Our Film Studies degree combines critical and creative work and practice, depending on your interests and career plans. At Bangor, we are committed to teaching in small groups and to the majority of our modules being delivered through weekly workshops and seminars.

Lecturers who teach on the Film Studies degree have a range of interests including American Cinema, British and European film, Japanese and other world cinemas, gender, visual culture, film analysis, the body and film, film and history, digital technology and film, script writing and screenwriting, film-making, media and film in Wales, acting and performing, language and film, blogging and podcasting, computer games and film, film stars and film on television. Our Film Studies lecturers have recently written books and articles on topics such as Cult Film, American Culture and Film, Cinema and Medicine, Jewish Film, Surrealist Film, Cinema and Landscape, Australian Film, and the new technologies of film viewing.

For more on studying degree courses see our Study at Bangor section.

Film Studies at Bangor offers a balance of practical and analytical tasks. Media Practice modules concentrate on three key areas: studio production, single camera filming and editing, and radio production. Practical modules will be assessed both on practical output and on the individual's ability to reflect critically on their practice. Modules on film theory, film and culture, visual culture, analysing film and documentary are assessed by exam and assignment and frequently also offer the opportunity to submit practical work as an element of assessment. As you progress through the degree, much of your study will be done in small teaching groups with an emphasis on learning both group work skills and the ability to carry a piece of work through yourself from initial concept to completion.

What will you study on this course?

Modules you might take include:

Year 1

• Creative Practice
• Creating Narratives
• Moving Image
• Digital Communication
• Introduction to Media Practice
• Development of Moving Image
• Media Culture

Years 2 & 3

• Film Theory/Film Culture
• America on Film
• Cultural Economy of the Media
• Writing for Film & Media
• Topics in European Cinema
• Research and Practice/Methods
• Media Practice: Factual
• Understanding Documentary
• Adaptations in European Cinema
• Adapting for Film and Media
• Transnational Cinema
• French Cinema since 1960
• Dissertation
• Final Year Group Project
• Short Film Pre-production
• Short film Production
• Animation & Motion Graphics

You can study Film Studies as a Joint Honours Degree with Creative Writing. English Language, English Literature, French, German, History, Italian, Music, Spanish (see Single or Joint Honours for explanation).

Our graduates work in the film, media and creative industries, in teaching, in arts development, in film programming, filmmaking and scheduling, and in other fields where their developed visual sense and ability to engage critically and creatively with film is seen to be of considerable importance. Several graduates each year go on to develop their work further with us through a period of postgraduate study, where once again the School uniquely offers a combination of critical and creative approaches to the study of film and film practice.

All of our media programmes combine academic study with practical experience, meaning that you acquire the skills you need while developing your creativity.