PhD Film Studies

PhD Film Studies is a PhD program taught at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (3 years full-time or 6 years part-time) options.

PhD Film Studies at SOAS is for disciplinary and interdisciplinary research in film and screen studies, with particular reference to Africa, Asia and the Near and Middle East. The programme focuses on film/screen industries and movements beyond the dominant Western “global” Hollywood and European economies of production, distribution and exhibition, and on the transnational, transcultural and multi-media nature of the image.

Students follow the School of Arts-wide first year MPhil/PhD research methods course for research training in methodologies and ethics. All new students register in year 1 as MPhil students, then complete an upgrade process to proceed to the second year.

Year 2 centres on research, often combining fieldwork with library research and material collection. Year 3 is devoted to writing up the thesis, with draft chapters presented to the main supervisor, seminar presentations, and thesis assessment by the supervisory committee and nominated examiners.

Modules

• School of Arts MPhil/PhD research methods course

The minimum requirements for admission in PhD Film Studies at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London as pre-requiste for admission in PhD Film Studies.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

We normally require a 2.1 bachelor's degree (or its equivalent) plus a Masters degree in appropriate subject area plus one reference. In exceptional cases we may accept applicants who do not meet these criteria if they show evidence of a strong Masters degree and/or appropriate level of relevant work experience. International applicants should also see Doctoral School English language requirements.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.soas.ac.uk/study/find-course/research-degrees-mphil/phd-film-studies

• Christie’s
• Christine Park Gallery
• Crisis
• Design Museum
• Hong Kong Museum Of Art
• India Foundation For The Arts
• Japanese Gallery
• Museum of East Asian Art
• Music in Detention
• National Gallery
• Pan Arts
• People Projects Culture & Change
• Roundhouse Trust
• Somerset House Trust
• Songlines Magazine
• Sotheby's
• South Asian Art UK
• Stratford Circus Arts Centre
• Taiwan Embassy
• The Alliance for Global Education
• The British Embassy
• The National Museum Of Korea
• The Royal Collection
• Victoria and Albert Museum

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