Film Studies
Film Studies is offered as a joint-major subject in the BA Arts and is also offered on two BA Humanities pathway programmes: BA Humanities English Drama and Film and BA Humanities Music Film and Drama.
BA Arts Subject Combinations with Film Studies (DN520)
Students can study Film as a Joint Major Subject in combination with the following subjects:
| English | Latin | Art History |
| History | Celtic Civilisation | Irish Folklore |
| Drama Studies | Irish Studies | French |
| Linguistics | German | Music |
| Greek | Spanish | Greek & Roman Civilisation |
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Film Studies introduces you to the most influential art form of the twenty-first century incorporating artistic, cultural, economic and technological dimensions. It concentrates on developing a critical engagement with all aspects of the production and reception of films, and of an understanding of their role and contribution to world cultures. You will study both classic and contemporary cinema, read writers and commentators on film from a variety of backgrounds, and learn to think and write about film. Perspectives on Film I and II provide an overview of developments in the art, culture and technology of film. Numerous modes of cinematic expression are analysed, and students are introduced to the concepts and critical vocabulary of cinema.
Students will enrol in two Core modules:
Autumn: FS10010 Introduction to Film and Media
Spring: FS10020 Introduction to Film and Media Theory
Further credits may be chosen from the following list:
Autumn: FS10060 Cinema Creatives
Spring: FS10050 Media & Globalisation: Places, Cultures and Identities in a Connected World
Spring: Doing Film History
Students should take 5x5 credit modules for a total of 25 credits.
Students will choose modules from the list below:
Autumn: FS20140 Irish Cinema & TV
Autumn: FS20160 Genre: Action/Adventure
Autumn: FS20200 Horror
Autumn: FS20210 Women's Authorship in American Cinema
Spring: FS20130 History of Television
Spring: FS20150 Documentary and Society
Spring: FS2018 Global Bollywood
Spring: FS20190 Screen Comedy
In Stage 3 Students will choose two 10-credit option modules from the option list:
Autumn: FS30170 Whiteness, Ethnicity & US Culture
Autumn: FS30180 Alternative & Independent Cinema
Autumn: FS30220 Wellness & Happiness Media
Autumn: FS30250 Feminist Media Studies
Spring: FS30190 Animation
Spring: FS30200 21st Century Television
Spring: FS30230 Cinema & the City: New York
Spring: FS30260 Sports Documentaries
There is also the 5-credit module:
Autumn: FS30240 Digital Media Cultures
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