Overview
Highlights
- This PhD in Film and Screen Media at Birkbeck, University of London is offered as part of a range of competitively awarded PhD studentships funded by support from UK Research and Innovation, charities, government and external partners.
- The award-winning Birkbeck Cinema is central to our research culture. The 70-seat cinema is equipped with 35mm and state-of-the-art DCP projection. Our Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image (BIMI) runs a busy, intellectually stimulating programme of events, including conferences, screenings and film-related events of all kinds, including at our cinema.
- You will have the opportunity to participate in and attend the Essay Film Festival, jointly run by BIMI and the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), with free admission to events hosted at Birkbeck. You will also be able to take advantage of practical film-making opportunities offered through the Derek Jarman Lab.
- The Vasari Research Centre for Art and Technology integrates a wide range of digital culture research at Birkbeck, while making available equipment and systems to students, interns and academics. In addition, the Birkbeck Interdisciplinary Research in Media and Culture (BIRMAC) provides a unique space for reflective critical inquiry on media and culture, where researchers from different disciplines can gather and participate in a sustained intellectual conversation in a truly interdisciplinary context.
- As well as the Birkbeck Library, you will have access to the nearby Senate House Library, various libraries of the University of London colleges, the British Library, as well as other specialist collections and institutions in central London, including the British Film Institute library.
Programme Structure
We have critically engaged research clusters working on:
- cultural policy
- creative labour
- curatorial practice
- digital aesthetics
- digital politics
- essay film
- film exhibition
- journalism and democracy
- media reform
- mediated spaces
- television studies
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
- Part-time
- 84 months
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Disciplines
Film Studies Media Studies & Mass Media View 72 other PhDs in Film Studies in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A good degree in film, television, media studies, cultural studies, or other related areas in the social sciences and humanities.
- Depending on your background and research experience, a BA might be sufficient. Generally we recommend that you apply with a good MA degree.
- You will also need to submit a specific indication of research interests with your application, and a 2000-word proposal.
Tuition Fee
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International
14175 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14175 GBP per year during 48 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 48 months.
Living costs for London
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