Film Studies Postgraduate studies in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Passionate about cinema? Study film at the best department in the UK.
Ranked first in the UK for Film Studies in the Guardian University Guide, King’s College London offers you the opportunity to learn from world leaders in the field, and to immerse yourself in the capital’s thriving cinema culture. Our graduates go into a wide range of careers.
WHY STUDY WITH US?
• Our MA in Film
Studies builds on the research strengths of our distinguished faculty to offer modules that explore an unparalleled range of cinemas and approaches to studying film. • Teaching is based on seminars, film screenings, and one-to-one supervision of research projects. • You will benefit from a rich and thriving research culture and be able to attend events throughout the year, from film screenings to conferences, and lectures by eminent visiting scholars. Our events programme frequently includes partners such as the BFI Southbank,
the national institute for film.
• We host key international
scholars, take part in study days, and introduce film series. • Our resident Film Society also hosts weekly film screenings and networking opportunities for film-makers as well as social outings. • We have enviable facilities including: • two dedicated, fully-equipped lecture- seminar rooms • a large film theatre with 35mm projection • a huge collection of print, Blu-Ray, DVD and VHS materials in the Maughan Library.
DEGREES OFFERED • MA in Film Studies • MA in Film Studies (Film and Philosophy pathway)
For more information about our degrees and staff members visit: www.kcl.ac.uk/film
We are a leading department for the study of
DEGREES OFFERED
cinema in the UK. Located in central London,
We offer a PhD and Joint PhD with Comparative Literature at Hong Kong University. With a growing interest in film and media theories developed outside Europe, the strategic partnership between King’s College and Hong Kong University facilitates and secures a truly comparative, interdisciplinary approach to the film and media environment.
we combine academic excellence with the city’s diverse facilities for film research. We have internationally recognised research strengths in European cinema, American cinema, East Asian cinema, cultural studies, and film-philosophy. ABOUT OUR RESEARCH
• You will enjoy being part
of an outstanding research culture, with an unparalleled group of staff research specialisms and a lively postgraduate student body. • Our students work with a world-leading faculty in areas from European popular genres and art cinema to stardom, documentary, and experimental film. • Our research encompasses a wide range of national cinemas (American and East Asian as well as European) and examines topics such as transnational identity, queer cinema, gender and ethnicity, cinema and urbanity, and new media.
• Interdisciplinary
researchers can focus on the relationships between film and other disciplines such as philosophy, psychoanalysis, literature, geography, music, and art installation. • Alongside their research, our students take part in skills training within the department and across the University of London, teaching on our undergraduate degree, and working on film festivals and scholarly events across London’s thriving film culture.
We are also part of the Screen Studies Group, formed across the University of London, which offers PhD training and opportunities to present research among peers. Whether in London or Hong Kong, our students take advantage of networking opportunities and locate their research in a wider world.
King’s really is a great place to study. Obviously you can’t beat the central location in the heart of London (and just across the river from the BFI Southbank, perfect for a film student), but most important is having the freedom to undertake your research whilst being supported by a dynamic intellectual community. Stephen, Film Studies PhD
For more information about funding: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding/sources
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