History and Philosophy of Art and Film

Description

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.

Our modules cover film theory, history and practice, from the basics of form and style at Stage 1 to exploring topics including national cinemas, animation, cognition and emotion, fantasy and pulp film. Academic modules can be combined with innovative and creative practical study, such as our modules in film programming and film criticism.

The History and Philosophy of Art programme has established research strengths in aesthetics, contemporary art, photographic studies, the philosophy of art, art history and in developing teaching approaches to the subject. These interests are reflected in the rich variety of modules we offer our students throughout their time at Kent.

Alongside traditional academic modules, there are also opportunities for practice-based learning and engagement with the visual arts, for example, by taking photographs, writing criticism, curating exhibitions, or by collecting art, on behalf of the department, for our growing and highly distinctive Print Collection. All of these modules provide both a high level of academic engagement with the subject and give you some of the key aptitudes required for future employment in a competitive job market.

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.

Independent rankings

History at Kent was ranked 1st for research in The Complete University Guide 2014. And, in the National Student Survey 2013 History was ranked 10th for student satisfaction.

In the National Student Survey 2013, The School of Arts is ranked 12th for student satisfaction. And Art at Kent was ranked 6th in The Guardian University Guide 2014.

Kent was also ranked 1st for student satisfaction in cinematics (in the National Student Survey 2013). And, ranked 12th for cinematics in The Complete University Guide 2014.

Detailed Course Facts

• GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
• GBP 12450 Year (Non-EEA)

• English

Course Content

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
• HA314 - The Shock of the Now: Themes in Contemporary Art
• HA315 - The Shock of the Now: Themes in Contemporary Art
• HA316 - Thinking about Photography and its Histories
• HA317 - Thinking about Photography and its Histories
• HA318 - Now That Is Art! Aesthetics and the Visual Arts
• HA319 - Now That Is Art! Aesthetics and the Visual Arts
• HA350 - Study of a Single Artist: Picasso
• HA351 - Study of a Single Artist: Picasso

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

Stage 2

Possible modules may include:

• FI537 - Postwar European Cinema: Waves and Realisms
• FI583 - National and Transnational Cinema
• FI531 - Topics in American Cinema II
• FI555 - Introduction to Screen Writing
• ART500 - Independent Project
• FI565 - History of British Cinema
• FI568 - Film and Television Adaptation
• FI573 - Animated Worlds
• FI582 - New York and the Movies
• FI594 - Film Authorship
• FI595 - Film Genre (Horror)
• FI599 - The Gothic in Film
• FI602 - Documentary Film
• FI603 - Sound and Cinema
• FI604 - Digital Domains
• FI607 - Storytelling and the Cinema
• HA594 - Photography and Intuition
• HA595 - Visual Arts Writing
• HA580 - Camera, Light and Darkroom: Intro to Black & White Photography
• HA650 - Russian Painting from the Academy to the Avant-Garde
• HA507 - Reading the Image
• HA554 - Contemporary Art:From Warhol to Whiteread: Postmodernity & Visual Art Pr
• HA575 - Beauty in Theory Culture & Contemporary Art
• HA504 - Classicism and Baroque
• CL608 - Greek Art and Architecture
• CL609 - Roman Art and Architecture
• HA655 - Surrealism and Photography
• HA661 - Art & Film
• HA666 - Drawing on History
• HA668 - Transatlantic Dialogues: British and American Art c. 1900-1970
• HA669 - Study of a Single Artist
• CL623 - Minoan Art and Architecture

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

Stage 3

Possible modules may include:

• FI608 - Film Authorship
• FI595 - Film Genre (Horror)
• FI597 - Animated Worlds
• FI582 - New York and the Movies
• FI568 - Film and Television Adaptation
• FI569 - Digital Domains
• FI565 - History of British Cinema
• FI555 - Introduction to Screen Writing
• FI559 - Sound and Cinema
• ART500 - Independent Project
• FI531 - Topics in American Cinema II
• FI501 - The Documentary Film
• FI527 - Storytelling and the Cinema
• FI583 - National and Transnational Cinema
• FI584 - The Gothic in Film
• FI537 - Postwar European Cinema: Waves and Realisms
• HA670 - Study of a Single Artist
• HA668 - Transatlantic Dialogues: British and American Art c. 1900-1970
• CL609 - Roman Art and Architecture
• CL608 - Greek Art and Architecture
• HA504 - Classicism and Baroque
• HA575 - Beauty in Theory Culture & Contemporary Art
• HA579 - Visual Arts Internship
• HA554 - Contemporary Art:From Warhol to Whiteread: Postmodernity & Visual Art Pr
• HA556 - Art and Film
• HA507 - Reading the Image
• HA650 - Russian Painting from the Academy to the Avant-Garde
• HA580 - Camera, Light and Darkroom: Intro to Black & White Photography
• HA595 - Visual Arts Writing
• HA599 - Surrealism and Photography
• HA648 - Drawing on History
• HA594 - Photography and Intuition
• CL653 - Minoan Art and Architecture

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6.5

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Requirements

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.

Typical offer/minimum requirement

• A level: AAB

• 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 including 17 points at HL

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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