Film Studies BA Undergraduate Program By King's College London |Top Universities
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Program overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The Film Studies BA is taught in the heart of London within easy reach of the BFI Southbank, BFI Library, the IMAX, Barbican Centre, Tate Modern, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Leicester Square and a multitude of cinemas. Our degree will provide you with a detailed knowledge and understanding of film and moving image media of all kinds, the societies that produce them, the technologies and techniques used to make them, and the attitudes and debates they give rise to. The Film Studies BA provides a solid foundation for careers in the film industry, media, and the creative and performing arts. Study an array of topics from different times and places, whilst making use of our excellent facilities.

We are consistently identified as one of the best departments for the study of cinema and related media in the UK.

Our expertise ranges from the late 19th century to the present, with strengths in British, European, North American, and East Asian cinema and media, both popular and commercial, and underground and avant-garde.

As well as scholarly research, writing, and debate, our students have opportunities to pursue creative practice in camera-based filmmaking or the video essay in all three years of the BA. Our students enjoy excellent facilities including dedicated Film Studies screening and seminar rooms, and large theatres with 35mm and 4K digital video projection.

We offer a friendly and supportive learning environment with a diverse and inclusive curriculum.

Our graduates are skilled in audio-visual analysis and presentation, useful for careers in film and media production, distribution, and exhibition; arts and cultural management; the performing arts; public relations and advertising; journalism; and education.

Through the Maughan Library at King’s, we have large, world-class physical and online library collections of specialist books, journals, and databases in film and media studies, a top-notch DVD collection and the latest video streaming services.

Program overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The Film Studies BA is taught in the heart of London within easy reach of the BFI Southbank, BFI Library, the IMAX, Barbican Centre, Tate Modern, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Leicester Square and a multitude of cinemas. Our degree will provide you with a detailed knowledge and understanding of film and moving image media of all kinds, the societies that produce them, the technologies and techniques used to make them, and the attitudes and debates they give rise to. The Film Studies BA provides a solid foundation for careers in the film industry, media, and the creative and performing arts. Study an array of topics from different times and places, whilst making use of our excellent facilities.

We are consistently identified as one of the best departments for the study of cinema and related media in the UK.

Our expertise ranges from the late 19th century to the present, with strengths in British, European, North American, and East Asian cinema and media, both popular and commercial, and underground and avant-garde.

As well as scholarly research, writing, and debate, our students have opportunities to pursue creative practice in camera-based filmmaking or the video essay in all three years of the BA. Our students enjoy excellent facilities including dedicated Film Studies screening and seminar rooms, and large theatres with 35mm and 4K digital video projection.

We offer a friendly and supportive learning environment with a diverse and inclusive curriculum.

Our graduates are skilled in audio-visual analysis and presentation, useful for careers in film and media production, distribution, and exhibition; arts and cultural management; the performing arts; public relations and advertising; journalism; and education.

Through the Maughan Library at King’s, we have large, world-class physical and online library collections of specialist books, journals, and databases in film and media studies, a top-notch DVD collection and the latest video streaming services.

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If you want to make a difference and help shape the world in which we live, King’s College London could be the place for you. We’ve offered academically renowned degrees for nearly 200 years, and our 40,000 alumni from 172 countries have gone on to shape thinking in areas as a diverse as healthcare, banking, arts and politics.

Our globally respected qualifications will open up a world of opportunities, helping your CV stand out from the crowd.

Studying at King's will give you access to the following benefits:

  • A prestigious university based in the heart of London
  • One of the top 20 universities in the world (2015-16 QS international world rankings) and the 4th oldest university in the UK
  • Celebrated academics at the cutting edge of their field
  • 40,000 alumni from 172 countries, including 12 Nobel Prize winners
  • Unique links with institutions across the arts, sciences, politics, law and medicine, helping students to build networks and develop employer contacts
  • A successful Modern Language Centre, careers service and study abroad programme to enhance your skills and employability
  • An award-winning Student's Union, with over 250 sports clubs, activity groups and student societies to help you expand your personal horizon alongside your academic career.

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King's has a reputation for excellence, and for making sure our graduates are provided with the best possible opportunities in life. Our wide range of taught and research postgraduate programmes means you can build on your achievements and work towards your own professional, educational and personal goals.

Whether you're interested in taught postgraduate programmes or research, you'll be working with renowned academics who will give you personalised advice and share their wide-ranging knowledge of their subject. 

With state-of-the-art courses and facilities, as well as our continued investment in postgraduate studies, King's can offer you a unique academic experience that will stay with you for life.


Why study at King's?


A prestigious university based in the heart of London

One of the top 20 universities in the world (2015-16 QS international world rankings) and the 4th oldest university in the UK

Celebrated academics at the cutting edge of their field

40,000 alumni from 172 countries, including 12 Nobel Prize winners

World leaders in research, leading to new thinking and perspectives

The best university in the UK for graduate employment, according to the 2013 Sunday Times University Guide

A highly successful Modern Language Centre, careers service and study abroad programme to enhance your skills and employability

An award-winning Student's Union, with over 250 sports clubs, societies to help you expand your personal horizon alongside your academic career.

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We offer a range of taught master's and research programmes in our academic schools:


Arts & Humanities

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