Film Studies with Year Abroad (BA)

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Please contact our enquiries team if you're not sure that you have the right experience or qualifications to get onto this course.

Email: enquiries@southampton.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)23 8059 5000

The main teaching format is a tutor-led lecture, followed by a seminar. Most film modules also have a screening each week that links to a particular topic or theme.

Each year, we offer a customisable course programme with a mix of compulsory and optional modules. You can also study topics from other subjects, including languages and English literature.

Year 1 overview

You'll take modules in European and Hollywood cinema, and explore the connections between film and other disciplines, like music, literature and science.

You'll study the theories and philosophies that have shaped the development of film studies, such as:

• psychoanalysis

• postmodernism

• structuralism

Year 2 overview

You'll study early and silent cinema, and choose from topics including:

• film noir

• animation

• film adaptation

• women and Hollywood

• film industry

• scriptwriting

• British, European, and World cinema

A special module will help you plan your year abroad.

Year 3 overview

You'll spend your third year at one of our partner universities in another country. You can study in English, but will also have the opportunity to develop your language skills. You'll write a year abroad report with support from an academic supervisor.

Year 4 overview

You will take a module examining your experiences abroad. This will help you produce an enhanced CV.

You'll write a dissertation on a topic of your choice to develop your independent research skills. A supervisor with research expertise on your topic will support you.

 You can also choose from modules on topics including:

• horror, science fiction and fantasy film

• stardom

• race, gender and sexuality in British cinema

• contemporary American cinema

• television studies

• music in film and television

• how the arts work (a module on programming in arts venues)

Want more detail? See all the modules in the course.

The learning activities for this course include the following:

• lectures
• classes and tutorials
• coursework
• individual and group projects
• independent learning (studying on your own)

Course time

How you'll spend your course time:

Course leader

Malcolm Cook is the course leader.

Our Film Studies degree at Southampton gives you a strong foundation in skills that are attractive to all graduate employers:

• written and verbal communication

• analytical and critical thinking

• research

• organisation

• project management

Our research staff and industry experts will help you gain a picture of the film and TV industries today.

Some modules include work experience. How the arts work, for example, shows you how to programme and manage a professional arts venue.

Humanities students can take employability modules to learn how to plan a future career. These consist of lectures and seminars given by experts, employers and alumni. They cover:

• careers opportunities for humanities graduates, including digital jobs

• entrepreneurial and start-up options

• psychometric and skills assessment to help you discover hidden talents

Volunteering opportunities will help you improve your work-related skills. For example:

• Union Films is our on-campus cinema where you can develop new skills, such as team leading, projection and digital design

• our student film societies, FilmSoc and Wessex Films, where you arrange film screenings, help organise the University's Film Festival or take workshops to develop your skills

• our radio and TV societies can give you hands-on experience of making television and radio shows

Some of our graduates go on to careers at film and media companies, including film production, editing and post-production, distribution and marketing. Others continue into postgraduate studies or find employment in careers such as:

• advertising, marketing and PR

• arts based careers

• charities

• civil service

• financial sector jobs

• journalism

• legal sector jobs

• teaching

Careers services at Southampton

We are a top 20 UK university for employability (QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022). Our Careers and Employability Service will support you throughout your time as a student and for up to 5 years after graduation. This support includes:

• work experience schemes

• CV and interview skills and workshops

• networking events

• careers fairs attended by top employers

• a wealth of volunteering opportunities

• study abroad and summer school opportunities

We have a vibrant entrepreneurship culture and our dedicated start-up supporter, Futureworlds, is open to every student.

Work in industry

We can help you find placements and work with local, national and international employers. You could even spend a full paid year in employment.

Tuition fees

Fees for a year's study:

• UK students pay £9,250.
• EU and international students pay £20,340.

What your fees pay for

Your tuition fees pay for the full cost of tuition and all examinations.

Find out how to:

• pay your tuition fees
• calculate your student finances

Accommodation and living costs, such as travel and food, are not included in your tuition fees. Explore:

• accommodation costs
• living costs
• budgeting advice

Bursaries, scholarships and other funding

If you're a UK or EU student and your household income is under £25,000 a year, you may be able to get a University of Southampton bursary to help with your living costs. Find out about bursaries and other funding we offer at Southampton.

If you're a care leaver or estranged from your parents, you may be able to get a specific bursary.

Get in touch for advice about student money matters.

Scholarships and grants

You may be able to get a scholarship or grant to help fund your studies.

We award scholarships and grants for travel, academic excellence, or to students from under-represented backgrounds.

Support during your course

The Student Services Centre offers support and advice on money to students. You may be able to access our Student Support fund and other sources of financial support during your course.

Funding for EU and international students

Find out about funding you could get as an international student.

When you apply use:

• UCAS course code: P304
• UCAS institution code: S27

Apply for 2023 entry

What happens after you apply?

We will assess your application on the strength of your:

• predicted grades
• academic achievements
• personal statement
• academic reference

We'll aim to process your application within 2 to 6 weeks, but this will depend on when it is submitted. Applications submitted in January, particularly near to the UCAS equal consideration deadline, might take substantially longer to be processed due to the high volume received at that time.

Equality and diversity

We treat and select everyone in line with our Equality and Diversity Statement.

Got a question?

Please contact our enquiries team if you're not sure that you have the right experience or qualifications to get onto this course.

Email: enquiries@southampton.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)23 8059 5000