2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Film Studies
Programme code: | BA-FILM/STD | UCAS code: | P303 |
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Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Chris Homewood | Contact address: | C.J.Homewood@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
A-Level: ABB. General Studies is not accepted.
International Baccalaureate: 34-35 points overall, including 16 at Higher level.
IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
Languages, Cultures and Societies
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Programme specification:
The programme will: give you a unique insight into film culture and how cinematic images mediate societies. Throughout the programme, you will be given the opportunity to explore the richness of world cinemas and gain in-depth knowledge of historical, theoretical, and intercultural approaches to the study of film, as well as the essential skills valued by employers.
Our BA Film Studies begins with structured study across a number of bespoke compulsory modules that introduce you to the foundations of the discipline and to other forms of audio-visual culture. You will find out more about the history, language and art of film as a global industry and develop a toolbox of analytical methods and skills.
At levels 2 and 3, core modules will enable you to develop skills in a range of critical approaches to the study of film, and our wide range of options will encourage you to actively pursue your own passion for film by choosing modules that interest you the most. In addition to modules about film culture, genre and the power of film to shape the world we live in, you will have the opportunity to draw on the wider expertise of the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies in world cinemas by choosing modules such as French, German, Italian, Chinese and Japanese cinemas.
Across all levels, our BA Film Studies offers research-led teaching from enthusiastic experts in the field. It also offers innovative assessment methods (sequence analysis, creative logs, video essays) and a considerable element of research-based learning that culminates in an independent research project of your choice at Level 3.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
MODL1050 | Introduction to Audio-Visual Culture | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL1700 | Introduction to Film Studies I | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL1800 | Introduction to Film Studies II | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules:
MODL1900 | Directing World Cinemas | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MUSS1824 | Film Music: From Text to Interpretation | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates will be required to study up to 40 credits of discovery modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
MODL2055 | Critical Approaches to Screen Studies | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study a minimum of 60 credits from the following optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study a minimum of 60 credits from the following optional modules:
CLAS2450 | Screening Antiquity | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM2850 | Cinematic Themes | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
CULT2003 | Cinema and Culture | 20 credits | ||
EAST2360 | Chinese Cinema | 20 credits | ||
MODL2015 | Black Europe | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL2020 | Adaptation and Interpretation: Film and Intermedial Storytelling | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
MODL2030 | Introduction to German Cinema | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
MODL2075 | Global Environmental Humanities | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL2110 | Cinema in France: The Seventh Art | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL2115 | Film Programming and Exhibition: Curating for Cinemas and Festivals | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL2202 | Screening Italy: Neorealist cinema to Netflix | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL2230 | Questioning Genre in World Cinemas | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL2250 | Digital Communications Across Cultures | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL2511 | Realism and the Cinema | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
MODL2515 | Issues in Hispanic Cinema | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates will be required to study up to 40 credits of discovery modules
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
MODL3055 | Current Enquiries into Film Studies | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules:
MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL3350 | Final Year Project: Digital Documentary (Podcast) | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study a minimum of 40 credits from the following optional modules:
CLAS3450 | Screening Antiquity | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM3120 | Film Theory and Aesthetics | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
MODL3026 | Contemporary German Cinema | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
MODL3027 | Post-War European Cinema: History, Politics and Aesthetics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL3040 | Hollywood and its Others | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
MODL3230 | Cinema in the Digital Era | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL3510 | French Cinema, Sex and Gender | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL3610 | Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL3620 | Decolonial Approaches | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL3630 | Social Movements across Cultures | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL3650 | Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates will be required to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules
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