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Film Journalism – (M.Litt.)

University of Glasgow

School of Culture and Creative Arts
Annual Tuition Fee: ≈ € 5,290 - ≈ € 13,520 (non-EEA)
Location: Glasgow / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 12 months Start Date: September
Educational Form:
  • Taught
Education Variants:
  • Parttime
  • Fulltime
Languages: English 
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* MLitt: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time

Over the first two semesters your will take a core course and choose an optional course for each semester. The practical training in film writing takes place in workshops. These sessions will involve presentations by the lecturers or visiting practitioners, as well as group discussion and review around your practical writing tasks.

The third semester is devoted to individual research, which is supervised on an individual basis. The final piece of assessment will allow you to develop either a portfolio of journalistic writings (up to 12,000 words) or to pursue a topic about film writing in a 15,000 word dissertation

The core course provides an introduction to the theoretical study of film journalism, from both historical and contemporary perspectives. The course also offers a key practical component and an introduction to the wide variety of tasks carried out by film journalists.

Optional courses

The following options have been offered recently

* Screen bodies
* Screen animation
* History of critical writing on film and television
* Music and the moving image
* Screen adaptations
* Aspects of European cinema.


Contents

Over the first two semesters your will take a core course and choose an optional course for each semester. The practical training in film writing takes place in workshops. These sessions will involve presentations by the lecturers or visiting practitioners, as well as group discussion and review around your practical writing tasks.

The third semester is devoted to individual research, which is supervised on an individual basis. The final piece of assessment will allow you to develop either a portfolio of journalistic writings (up to 12,000 words) or to pursue a topic about film writing in a 15,000 word dissertation

The core course provides an introduction to the theoretical study of film journalism, from both historical and contemporary perspectives. The course also offers a key practical component and an introduction to the wide variety of tasks carried out by film journalists.

Optional courses

The following options have been offered recently

* Screen bodies
* Screen animation
* History of critical writing on film and television
* Music and the moving image
* Screen adaptations
* Aspects of European cinema.

IELTS

You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.

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Requirements

Entry requirements for postgraduate taught programmes are a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in a relevant subject unless otherwise specified.

If your first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level

Language Proficiency

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): Grade B (Score: 75)

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