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Film Studies and Media Studies Anglia Ruskin University

Highlights
Tuition fee
17500 GBP / year
5238 GBP / year
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Tuition fee
17500 GBP / year
5238 GBP / year
Unknown
Duration
24 months
Duration
24 months
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Apply date
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Start date
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Start date
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Campus location
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Campus location
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Taught in
English
Taught in
English

About

The Film Studies and Media Studies programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University explores film, media, and popular culture through advanced research into cinema, television, digital media, spectatorship, cultural production, and contemporary media practices.

Overview

This Film Studies and Media Studies programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University focuses on critical and interdisciplinary investigation of screen media, communication, and cultural forms. Research areas include network culture, popular music, media audiences, sexuality, and violence. Candidates examine how media texts, technologies, and institutions shape social, cultural, and political life.

Key Facts 

Researchers undertake original enquiry within a collaborative environment supported by research centres, seminars, screenings, conferences, and links with cultural organisations. Projects may address visual narratives, migration and ethnicity, feminist and queer perspectives, experimental media, digital aesthetics, and developments in screen and media industries.

Programme Structure

Research areas:

  • Digital media theory and practice
  • Network culture and media research
  • Cinema and sexuality
  • Violence and spectatorship
  • Contemporary European cinema
  • Television genres
  • Popular music and popular culture
  • Continental philosophy
  • Post-structuralism

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 24 months
  • Part-time
    • 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

English
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IELTS
6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

  • Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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120
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88
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61
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IELTS
6.5

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  • Accurate score assesment, always
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Other requirements

General requirements

  • Applicants will need a Master's degree, or an equivalent qualification, in a related subject area.

  • Candidates are normally considered for a PhD through progression from an MPhil in the first instance. Those wishing to be considered for direct entry to the PhD route may discuss this at interview if shortlisted. Academic justification for a request for direct PhD entry will also be required.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

  • International

    Non-residents
    17500 GBP / year
    ≈ 17500 GBP / year

  • Domestic

    Citizens or residents
    5238 GBP / year
    ≈ 5238 GBP / year

Living costs

Cambridge

United Kingdom
846 - 1465 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Film Studies and Media Studies.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

Provided by university
Grant
12500 GBP
Deadline
Anytime
Sport Scholarship
Merit-based

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Anglia Ruskin University
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
30 Nov 2026
ServiceScape Scholarship

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ServiceScape
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
Not specified
The Aga Khan Foundation’s International Scholarship Programme
Merit-based

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Aga Khan Foundation
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
3500 USD
Deadline
15 Nov 2026
ACES Scholarships

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ACES Education Fund
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
Not specified
Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility
Merit-based

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OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
19000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
Scholarships for PhD Students
Merit-based

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Junhua Li
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
28 Feb 2027
Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship
Merit-based

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Boustany Foundation
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
4000 USD
Deadline
30 Jun 2027
The New York Pass® Education Scholarship
Merit-based

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Go City
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
6000 USD
Deadline
31 Jan 2027
Amberscholar Scholarship
Merit-based

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Amber Scholar
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
01 Mar 2027
Voice Talent Online Scholarship

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Voice Talent Online
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
13 Jan 2027
Dream Chaser Scholarship
Merit-based

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Salvado Law
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
10000 USD
Deadline
01 Jun 2027
The PhD Prep Fellowship
Merit-based

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Admit Lab
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
3000 USD
Deadline
31 Dec 2026
Scholarship for students with disabilities
Need-based

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Anonymous Hope Fund
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
22500 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids

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UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
Not specified
CIAPS Commonwealth Scholarships for Postgraduate Professional Studies

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CIAPS 
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1500 USD
Deadline
Not specified
The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship

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IELTS from 6 to 9
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
12000 USD
Deadline
11 Jan 2027
Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme

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The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme
Location not available

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