Art and Film BA

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Art and Film BA

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    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Bachelor

    • Duration:

      4 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Full Time

    • Tuition Fees EU/EEA:

      £ 9,250 Per Year

      These fees apply to students from the EU/EEA

    • Tuition Fees International :

      £ 16,475

      These fees apply to students from outside the EU/EEA

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    Course Summary

    The University of Reading’s BA degree in Art and Film is taught primarily in the Minghella Building, containing dedicated film and television studios, editing facilities, post-production facilities and several theatre and cinema spaces.

    Students will explore the history, philosophy and practice of film making, from its roots in the 19th century to its modern expressions all over the world. They’ll join a complex creative community and gain experience with a broad range of different media, allowing them to expand as artists.

    In addition to the taught modules, students will have 24 hour a day access to their own art studio space, and regular access to a personal art tutor.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    Course Outline

    This is a 4 year program for most students, culminating in a dissertation in year 4.

    Year 1:

    The core modules for the first year of Reading’s Art and Film BA program include:

    • Introduction to Film
    • Reading Objects, Writing Images
    • Art Studio

    You will also be able to choose from a list of five electives, including:

    • What is the Contemporary?
    • Modernisms and Mythologies
    • Medium, Media & Materials
    • Introduction to Theatre
    • Introduction to Television

    Year 2:

    The second year’s core modules will include:

    • Film Authorship
    • Art Studio (Incl. Career Management Skills)

    Again, you’ll be able to choose from several electives, including:

    • Performance & Nation
    • International Study Visit
    • Film Forms & Cultures
    • Critical Collaborative Methods

    Year 3 (placement):

    The only core module for year 3 is the now-familiar Art Studio. However, there are quite a few different electives which you can use to further specialise your expertise:

    • World Cinema
    • Work-Based Learning
    • Utopias & Other Worlds
    • The Director & the Theatre
    • Storytelling in Film
    • Research Production
    • Representing Conflict on Stage & Screen
    • Popular Film Genres
    • Polish Film & Theatre
    • Landscape & Memory
    • Independent Study
    • Image Action Text
    • Contemporary Television Drama
    • Contemporary Performance
    • Contemporary Documentary
    • Chinese Theatre
    • Affect, Aesthetics & the Event

    Year 4:

    Year 4 has only two modules, the Art Studio and your Dissertation in Film.

    Learning And Teaching

    The University of Reading’s learning and teaching philosophy depends on constant feedback both from its students and the professional communities they are being trained to join. It relies heavily on the latest technologies and well as classic teaching and engagement methods.

    Career Possibilities

    This program prepares students with both practical experience in their art and a wide range of transferrable skills they can apply in nearly any role. These include Strategic Thinking, Time Management and Self-Motivation. Students have become award winning artists, PhD candidates and found success in a wide variety of other roles.

    Entry & Credit

    Entry Requirements for Uk and EU-Nationals:

    Applicants for the University of Reading’s Art and Film BA program must have earned at least 3 A Levels at ABB or better, or one of a range of similar achievements.

    Entry Requiremnets for overseas (Non EU) students:

    You must have equivalent academic achievements to those required for UK and EU students. The different qualifications accepted by the University of Reading can be found here.

    In addition you must be able to show that you are fluent in written and spoken English. An IELTS level of no less than 6.5 overall and no individual section at less than 5.5, but other proofs are accepted. For more details, see here.

     

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