By studying Film, you develop an informed, critical, analytical and creative approach to understanding film as a cultural and aesthetic expressive medium. This involves examining how forms of film have emerged, as well as striving to understand the historical, social and cultural contexts of films. You take a similar approach when examining the past – working with a variety of texts and sources (including the visual) to understand events and perspectives in their proper context.

This programme follows a modular structure allowing you to tailor your studies to your own interests.

There are excellent facilities to support your studies in both film theory and history. These include:

• a cinema, which screens ten to 15 films a week
• 8,000 DVDs and videos in the library
• individual and group viewing facilities in the library
• an extensive collection of books and journals, including online resource
• the British Cartoon Archive, whose 20th-century collection can illuminate many aspects of recent history
• a rare and complete set of British official histories of both world wars 
• privileged access to rare books and priceless manuscripts at Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives.