Film Studies
Contents Why choose Film Studies at Liverpool? 01 Degrees 03 Example student timetable 04 Module details 06 Honours Select 08
@livuni www.facebook.com/universityof Liverpool @livuni UofLTube 01 Film Why choose Studies at Liverpool? Our students come to us with a passion for film and an eagerness to develop their understanding of the medium and its influence, as well as to broaden the horizons of their film culture. Study abroad You will have the opportunity to study abroad as part of your degree. We have links with universities in Europe, the US, Canada, and in countries across Latin America, which allow you to study abroad for a semester or a year, depending on your subject combination and your Major study programme. For more information, visit www.liverpool.ac.uk/goabroad Continued over... www.liverpool.ac.uk/modern-languages-and-cultures/film-studies
02 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Histories, Languages and Cultures > Film Studies Films have been vital cultural outputs for over one hundred years. The context in which they are produced and distributed is constantly changing but their importance as documents of our times remains, as does the pleasure they give to audiences across the world and their potential influence on the way those audiences may see the world. Film Studies at Liverpool offers you the chance to study with recognised scholars of film cultures and industries around the world, offering a wideranging and sophisticated academic programme in this critical field. Our students have an interest in world cultures and a desire to fully appreciate the ways in which these cultures have expressed themselves through film. We encourage you to become an independent learner, and support you through our dedicated library resources, including a wide variety of films from all periods and sources available for private study, e-learning initiatives and structured tasks outside the classroom. Film Studies is currently available as a Joint or Minor subject. Students who choose to study Film Studies do so in combination with one of over 30 Humanities subjects. Subjects which combine particularly well with Film Studies include: Modern Languages; Communication and Media; Music and English. For more information on Honours Select see pages 08-09. How you learn You will be taught in a mixture of formal lectures, seminars and small group tutorials where a friendly environment prevails. Great attention is paid to giving feedback on assessed work and academic staff will track the progress of individual students and intervene to improve learning. We use a wide range of assessment types in Film Studies including group presentations and exercises in close reading of film extracts, as well as traditional examinations and essays. You will be trained in oral presentation skills and analysis, in critical use of available printed and online sources, and on writing and examination skills. Career prospects Graduates of Film Studies from the University of Liverpool are well-qualified for all avenues open to humanities graduates, and most particularly to put their talents to use in the fields of arts administration and teaching. Past alumni have found employment in education, marketing, festival administration (for example at the London Jewish Film Festival) and a wide range of other fields including translation and business.
@livuni www.facebook.com/universityof Liverpool @livuni UofLTube 03 Degrees Page Film Studies 03 See www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses for current entry requirements. Film Studies Joint Key modules Year One MODL110, MODL111, MODL112, MODL170 Year Two Choose any four modules from: COMM205, COMM221, COMM222, COMM223, COMM231, COMM282, FREN236, HISP229, HLAC212, MODL201, MODL202, MODL203, MODL205, MUSI271 Year Three Choose any four modules from: CLAH262, COMM310, COMM320, COMM335, FREN328, GRMN330, HISP326, HISP544, ITAL321, MODL350, MUSI371 Film Studies Minor Key modules Year One MODL110, MODL111 Year Two Choose any two modules from: COMM205, COMM221, COMM222, COMM223, COMM231, COMM282, FREN236, HISP229, HLAC212, MODL201, MODL202, MODL203, MODL205, MUSI271 Year Three Choose any two modules from: CLAH262, COMM310, COMM320, COMM335, FREN328, GRMN330, HISP326, HISP544, ITAL321, MODL350, MUSI371 See pages 06-07 for module descriptions. Available as part of the Honours Select scheme. Choose from over 30 subjects to create your perfect Joint or Major/Minor Honours degree. See www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/honours-select www.liverpool.ac.uk/modern-languages-and-cultures/film-studies For up-to-date entry requirements and full module details see www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses
