Film Studies Combined Degrees

Film studies at Greenwich, when taken as a Combined degree, is taught as a theoretical rather than a practical subject: it equips students to critically examine the medium of film and its place within society and culture, and reflect upon the commercial and industrial process of producing films. Taken as part of a combined honours degree, it builds around a carefully selected set of courses that introduce students to ways of reading and understanding film, to the political, commercial and historical processes determining the production of motion pictures, the experience of those who work in the industry, the relationship between film and identity, and the impact of cinema in a variety of global contexts.

In the first year, students are exposed to a range of approaches and methodologies by which to understand film and its place within a social context. In the second year, students widen their focus with a study of twentieth-century Hollywood film production, and an examination of film culture in particular advanced and third-world countries. In the final year, students select subjects that offer greater intellectual rigour, or depth, through an advanced study of gender, identity and film, an examination of the experience of working for Hollywood studios, or by undertaking a dissertation.

Film Studies courses, and all subject combinations, are taught by the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at the Greenwich Campus.

Content

Joint Option (Film Studies and ...)

• Reading Film
• Film and American Society 1930-1980
• Dream Factory: The Motion Picture Industry and American Society in the 20th Century
• Global Cinema, National Identities
• Two options chosen from:
  • Film, Fantasy and Identity
  • Working for Hollywood
  • Dissertation
  • Cinema and Space

For information on course content please contact the Enquiry Unit.