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PGCert in Film and Screen Studies
Goldsmiths, University of London

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Qualification

Postgraduate Certificate
Location

Goldsmiths Campus
Study mode

Part time
Start date

21-SEP-26
Duration

1 Year

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The Postgraduate Certificate in Film and Screen Studies offers a unique combination of critical and creative approaches to the past and the future of audiovisual media.This qualification will equip you with skills and knowledge to address current transformations of moving image media in a globalised world, from the media in your pocket to architectural screens.It explores both the old and the new, philosophy and history, theory and practice, to help you understand the challenges of the 21st century's culture of moving images, changing artistic and political contexts as well as ever-developing technologies.Innovative learning and research:What distinguishes the PGCert in Film and Screen Studies is an innovative approach to learning and research. It takes you well beyond the borders of traditional film studies. It encourages you to think critically and imaginatively, across media forms, disciplinary boundaries as well as conceptual and creative work. Students taking the Media Arts pathway will have the opportunity to submit some work in non-traditional forms.The Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies has been ranked second in the UK for 'world-leading or internationally excellent' research (Research Excellence Framework, 2021) and 16th in the world (third in the UK) in the 2024 QS World Rankings for communication and media studies.Learn from international experts:Teaching draws on the diverse research strengths of the globally renowned academics at one of the world's leading media communications, and cultural studies departments, which also has strong traditions in audiovisual practice.You'll be taught by scholars of international standing who have expertise in the interface between film criticism and creation new screen technologies in early cinema and the media archaeology of modernity in artist’s film and in non-fiction film (eg documentary and avant-garde).