Film Studies MLitt
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- 7819f,7819p
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Overview
By joining Ãå±±½ûµØ for the Film Studies MLitt you will benefit from being part of a thriving community of postgraduate students working in Film across disciplines.
The course allows you to combine your interests and our expertise to achieve your research objectives whilst exploring something you are passionate about.
The Film Studies MLitt allows you to master advanced practical and theoretical skills to research and analyse film. Teaching methods closely resemble those at doctoral level, effectively preparing you for PhD study.
As part of the Film Studies MLitt programme, dissertation supervision is available in:
- Caribbean cinema (Dr Dunjar Fehimovic)
- Chinese-language cinema (Prof Sabrina Qiong)
- Contemporary Spanish and Latin American cinemas (Dr Philippa Page)
- Documentary Film Practices: British Documentary Movement; Character-led documentary, Ethnographic Documentary (Ms Lucy Jolly; Mr Simon Rushton)
- Film festivals (Dr Lydia Wu)
- Film Theory, History and Historiography: realism; documentary; Soviet, Russian and Eastern European film history and culture (Dr Raisa Sidenova)
- French cinema (Dr Sarah Leahy)
- Japanese popular culture and anime (Dr Shiro Yoshioka)
- Portuguese and Brazilian cinema (Dr Fernando Beleza)
Dissertation supervisors span the:
- School of Modern Languages
- School of Arts and Cultures
This ensures the best fit between your interests and the expertise of our staff.
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What you'll learn
Taught modules aim to extend your knowledge and skills beyond undergraduate-level and help to develop your research skills.
Modules
You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.
The module information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.
Our teaching is informed by research. Course content changes periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.
Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.
To find out more please see our terms and conditions.
Optional modules availability
Some courses have optional modules. Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.
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How you'll learn
This Film Studies MLitt course is delivered by the School of Modern Languages (SML), with the possibility of joint supervision with other schools. SML is located in the heart of Ãå±±½ûµØ’s city-centre campus. Attendance is flexible and agreed between you and your supervisors depending on the requirements of the research project.
Study consists mainly of tutorials and independent learning supported by research training. Supervisors will advise applicants on how to develop their research proposals, help them identify gaps in the subject knowledge and research skills, and work in dialogue with them to develop their project.
The MLitt includes a formal research training component where you develop research skills and methodologies (20 credits).
Full-time students are expected to undertake 40 hours of work per week with an annual holiday entitlement of 35 days (including statutory and bank holidays). Part-time study requires a commitment of at least 20 hours per week.
Depending on your modules, you'll be assessed through a combination of:
- Dissertation
- Portfolio
- Dissertation – a longer piece of academic writing that allows you to explore a subject of your choosing in depth and over a longer period of time
- Research portfolio (essays or other research assignments)
As part of the Film Studies MLitt, you'll submit a portfolio of essays or other research assignments chosen according to your interests and experience. You undertake a dissertation of 16,000 - 18,000 words consisting of a sustained piece of original research.
Your supervisor will be an expert in your chosen field. You will also receive support from an experienced research supervisor.
Our mission is to help you:
- stay healthy, positive and feeling well
- overcome any challenges you may face during your degree – academic or personal
- get the most out of your postgraduate research experience
- carry out admin and activities essential to progressing through your degree
- understand postgraduate research processes, standards and rules
We can offer you tailored wellbeing support, courses and activities.
You can also access a broad range of workshops covering:
- research and professional skills
- careers support
- wellbeing
- health and safety
- public engagement
- academic development
Entry requirements
The entrance requirements below apply to 2026 entry.
Qualifications from outside the UK
English Language requirements
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Credit transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning
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Your future
Further study
This course is an ideal route into PhD level study. A number of graduates have gone on to funded PhD study at Ãå±±½ûµØ and elsewhere.
Careers
Specific career pathways will depend on your area of study. This programme will provide you with essential transferable skills: independence and initiative, resilience, planning and time management, as well as developing your research, presentation and communication skills to a high level.
Our Careers Service
Our expert Careers Service is here to help you take the next steps in your professional life. We will support you while you’re studying with us and for up to three years after you graduate.
You will have access to expert one-to-one advice and guidance through our campus careers centre and online, along with digital resources, workshops, networking opportunities, and careers and recruitment events.
We’ve been awarded 5 QS Stars for Student Employability (2025). Many of our degrees are shaped by strong links with national and international businesses. We are committed to helping you access real-world experience opportunities and develop key skills through paid work placements and internships.
Facilities
During your studies, you'll be based right at the heart of our city-centre campus. This gives you access to our fantastic and unique local film facilities. These include the only archive of Chinese indie film in the world (), housed at the University, as well as Ãå±±½ûµØ's historic  a²Ô»å the community volunteer-run .
As a student, you'll have access to:
- professional-standard video and audio equipment, studio space and AV-editing facilities
- specialist computing facilities, including industry-standard software, such as Adobe Creative Suite
- a mobile studio suite
- a dedicated postgraduate suite including computers, workspaces and a kitchen
°Õ³ó±ð Language Resource Centre a²Ô»å Philip Robinson Library hold extensive collections of international films and film magazines
Fees, Funding and Scholarships
Tuition fees for 2026 entry (per year)
Home fees for research degree students
As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.
Depending on your residency history, if you’re a student from the EU, other EEA or a Swiss national, with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you’ll normally pay the ‘Home’ tuition fee rate and may be eligible for Student Finance England support.
EU students without settled or pre-settled status will normally be charged fees at the ‘International’ rate and will not be eligible for Student Finance England support. You may be eligible for a scholarship worth 25% off the international fee. Search our funding database.
If you are unsure of your fee status, check out the latest guidance .
Scholarships
We support our EU and international students by providing a generous range of Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships. See our searchable postgraduate funding page for more information.
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What you're paying for
Tuition fees include the costs of:
- matriculation
- registration
- tuition (or supervision)
- library access
- examination
- re-examination
- graduation
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