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Film, screen and popular culture PhD

University of Brighton

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Moulsecoomb Place Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    DEC

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

The University of Brighton has a research culture in film and screen studies that has fostered national archives and given critical insight across practice, theory and history.The city of Brighton itself was the home of pioneering filmmakers in the 1890s, making it a birthplace of modern cinema. It has long been a cultural icon in British screen history, and is today a vibrant hub of contemporary media industry activity including digital media, games and film.At the university, we have expert supervisory staff across film theory and history and also broadcast media production including television and podcast. We welcome approaches for PhD research in film and screen using any viable methodologies, whether traditional academic analysis with written outputs or practice-led making in film, animation or design for gaming. Academic activity in this area extends into a range of related disciplines including popular culture, sound arts and podcasting. Our approach incorporates text (in the widest sense), technology, industry and audience with multidisciplinary researchers interrogating contemporary developments in media cultures, drawing on critical approaches to popular spectacle, literature, theatre, photography and sociology.We offer PhD study in both full and part-time modes and welcome students with significant professional experience, who are able to use and share the career skills they have developed, as well as those who have recently completed first degrees and wish to take advantage of their academic momentum.Recent, successful PhDs in film and screen studies have covered a range of areas, including structures in Hollywood scriptwriting, convergence across transnational children’s franchises, urban architecture and science-fiction cinema, documentary filmmaking, filmic autobiography, and LGBTQ+ online cultures.Our film PhD graduates have gone on to a variety of different roles following the successful completion of their research. These include academic posts as lecturers and postdoctoral research assistants at Brighton and elsewhere. Others have returned into media from taking their PhD mid-career, or have begun careers in the creative industries, for example in script consultancy for major film producers or in advertising.

Tuition fees

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£ 14,950per year

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University information

University of Brighton

University of Brighton

University of Brighton

  • University League Table

    88th

  • Campus address

    Brighton, Mithras House, Lewes Road, Brighton, Brighton & Hove, BN2 4AT, United Kingdom

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The University of Brighton is based in one of the most diverse and happiest cities in the UK (Time Out).
Students at Brighton have plenty of fun! From trips to the beach, to nights out in town, to exploring the independent shops and cafes.
The university values all achievements and experiences and accepts a range of qualifications when making offers.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Drama, Dance & Cinematics

    85th out of 94 16

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    127 60%

    56th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    41.0 41%

    92nd

    4

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.88 72%

    88th

    6

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