Program Overview

Film Studies (B.A.)

The Film Studies (B.A.) program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of film history, theory, and analysis.

Study

The program consists of various study areas, including:

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

Areas of Study

The program covers a range of study areas, including:

• Film history
• Film analysis
• Film aesthetics and theory
• Film aesthetics and cultural/media history
• Film aesthetics and art/media theory

Example tasks

Example tasks for students in the program include:

• The cinema of attractions (film history)
• Film historiography
• Parallel editing (film analysis)
• Point of view (film analysis)
• The play of light (film theory)
• Ontology of the photographic image (film theory)

Everyday study life

The daily life of a student in the program involves:

• Interviews with students
• semester week
• Media offerings of the institute
• Cooperations and research projects
• Mentoring program

Perspectives

Career prospects for graduates of the program include:

• Career prospects for film scholars
• Interviews with graduates
  • Frédéric 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
  • Víctor Cubillos, filmmaker

Master's degree

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

Expectation query

The program includes an expectation survey to help students determine their suitability for the program. The survey includes questions such as:

• I find it appealing to work on new topics independently, even if I don't know much about them yet.
• I am interested in the cultural offerings of my surroundings and am willing to spend some of my free time on cinema, festival and cultural offerings.
• If I'm interested in a topic, I read a lot about it and watch films about it.
• I want to watch films and series, but I don't necessarily want to read or discuss them.
• I want to make films instead of reading and writing about them.
• I am very interested in dealing intensively with texts that are complicated in terms of language and content.
• I would like to learn more about the history and theory of film and am not afraid to read many books and texts about it.
• I try to express myself well and precisely when writing texts.
• I like to write texts independently and enjoy writing.
• I can learn English texts and look up unknown vocabulary.
• I am interested in the history of culture and ideas of the 20th century.
• I can work in teams and distribute tasks.
• I can use Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat and comparable office programs.
• I can work with video programs so that I can get correct time codes.
• I can use web-based programs such as Google Docs, Doodle, WeTransfer etc.