94 PhD programmes in Film Studies

University of Surrey has a diverse mix of subject specialities means that they host a vibrant and imaginative community with plenty of opportunity for intellectual exchange. We have research-active staff in English literature, creative writing, Film studies, translation studies, theoretical and applied linguistics, and literary and cultural studies

The Cinema Studies programme at University of Canterbury is offered within the Department of English. Our Honours courses are coded as English courses, but the Cinema Studies Honours year focuses on film topics and has specific prerequisites.

This Film Practice research programme from Newcastle University provides you with a unique opportunity to develop your film as a practice-led research project.

Join our community of researchers and explore a range of topics across film, television and cinema in the Film Studies programme from University of Southampton. 

During the Media course from the University of West London you will benefit from expert supervision by established researchers and practitioners, and join a growing community of outstanding doctoral researchers in the field of media. 

The Department was one of the first in the country to offer practice-as-research PhDs. This type of Film, Theatre and Television doctorate at University of Reading allows you to refine your ideas and present your postgraduate research as both practice and thesis.

The Institute for Media and Creative Industries from Loughborough University is an innovative hub that merges the cutting-edge fields of design innovation and creative technologies.

Through this Theatre course from the University of West London you will have a supervisory team made up of a Director of Studies with expertise in your chosen field, a further supervisor and, where appropriate, an additional adviser. 

Enhance your degree with a postgraduate qualification and gain advanced knowledge and skills in PhD in Film at the Victoria University of Wellington. 

Join an internationally recognised group of Film Studies and Television scholars and contribute original research to this dynamic field with the Film Studies programme at University of Birmingham.

The Department of Film and Television offers supervisory expertise in a wide range of subject areas, including classical Hollywood cinema, British cinema, television drama, comedy, animation and documentary. University of Bristol offers the Film and Television programme. 

This Film, Media and Television degree from the University of Gloucestershire will boost your professional practice and develop high-level skills and knowledge to progress your career. Research a topic of your choice or work on an extended creative project.

The PhD in Film, Screen and Popular Culture from 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.

Within this Film MPhil, PhD programme from Newcastle University you'll form a crucial part of our research culture. Our thriving community of postgraduate students work across schools and disciplines. Research ranges from modern languages to English literature, English language, linguistics and arts and cultures.

The Film programme is offered by the University of Southampton links national and global identities in cinema and television. We study historical approaches to cinema industries and audiences, along with the theory behind audio-visual aesthetics and their relationship with audiences.

The Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media PhD programme from University of York department welcomes proposals on a wide variety of research topics relating to Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media.

Research in Media and Communications at the University of Brighton critically analyses the role of media institutions, as well as the changing landscape of media industries and cultural production.

This research degree allows you to undertake a doctoral research project relating to film and other screen media, through theory and/or practice, supported by experts. The Film and Screen Practices programme is offered at University of Greenwich.

As a Film course from Lancaster University student you will normally be supervised by a team of two supervisors who will ensure that you receive focused critical feedback and encouragement throughout the programme.

The Professional Writing, Film, Media, New Media, Journalism, Creative Studies, Drama, Professional Writing course offered at Bangor University  welcomes applications from well-qualified graduates who wish to engage in research for the degree of Practice-Led Research PhD/MPhil which combines a piece of creative practice such as media/performance work plus a dissertation/piece of critical work.