Film and Television Studies with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) BA (Hons) BA (Hons)

**Overview**<br/>Learn about the multi-billion-pound global media industries and the part they play in shaping our understanding of the world around us. <br/><br/>UEA is an early pioneer of the discipline of film and television studies, and our friendly and approachable academics are highly respected around the world for their research and teaching. We span British, American and global cinemas, as well as popular genres of film and television, including British television especially, and we’ve a particularly strong reputation for feminist interpretations of media too. <br/><br/>Our BA Film and Television Studies with a Year Abroad degree covers the history of film and television from its earliest days to the present. You’ll explore the social and political contexts that shaped media storytelling and learn about the development of the industry and cinemagoing, perhaps encountering global phenomena like Doctor Who or the Marvel adaptations along the way, or other topics to inspire your studies while you sharpen your critical powers. There are also opportunities to do media practice, and to gain insights into the creative process of making film and television by producing your own creative work. <br/><br/>You’ll make use of our outstanding facilities, valuable partnerships, and local opportunities. We’re home to the sector-leading East Anglian Film Archive – a unique resource that you might use in shaping your own Final Year dissertation, for example. We’ve close links with the British Film Institute in London and the Norwich Film Festival. Meanwhile, you’ll be studying in a region, here, that is a dynamic centre of the media industries, and home to local production companies. <br/><br/>You’ll develop many transferable skills on this degree course, including high-level research and communication skills, teamwork, leadership, and self-management. These highly desirable transferable skills will open doors to a wide variety of careers, whether you want to become a writer, producer, or director in the industry, or explore other occupations in marketing, advertising, the charity sector, and more besides. In the past, our graduates have gone on to achieve success as film industry executives, producers, media managers, creative directors, or work in other related areas such as film heritage, for example. <br/><br/>On this version of the course, you’ll have the exciting opportunity to spend your third year studying at one of our partner institutions across the globe. <br/><br/>**Disclaimer**<br/>Course details are subject to change. You should always confirm the details on the providers website: www.uea.ac.uk