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Technology, Design and Environment School of Arts This course offers a film education for the 21st century. Students are encouraged to develop a broad portfolio of writing and research skills by combining academic and professional writing projects. We cover the history and theory of popular cinema in the US (classical and contemporary Hollywood), Europe and East Asia (especially Japanese cinema), and offer modules in advanced screenwriting and film journalism. The course combines the academic rigour of a traditional Film Studies course with practical components enabling you to develop skills which will equip you for a career in academia as well as the media industry. The course is taught by a diverse team of film specialists with different national and cultural backgrounds. All Film Studies staff are active researchers whose recent or current research projects have attracted significant external funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the German Academic Exchange Service and the British Academy. The research culture in the Film Studies course also benefits from the active involvement of our advisory panel of film industry experts, including leading directors, producers and technical specialists. Course content In addition to the compulsory core modules, Narration in Classical Hollywood Cinema and Research Methods and a dissertation, students take elective modules on a range of topics including: * producers and consumers in popular European cinema * popular cinema in East Asia * film criticism and reviewing * story development. ?Popular cinema? is the common thread running through the modules offered on this MA. In addition to the academic study of film, the course also offers professional writing skills in the form of film journalism and screenwriting. We offer a range of courses to help you meet the academic and English language entry requirements for this course and also familiarise you with university life. You may also be able to apply for one student visa to cover both courses. Take our Pre-Master s course to help you to meet both the English language and academic entry requirements for your master s course Take our University English course to help you to meet the English language requirements of your master s course For more information about these courses please visit http:www.brookes.ac.ukinternationalpathway

Applicants should normally hold a good honours degree (2.1 or above), or its equivalent, in an Arts and Humanities subject or similar discipline. Previous study of film is desirable but not essential. Selection will be normally made following an interviee courseItemalue