Film & TV and History BA (Hons)

Joint Honours degrees offer you the maximum flexibility to study subject areas that genuinely interest you. You’ll be able to shape your study according to your strengths, interests and career ambitions. This stimulating joint honours degree has been created to allow you to explore the numerous fundamental issues which have shaped history and are still affecting society today. Our FILM & TV course will show you how to examine classic film and TV programmes and consider the contemporary digital revolution. This is an ideal course for anyone who has a real interest in film, TV and other small screen forms, both mainstream and alternative. HISTORY will introduce you to diverse peoples, nations and ideas from medieval and early modern right through to contemporary history within Britain and across the Americas, Asia and the Far East. 94% of History students would recommend studying at NTU (NSS 2020).If you’re interested; in the film and TV industries, how they're put together, how they work ,how we create meaning from them as an audience and small screen forms then our FILM & TV course is the perfect choice for you. You'll analyse the purpose of the audience, especially in relation to how they function in the age of global corporations and through the use of digital media. NTU stands out for the diverse range of cultures that our course covers and for giving students the chance to study international cinema on a more intricate level. You'll be encouraged to use various approaches and will help you to think critically. HISTORY offers a range of ways to make sense of the past by utilising a selection of approaches and skills. The academic team at NTU teaches specialist modules informed by their own research specialisms, including; History Matters, Conflicts and Cultures in Mid-Victorian England 1850-1880 and Real Life Work Project. This course requires you to be passionate, focused and to use digital technology to undertake independent study and library research. The History department have a close network of companies and over 250 museums across the East Midlands to help provide you with exciting placement opportunities to help you build your CV and to make your own connections within the industry.This joint honours degree will provide you with vital skills which will help you to transition into the world of work. You'll gain skills such as; conceptual analysis, project management, excellent verbal and written communication. You'll also become confident with intellectually challenging various information and the way that it is communicated to society. This course requires you to be focused, passionate about both subjects and intellectually curious. 92% of our Film & TV and History undergraduates are in work or further study within just six months of finishing their degree (DLHE 2016/17). Graduates have gone on to careers as researchers, schedulers and producers in TV and positions in production, distribution and programming in film. Other graduates have built careers in journalism; teaching; advertising; public relations; marketing; events management and social work.