You will analyse films and television programmes and will also develop an understanding of film and television as an art form, an industry and a cultural commodity.

Year 1

Initially, you will be introduced to techniques of film and television analysis, aspects of film and television theory and the changing structures of cinema and television as industries.

Year 2

In second year you will extend this study with more specific topics, including detailed consideration of issues of spectatorship, identity, aesthetics and film and television historiography.

Years 3 and 4

If you achieve good results in the first two years, you can progress to either Single or Joint Honours (years three and four). Your final two years will consist of a combination of compulsory core courses and specialist options. These will typically include courses devoted to

• particular periods and places (eg Hollywood in the 1990s, contemporary British television)
• genres (eg television drama, film noir)
• the practice of film and television (eg television production, media and cultural policy)
• specific themes (eg screen violence, cinematic journeys).

Regular screenings are given throughout the programme in our own cinema and students have access to our extensive video and DVD collection.

Glasgow is a major centre for film and television production and practitioners from the media industries visit regularly.

Screen, an internationally recognised journal devoted to the theoretical study of film and television, is published by us.

In recent years, we have developed particularly strong links with the following universities, giving you the opportunity to study there for a semester or longer:

• Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
• Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA
• University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA
• University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

This programme is a valuable preparation for careers in various aspects of the media, arts and cultural industries. The immediate job destinations of some of our recent graduates have included

• production trainee for the Scottish Media Group
• graphics operator for the sports technology specialists Deltatre.

Older graduates are now firmly established in their chosen creative fields, whether as practitioners, arts administrators, cultural policy makers or media academics.

However, the degree is not narrowly vocational. We aim to develop critical understanding, good research skills and a questioning mind, which are the attributes most sought out by employers in a wide range of careers.