04 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Histories, Languages and Cultures > Film Studies Timetable Semester One Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 9.00 10.00 11.00 Background reading for lectures this week Other Subject Lecture Independent Learning in the Modern Languages and Culture Library Film Screening Reading for other subject Film Screening 12.00 Film Lecture Preparation for other Subject Other Subject Lecture Film Seminar 13.00 Meeting with Academic Adviser University sports event Other Subject Seminar Lecturer s consultation hour essay feedback 14.00 Other Subject Lecture Film Seminar Online submission of assignments 15.00 Film Lecture Departmental Research Seminar Careers Workshop in Guild on CV writing 16.00 Meeting to work on Group Task 17.00 18.00 19.00 Guild Comedy Club
@livuni www.facebook.com/universityof Liverpool @livuni UofLTube 05 Typical week Saturday Sunday Work on Assignments Reading for following weeks lectures Please note that this is only a sample timetable. Timetables are subject to your module choice, and as advised, flexibility around such choices is available to all applicants. www.liverpool.ac.uk/modern-languages-and-cultures/film-studies
06 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Histories, Languages and Cultures > Film Studies CORE AND SELECTED OPTIONAL MODULES OVERVIEW YEAR ONE Code Title Credit Semester Module description MODL110 Introduction to 15 1 Gives you a grounding in analytical skills, in appreciating Film Language the significance of film as a medium, and in the various theories which have been elaborated around the creation and viewing of film. MODL111 Approaches 15 2 Introduces you to key theoretical approaches and to Film debates within Film Studies. MODL112 Hollywood 15 2 Introduces the history of European and Hollywood film, with and Europe a particular emphasis on the relationship between the two industries. MUSI170 Music and 15 1 Familiarises you with how music is used in film, with AV Media I a particular emphasis on classical Hollywood practices. Please note, modules are provided for information only and may change. Timetabling restrictions may apply. CORE AND SELECTED OPTIONAL MODULES OVERVIEW YEAR TWO Code Title Credit Semester Module description COMM205 Hollywood 15 2 Examines the combination of industrial practices, Cinema A technological innovations and social control and regulation that give shape and substance to popular films. COMM221 Global Media 15 1 Examines the ways in which media texts circulate within a and Entertainment global culture of commerce. COMM222 Hollywood 30 2 Explores the ways in which popular films mediate ideas Cinema B about cultural identities, national identity, history and society focusing on American cinema from the 1950 to the present. COMM223 Global Media 30 1 Examines the ways in which media texts circulate within a and Entertainment global culture of commerce. COMM231 Documentary 30 2 Develops an analytical knowledge of the range of purposes claimed for documentary. COMM282 Documentary 15 2 Develops an analytical knowledge of the range of purposes claimed for documentary. FREN236 Introduction to 15 2 Introduces the study of film and the place of film in French French Cinema culture through study of key texts from different periods. HISP229 Spanish and Latin 15 2 Introduces key Spanish and Latin American films. American Cinemas: an introduction HLAC212 Volunteering and 30 2 You will develop materials and/or undertake tasks within Experience Module a practical or vocational context. MODL201 The Cinematic 15 1 Looks at the representation of cities in the cinema of Europe City and Latin America, showing how the medium has been used both to understand the reality of urban life and to develop theories of utopian and dystopian communities. MODL202 Propaganda 15 1 Examines the relationship between film, political authority and Censorship and public morality, using some of the most controversial films ever made as case studies.
