Film Studies - University of Warwick

**Why Warwick?** The University of Warwick is a world-leading university, born out of boldness, imagination and collaboration. We’ve built a strong reputation for upholding the highest academic and research standards. Today, more than 26,000 students thrive in a supportive, welcoming space where everything you need to study, live and have fun is close to hand. Explore what Warwick has to offer, and you’ll develop a skillset that sets you apart, and sets you up to succeed. What that success looks like is up to you. **The course** This course will develop your critical understanding of the culturally significant art forms and institutions of film and television. You will develop advanced research, debating and writing skills by learning how to structure and present arguments about the moving image. These abilities will greatly enhance your employability in a world increasingly saturated by visual media. You will be taught in small classes by world leading academics who are passionate about their subject. Within the framework of our traditional focus on film history, theory and criticism, we offer innovative teaching that includes practice-led learning as well as conventional essay writing. We have a vibrant extracurricular culture, with students making and showing films to audiences both within and outside the University. Students and staff also engage with film and television through writing, blogging and screening films in cinema clubs.