12 monthsProgramme duration
23,500 GBPTuition Fee/year
01 Aug, 2026Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Communication and Media Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Sussex Film Studies MA is for students from different intellectual backgrounds who want to deepen their understanding of cinema. You’ll study the theoretical debates and contemporary approaches around film studies.
On this course you’ll examine the aesthetic, industrial, cultural, and political dimensions of a diverse range of films and film practices. Our faculty have expertise in areas including:
- gender and sexuality
- popular film and culture
- global cinema
- documentary and experimental film.
You’ll develop your personal intellectual interests through a range of specialist modules. Study is via small group teaching and one-on-one supervision with faculty members. This will build your core written and oral communication skills. You’ll graduate ready for the workplace or for advanced research in film studies.
You’ll have the chance enrich your studies through local cinema screenings, festival visits, and campus talks by visiting professionals. Sussex has its own arts centre, the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts. Brighton also has a vibrant art and film scene and is home to one of the UK’s oldest purpose-built cinemas – the Duke of York’s.
Our graduates have gone on to careers including film programming, marketing and festival management.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Communication and Media Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Sussex Film Studies MA is for students from different intellectual backgrounds who want to deepen their understanding of cinema. You’ll study the theoretical debates and contemporary approaches around film studies.
On this course you’ll examine the aesthetic, industrial, cultural, and political dimensions of a diverse range of films and film practices. Our faculty have expertise in areas including:
- gender and sexuality
- popular film and culture
- global cinema
- documentary and experimental film.
You’ll develop your personal intellectual interests through a range of specialist modules. Study is via small group teaching and one-on-one supervision with faculty members. This will build your core written and oral communication skills. You’ll graduate ready for the workplace or for advanced research in film studies.
You’ll have the chance enrich your studies through local cinema screenings, festival visits, and campus talks by visiting professionals. Sussex has its own arts centre, the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts. Brighton also has a vibrant art and film scene and is home to one of the UK’s oldest purpose-built cinemas – the Duke of York’s.
Our graduates have gone on to careers including film programming, marketing and festival management.
Admission Requirements
- Degree requirements: You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.
- Subject-specific requirements: Your qualification should be in film studies, media studies or another subject in the social sciences or humanities. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
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