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| Application Deadline: | 01 August (EU); June 30 (Non-EU) | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,400 ≈ € 11,620 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Cork / Ireland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University College Cork
The MA in Film Studies (CKE02) is an interdepartmental programme hosted by the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, University College Cork. It is a one-year taught programme designed to offer students advanced-level critical skills in the discipline of Film Studies. The participating departments are: Computer Science, English, French, German, Hispanic Studies, Italian, Music, Philosophy, and Sociology
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
* Develop their knowledge to an advanced level in the study of 20th and 21st century film;
* Understand connections between theoretical, aesthetic, social and cultural contexts in the study of films;
* Develop independent critical and research methods and scholarly research, writing and debate;
* Introduce key concepts in film studies.
Contents
Students take 90 credits as follows:
Part I
* FX6002 Advanced Film Analysis and Theory (20 credits)
* FX6003 Research Methodologies Seminar (5 credits)
plus 20 credits from the following:
* FX6004 Film, Feminism and Psychoanalysis (10 credits)
* FX6005 Space in Film (10 credits)
* FX6006 Music and Cinema (10 credits)
* FX6007 American Cinema after 1960 (10 credits)
* FX6008 Sociology of Film (10 credits)
* FX6010 Irish Cinema: History, Contexts, Aesthetics (10 credits)
* HS6010 Latin American Cinema (10 credits)
* HS6008 Novel into Film: The Spanish Context (10 credits)
* GE6006 Film and Cultural Memory (10 credits)
* CS6104 Digital Video Capture and Packaging (5 credits)*
* CS6504 Digital Video Project (5 credits)*
*CS6104 and CS6504 must be taken together. Max 6 students
Part II
* FX6001 Dissertation (45 credits)
Note: Not all optional modules may be available in a given year and modules may be cross scheduled.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
A Second Class Honours Grade II (or equivalent) in a Humanities subject. Successful applicants will normally have evidence of undergraduate modules taken in Film Studies and/or practical/professional expertise or qualification in the area.
The Additional/Supplementary Statement Questions MUST also be completed during the online application process.
English Language Requirements:
IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL equivalent
Part-Time Taught Postgraduate Programmes
Please note that non-EU applicants are not eligible to study part-time programmes
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
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