Film and Screen Studies (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons)

**Immerse yourself in the study of film and the film industries. Understand theory, criticism and the relationship between film, media and culture.**<br/>- An immersive experience in studying film and the film industries.<br/><br/><br/>- You’ll have the opportunity explore your film interests and enthusiasms.<br/><br/><br/>- Combines film theory and scholarship with film practice.<br/><br/><br/>We want you to develop a critical understanding of film and screen theory and criticism and to appreciate the relationship between film, media and culture. But we also want to provide you with the conceptual tools for understanding how society and culture is mediated by cinematic, televisual and electronic images.<br/><br/>In choosing this course you’ll be starting on a journey of critical understanding of the institutions of film and screen production, distribution and exhibition. As part of this we’ll develop your understanding of reception and consumption practices in film and screen.<br/><br/>**More about the Professional Placement Year**<br/>A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in multiple placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team. The PPY Bursary can make work experience more accessible, with students undertaking a PPY able to receive between £500 and £1,500 to be used towards placement costs such as travel, food, workwear or accommodation.