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Film Studies – (M.Phil.)
Newcastle University
School of English Literature, Language & Linguistics
| Application Deadline: | Applications are considered throughout the year | ||
| Location: | Newcastle Upon Tyne / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Newcastle University
MPhil supervision is normally available in the following areas:
Early cinema and cinema culture in Britain and the USA: the history of film style; popular cinema culture; points of contact between literature and film; Hollywood after 1975 (Dr A Shail).
British cinema, particularly 1940–60: British stars; gender representations; female film criticism; gender and genre; women and production roles (Dr M Bell).
Contemporary Spanish and Latin American cinemas, particularly: the Spanish thriller; gender representations; Basque cinema; national identities and the use of landscape, space and place (Dr A Davies).
French cinema, particularly: popular film from the 1930s to the present; stardom; gender and representation; cinema audiences and theories of spectatorship (Dr S Leahy).
Algerian cinema; postcolonial cinema; cinema and the representation of trauma; cinema and the Algerian War; contemporary French cinema; French horror and fantasy cinema; cinema and the work of Pierre Bourdieu (Professor G Austin).
Transnational Chinese cinema; stardom; gender and sexuality; audience/reception studies; Chinese independent filmmaking (Dr S Yu).
The vampire on film in any language: (Dr A Davies).
We are particularly keen to work with postgraduates in the major research projects listed above, or in the more general areas related to them.
Contents
There are a number of film-related research seminars on campus, including: the Research Group in Film and Media series; the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics visiting speaker series; and the School of Modern Languages research seminar series, and the annual conference of the North-Eastern Regional Film Seminar. There is also an annual Faculty postgraduate conference. Our Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate School also provides training in key skills, research techniques and supports personal development. We offer financial support for attendance at national and international conferences. We normally offer PhD students undergraduate teaching as part of their training and to supplement their income.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
MA or MLitt (or equivalent) in film studies is preferred but applicants with an undergraduate degree will be considered. Applicants whose first language is not English require IELTS 7.0, TOEFL 100 (Internet-based) or 600 (paper-based), or equivalent.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
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