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NUI Galway

Film Studies - Theory & Practice

Your course
The MA in Film Studies: Theory and Practice is a pioneering programme that prepares students for a range of careers in film and media-related areas. Film today offers a broad mix of employment opportunities, including in academia, film practice and arts administration. This programme combines a strong academic focus on the critical and historical study of film, with modules addressing digital film practice, film administration, education and festival curation.

The full-time programme comprises four core seminar courses during the academic year and a choice from up to eight options over two 12-week semesters, from which students must choose one option each semester. Part-time students will take half of these modules each year.

Entry requirements

Minimum entry requirements
QQI Level 8 degree or equivalent, H2.2. GPA 3.0 or equivalent international qualification. Students who do not meet the honours degree requirement but have a Level 7 degree (Merit 1) may be admitted to the PDip course with the possibility of progressing to the MA if they receive a minimum of 60% in their course work during the year. Applicants are required to submit a writing sample consisting of either a graded academic essay or a review essay of a recent film (1,000 words) and a personal statement with their application.

Duration

1 year full-time, 2 years part-time.

Careers or further progression

Career opportunities
Graduates have gone on to further research at PhD level and have acquired positions as lecturers and researchers in third level institutions. Graduates have also found employment in a range of film festival, film and media production, and journalism roles, including university lecturer, television producer, publishers production assistant, film producer and director, newspaper editor, journalist, teacher, theatre administrator, and film festival programmer.

Further enquiries

Dr Sean Crosson
T: 353 91 495 687
E: sean.crosson@nuigalway.ie

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PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE:
MA, PDip. Students may apply for the MA in Film Studies. Those who do not meet the minimum entry requirements may be admitted with relevant professional experience via a qualifying exam, or be admitted to the PDip.

3 GOOD REASONS TO STUDY THIS COURSE
1. Duration options: The course may be taken as a full-time, one-year degree OR as a part-time degree taken over a two-year period.

2. Film School: It is offered within the Huston School of Film & Digital Media, which was established in 2003 under the patronage of the (John) Huston family. The school offers a dynamic approach to film and digital media education in a leading centre for cinema and digital culture, recognised as a Unesco City of Film.

3. The programme provides students with a range of important skills for both academic and professional positions and is delivered by leading Film Studies academics and practitioners.

Assessment method

Assessment
Assessments include essay exercises, presentations and in some modules, blog or journal postings. Students must also complete either a final 18,000 word minor dissertation OR a practice-based project consisting of a video essay accompanied by a 7,000-word dissertation.

Application date

WHEN TO APPLY:
NUI Galway does not set a deadline for receipt of applications (with some exceptions). Offers will be issued on a continuous basis. Candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible.