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International Cinemas MSc
There will be no intake for this programme for the academic year starting September 2012.
You may be interested in our MLitt in Film & Television Studies, where many of the same courses can be taken. Film & Television Studies
The Masters in International Cinemas identifies and analyses the mechanisms behind the increasing presence of international cinema on our screens and film festivals.
- The MSc has been developed to equip you with specialised knowledge so that you can pursue a professional career in distribution/exhibition of films or pursue further studies in this field of scholarship.
- The city is an important centre of film and television production and is the centre for much of the Scottish independent production sector.
- A limited number of work placements are available with important local ‘outlets’ of world cinema such as the Glasgow Film Theatre, the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the Africa in Motion Festival.
- You will be based at our Gilmorehill Centre, which offers its own cinema and is also home to the leading international journal Screen.
Programme overview
- MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
Core components of the curriculum will provide you with a foundation in the areas that drive film as a global medium: the industry, its institutions, the market, and film aesthetics.
Beyond this foundation, the structure of the programme allows you to follow pathways that are relevant your own cinematic interests and experiences. Your course options and dissertation topic allow you to specialise in areas of international cinema that you would like to pursue through your career or further research.
There will be a limited number of work placements which will be offered to the students on a competitive basis. In these cases the work placement will replace the dissertation.
You will complete a core course over the two semesters and take three optional courses.
Options include
- Distribution and exhibition of world cinema
- Cinematic journeys: travelling, migration and diaspora in international cinema
- The child in world cinema
- European cinemas
- History of critical writing in film studies
- Screen adaptations
- Multi-strand narratives
- Media economics
- Media and cultural policy
- Asian cinemas
- Italian cinema
- British cinema
- Australia in film and television
- Interwar cinemas
- Studies in film authorship
- Animation
- American independent cinema
- New German cinema.
Career prospects
Your specialist understanding of global film distribution and exhibition will make you a excellent candidate for roles on film festivals and in theatres.
Many graduates will have the opportunity for further study in this field.
Further information: Dr Dimitris Eleftheriotis
email: dimitris.eleftheriotis@glasgow.ac.uk
Normally, at least a 2.1 Honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in Film & Television Studies or a related subject from Arts or Social Sciences.
English language
If your first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level. See English Language Requirements.
Further information regarding entry requirements: student.recruitment@glasgow.ac.uk
We ask that you apply online for a postgraduate taught degree. Our system allows you to fill out the standard application form online and submit this to the University within 42 days of starting your application.
You need to read the guide to applying online before starting your application. It will ensure you are ready to proceed, as well as answer many common questions about the process.
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