96 Full-time PhD programmes in Film Studies

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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. 

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 Performance Practice MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter offers you an opportunity to extend and reflect on your creative performance practice. The area of study is entirely dependent upon your expertise, and could include playwriting, acting, directing, physical theatre, dance theatre, music theatre, or music performance.

At Journalism and Mass Communication from University of Oklahoma we seek junior colleagues who wish to explore deeply the practices and values of journalism, mass communication and the media professions.