Program Overview

Film Studies (B.A.)

The Film Studies (B.A.) program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of film science.

Study

The program's curriculum is structured to offer a well-rounded education in film science, including:

• About the study: An introduction to the study of film science
• Structure of the course: The structure of the program
• What does “scientific working” mean?: An explanation of scientific working methods
• Interdisciplinary approaches: Interdisciplinary approaches to film science

Areas of Study

The program covers various areas of study, including:

• Film history: Film history
• Film analysis: Film analysis
• Film aesthetics and theory: Film aesthetics and theory
• Scientific practice and media culture: Scientific practice and media culture

Example tasks

Example tasks in the program include:

• The cinema of attractions (film history)
• Film historiography (film history): Film historiography (film history)
• Parallel montage (film analysis): Parallel montage (film analysis)
• Point-of-View (film analysis): Point of view (film analysis)

Everyday study life

The daily life of a student in the program involves:

• Interviews with students: Interviews with students
• Semester week: Semester week
• The institute's media offerings: The institute's media offerings
• Cooperations and research projects: Cooperations and research projects
• Mentoring program: Mentoring program
• Film and media location Berlin / Potsdam: Film and media location Berlin/Potsdam
• Studying abroad: Studying abroad
• International partner universities: International partner universities

Perspectives

Career prospects for graduates of the Film Studies (B.A.) program include:

• Career prospects for film scholars: Career prospects for film scholars
• Interviews with graduates: Interviews with graduates
  • Frķdķric Jaeger, freelance film critic, editor-in-chief critic.de, artistic director "Week of Criticism"
  • Beatrice Behn, film critic, film journalist, curator and editor
  • Sascha Keilholz, festival director, cinema programmer, film journalist
  • VĒctor Cubillos, filmmaker

Master's degree

The program also offers opportunities for further study at the master's level.