94 PhD programmes in Film Studies

Enhance your film-making skills on the practice-based Film Studies with Audio-Visual programme from University of Birmingham. Film and edit your own practical output (a documentary, feature or portfolio of video work) to demonstrate your research.

The Film Studies programme from SOAS University of London invites applications for disciplinary and interdisciplinary research in film and screen studies with particular reference to Africa, Asia and the Near and Middle East. 

The Film, Television and Media Studies PhD course from University of East Anglia students are committed to improving the understanding of how media impacts culture and society today, globally and nationally, as well as locally and in the community. Our postgraduate researchers have opportunities to work at the heart of active research groups, challenging boundaries and making real advances.

Research in the Film Studies programme of the Queen Mary University of London is organised into four main areas, Film Cultures, Film Philosophy, Film Practice, and Decolonizing Film with the Centre for Film and Ethics as the main research centre.

During the Film Studies course from University of West London you will benefit from expert supervision by established researchers and join a growing  community of outstanding doctoral researchers  in the field of film studies and related areas. 

In this interdisciplinary Comedy Studies area at Brunel University of London we consider the production, content, reception and wider socio-political implications of comedy in a variety of formats and from a range of perspectives. 

Screen Media (Film and TV) delivered by Brunel University of London has established a substantial body of research in a range of topics, including numerous major contributions to the field.

This Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media by Creative Practice PhD programme from University of York invites proposals in the fields of Playwriting, Acting for Theatre, Directing for Theatre, Film and Television, Sound Design and Interactive Media.

The Theatre research programme delivered by Brunel University of London benefits from a dedicated performance centre, sitting at the heart of our creative community and housing a fully equipped main theatre and studio theatre as well as rehearsal and recording studios. 

The aim of the Media and Communications (Postgraduate Research) programme offered by the University of Wolverhampton is to give each student the most solid base possible to launch further research and career development.

The Drama MPhil/PhD course from The University of Exeter is an internationally-renowned centre for practice, research and teaching, and offers a supportive and stimulating environment for postgraduate research and practice, welcoming students from around the world.

The Media Design doctoral program at Keio University International Center seeks to train highly specialized media innovators capable of acting on the global stage.

At University of Glasgow, our outward-looking, multi-disciplinary research activities are based on high-quality, challenging and flexible graduate Film and Tv Studies programmes.

The PhD in Film and Moving Image Studies at Concordia University Montréal trains the next generation of film scholars in the dominant forms of contemporary visual culture.

Specifically designed for international students, the doctoral program in New Media Studies at Shanghai Jiao Tong University aims at cultivating high-level new media scholars who hold both super research ability and solid practical skills in information age.

Film Studies at the University of Sussex offers expert supervision across a wide range of topics in the area of film.

Our Journalism work at the University of Stirling encompasses research into screen and print media, digital media and social media, public communication and promotional culture, heritage and archives.

This Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies PhD program from Queen's University provides students with a wide range of course options and professional opportunities, including academia, arts management, programming, media production (from mainstream media to artistic and activist production), and curation.

Colleagues are actively involved in national and regional film-related research networks. Liverpool hosts a regular screen studies research seminar with about five invited speakers each semester. We offer a Film Studies degree at University of Liverpool. 

As a PhD student researching Film and Media Studies at the University of Stirling, you’ll benefit from all this expertise – and play a key part in contributing to it in a supportive, vibrant research environment.