
• Contemporary Canadian Writing
• Popular Culture C19th America
• Popular Culture C20th America
• Reading Popular Culture
• The American Renaissance: Above, Below, Beyond
• Contemporary American Literature

Film

• Extended essay in European or World Cinema
• Cold War Film
• French Auteur Cinema 1950s2000s
• Avant-Garde Movements in French Cinema
• Death and the Moving Image
• Art Music and the Movies
• German-Language Cinema since 1960: Images of a Nation
• Contemporary Spanish Cinema
• Teaching and assessment

Teaching takes place via lectures, seminars, group projects and independent study. Students are assessed using a range of methods including class presentations, essays, examinations and group research projects.

English Language Requirements

CAE score : 80(Grade A)

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

Number of A levels required: 3

Typical offer: ABB

General Studies: not accepted

International Baccalaureate Diploma: 34 points

Other qualifications are considered

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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