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Film Studies

BA · King's College London · 3 years

Film Studies

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King's College London

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£27,000
SATISFACTION86%
CONTINUATION87%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS70%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 43% of the work its graduates go into (High).

About this course

Film studies is the critical and scholarly examination of cinema as an art form, cultural institution and economic system. Since its emergence at the end of the nineteenth century, cinema has become one of the most powerful media for storytelling, social commentary, artistic expression and political influence ever developed. Today film exists in a more complicated media environment than ever, across streaming platforms, video games, virtual reality and social media, and the critical and historical tools of film studies are increasingly needed to understand not just traditional cinema but the full range of screen-based visual culture. At King's College London you will study for three years full-time in a leading research environment in the heart of London. You will develop rigorous critical, historical and theoretical tools for understanding cinema and digital media, engaging with both m

Where its graduates go

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