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Summary of Course Content
First Level (1st year) At First level two modules concerned with fundamental issues in Film Studies and topics in film history are offered. These modules include film form and aesthetics, key approaches to the study of film (such as the cycle of film production, distribution and exhibition and the analysis of genre, narrative and stars), early cinema and the advent of sound, classical Hollywood cinema, key aspects of European cinema and other world cinemas. Cinema provides a rich resource for analysing the social, cultural, and ideological cross-currents of a particular historical moment, and the films we teach bring these forces into bold relief.
Second Level (usually 2nd year) The two Second-level modules explore a range of further issues in film theory and film history related to the production and interpretation of the moving image. We focus on historical aspects and technological advances in the period following World War II, typically looking at developments in Europe, the New Hollywood and Third Cinema. Throughout these modules we introduce a variety of methodological and theoretical frameworks for the historical study of cinema and the visual media. Based on screenings of a selection of cinematic texts, you are also introduced to questions of identity and representation, and the relationship of film, public discourse, cultural production, and cultural policy.
Honours (3rd and 4th years) Honours (3000 and 4000) level modules are typically taught by lectures, screenings, and seminars. You choose modules for more advanced study of cinematic texts, discourses and images. The Honours programme offers a core module on Contemporary Film Theory, and a range of specialist Honours modules. These optional modules are generally available to both Junior and Senior Honours students each year. Modules potentially available (but subject to change) include:
• Time, National Identity and Cinema • Film and Media • Film and History • Representing the Holocaust • War and Cinema • Cinema and Nation • Japanese Cinema after World War II • The Cinema of Eastern Europe • American Independent Cinema • Asian Cinemas • Scotland and Cinema • The International Film Industry • Contemporary Period Drama • Documentary Cinema • Film and Sexual Identities • Women and Film
Modules will usually be repeated every two years so that you are offered maximum choice. At Honours level you will have the opportunity to engage in writing about cinema, including a dissertation.
Teaching The Film Studies department brings together expertise spanning a broad range of cinematic periods and genres. In addition, a number of academics from various departments also offer a range of film-related courses at Honours level. The teaching makes use of the University’s growing collection of films on video and DVD, which includes films from various historical periods and national traditions, allowing for extensive supplementary viewing. Most teaching on film takes place in a lecture theatre newly equipped for the evening film screenings that accompany lectures. At sub-honours level Film Studies modules are taught by a combination of whole-class lectures, screenings and seminars. Class sizes at Honours vary between modules. We aim to give all students in Film the chance to engage in learning, debating and presenting in lively seminars.
Careers A degree in Film Studies from St Andrews will provide an excellent foundation for a wide range of careers as well as for careers directly connected with cinema (such as film distribution and production, arts administration, cinema management, film festivals, advertising and public relations, journalism/media, publishing and education). The main purpose of the programme is not to train media practitioners, but rather to provide a high quality general education, promote independence of thought and encourage intellectual initiative backed by solid knowledge of cinema’s history. With valuable skills in written and oral communication, IT, and visual analysis, graduates will be well placed to compete in today’s job market.
Please see page 42 for details of the University’s Careers Centre.
The New Picture House, St Andrews – c. 1936
Film Studies
“Arriving in St Andrews as a committed fan and follower of Hollywood movies, to actually study film has given me a whole new perspective. Within the first few weeks I was studying, and really enjoying, cinema from countries and cultures of which I had hardly been aware. I have particularly enjoyed studying film theory as it draws on so many different disciplines and then to apply what you’ve learnt in lectures at the weekly screenings in a cinema is really rewarding.”
Kelda (North Yorkshire)
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