@livuni www.facebook.com/universityof Liverpool @livuni UofLTube 07 Code Title Credit Semester Module description MODL203 The Italian Cinema 15 1 Explores the major periods and some of the major genres/ films of Italian cinema from its origin to the present. MODL205 German Cinema 15 2 Investigates the development of German cinema in its social from the context, offering a particular focus on Weimar cinema from Expressionism 1919-1933, the Third Reich, the post-war era and the New to the Present German Cinema of the 1960s and 1970s. MUSI271 Music and 30 2 Focuses on the evolution of non-hollywood film, music Experimental video and video installation art, with particular emphasis on Audiovisuality their critique of classical Hollywood practice. CORE AND SELECTED OPTIONAL MODULES OVERVIEW YEAR THREE Code Title Credit Semester Module description CLAH262 Film and Ancient 30 1 Focuses on various cinematic receptions of antiquity, World considering topics such as the cinematic adaptation of literary texts, the issue of historical authenticity, different ways of visualising the past, and the use of antiquity to address modern political and social concerns. COMM310 Political Cinema 15 1 Introduces historical debates about the relationship between art, entertainment and politics in film. COMM320 Mediating the city 15 2 Introduces the different ways that cities and urban life are represented, experienced, and engaged with as spaces of culture. COMM335 British Cinema 15 2 Introduces questions of cinema and national identity through a focus on the contexts of contemporary film production in the UK from the 1980s to the present. FREN328 Cinema and 15 1 Using prominent French film texts to show how film-stories Narratives of present the complex experience of life in French society to French Society their viewers. GRMN330 The German 15 2 Provides a detailed overview of the German cinema since 1990 Cinema since 1990 and its social and institutional context. (not running 2015/16) ITAL 321 Italian Crime 15 2 Introduces the history and background to Italian crime novels, Fiction and Film films, comics, TV series and programmes, and to the main relevant theoretical and critical approaches in the field. HISP326 Latin American 15 1 Teaches you how to analyse new media technologies as New Media they are used in cultural products by Latin Americans. You will gain insight into the socio-political contexts with the use of new media in Latin America, and will learn and apply key concepts in new media theory and practice. HISP344 Spanish and Latin 15 2 Explores a number of key Spanish and Latin American films American Cinema: through their concerns with space, movement and identity. space, movement and identity MODL330 Aspects of 15 2 Looks at a range of world cinematic movements and films Cinematic Realism broadly defined as realisms. MUSI371 Current Topics in 30 1 Develops an understanding of new research on music and Audiovisual Research sound in audiovisual media. www.liverpool.ac.uk/modern-languages-and-cultures/film-studies
08 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Histories, Languages and Cultures > Film Studies Honours Select Your degree, your choice Interested in more than one subject? Can t decide which one to choose? Our innovative Honours Select programme gives you the opportunity to design a degree that s tailored to suit your specific interests, academic strengths and career aspirations. You can choose to study one or two subjects from a wide selection of more than 30 combinations in three different ways. Upon graduation you will receive a certificate that clearly credits the one or two subjects you chose to study. Subject Choice 100% Single Honours 75:25 Major/Minor 50:50 Joint Honours Specialise in one subject and immerse yourself in something you re passionate about. Complement your Major with something you ve always been interested in, or that could enhance your career prospects. Choose two areas of strength to broaden your horizon and career options. Upon graduation you will receive a certificate that clearly credits the one or two subjects you chose to study.
@livuni www.facebook.com/universityof Liverpool @livuni UofLTube 09 Popular Honours Select combinations include: Film Studies and a modern language (including French, German, Italian, Spanish or Chinese) (50:50/75:25): offers you the chance to study with recognised scholars of film cultures and industries around the world, as well as to broaden the horizons of film culture through an in-depth knowledge on a foreign language and culture. Film Studies and English (50:50/75:25): offers you the chance to study with recognised scholars of film cultures and industries around the world through a wide-ranging and sophisticated academic programme in this critical field. It also provides the skills and knowledge required for appreciating and discussing English literature and language. Film Studies and Communication and Media (50:50/75:25): as well as studying with recognised scholars of film cultures and industries around the world, this programme offers the opportunity to study the ways in which communication systems are shaping and changing modern life world-wide. You will explore a wide range of media including the press, internet, film and television and the ways in which they interact with society. Employability Employers tells us that they are looking for people who demonstrate flexibility, versatility and multidisciplinary skills these are the skills that make you stand out from the competition and that you will gain by choosing Honours Select. Find out more: www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/ undergraduate/courses/honours-select Study abroad Students studying under Honours Select can still apply to study abroad, as long as both subjects have compatible partners. See www.liverpool.ac.uk/goabroad for more information. www.liverpool.ac.uk/modern-languages-and-cultures/film-studies
Find out more www.liverpool.ac.uk/study Accommodation: www.liverpool.ac.uk/accommodation Fees and finance: www.liverpool.ac.uk/money Life in Liverpool: www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/city Student support: www.liverpool.ac.uk/studentsupport Undergraduate enquiries and applications: T: +44 (0)151 794 5927 Film Studies The University of Liverpool Cypress Building Chatham Street Liverpool L69 7ZR T: +44 (0)151 794 2393/2413 E: hlcenq@liverpool.ac.uk www.liverpool.ac.uk/modern-languages-and-cultures/film-studies Information provided is correct at time of going to press and is subject to change.