Films have been vital cultural outputs for over one hundred years. The context in which they are produced and distributed is constantly changing but their importance as documents of our times remains, as does the pleasure they give to audiences across the world and their potential influence on the way those audiences may see the world.

Film Studies at Liverpool offers you the chance to study with recognised scholars of film cultures and industries around the world, offering a wide-ranging and sophisticated academic programme in this critical field.

Our students have an interest in world cultures and a desire to fully appreciate the ways in which these cultures have expressed themselves through film. We encourage you to become an independent learner and can offer a variety of support to aid this development.

Programme in detail

Single honours students of Film Studies take 90 credits of Film Studies modules in Year One and 120 in Years Two and Three. In addition to the Film Studies modules listed opposite, you will need to take 30 credits (one module per semester) of a subsidiary subject in your first year: you could use this opportunity to learn or maintain a foreign language, to continue the study of a subject you enjoyed at A level or to experiment with new fields. In Year Two and Year Three you select modules up to 120 credits (over the year) from a wide range of options.

Our graduates go on to careers in all sectors worldwide. These include the media, industry and commerce, finance, local and central government, administration, translation, interpreting and teaching in schools and universities.