Program Overview

MA in Film and Screen Media

The MA in Film and Screen Media is a one-year taught course that offers students advanced-level critical skills in the discipline of Film and Screen Media, training in digital filmmaking, and transferrable IT/web skills. This exciting MA combines theory, analysis, history, and practice, with an emphasis on encouraging students' academic skills and creativity.

Programme Overview

The programme reflects the broad spectrum of research profiles and interests of our staff and is designed to provide our students with advanced knowledge of the history, theory, and aesthetics of international film and the emerging field of screen media. With its combination of theory and practice, as well as its interface with the Industry, the MA offers students a programme of study that is simultaneously extensive, eclectic, and in-depth.

Topics Covered

Topics covered in the programme include:

• Amateur filmmaking: theory and practice
• The essay film
• Archives and creative reuse
• Nonhuman animals on screen
• Music and cinema
• Writing on cinema
• Mobile filmmaking
• New media & new technologies: theory and practice
• Feminism/gender studies and film
• National cinemas
• Independent cinema

Programme Structure

The unique "stream" approach and range of learning methods of the MA means that students have greater flexibility in shaping the kind of programme they want, and can pursue their interests in theoretical and cultural studies, creative practice, critical writing, or the culture industry. Students can avail of a selection of option modules, in film studies, in filmmaking, in cultural/film studies, as well as a core module that offers advanced-level studies in film and screen media.

Final Project

In addition to the taught modules, students can choose what kind of final project to undertake under expert one-to-one supervision, be it a research-focused dissertation or a creative practice-based portfolio.

Entry Requirements

An applicant will have a primary degree of at least Second Class Honours Grade I in the Humanities. Successful applicants will normally have evidence of successful performance in undergraduate modules taken in Film Studies and/or Media Studies and/or practical/professional expertise or qualification in the area. Applications from students with a Second Class Honours Grade II degree in a suitable subject may also be considered.

Application Details

Course Code: CKE02 MA in Film and Screen Media (Full-time) Intake on the course is 16 places. Application for our postgraduate programmes is online.

Funding Opportunities

• Fee discount 25% for returning international students
• Scholarships and Prizes

Department of Film and Screen Media

The Department of Film and Screen Media is located in the O'Rahilly Building, University College Cork, Ireland.