604 Full-time Master's degrees in Film Studies

An intensive one-year programme with the emphasis on developing the writer's original voice.

The Birkbeck, University of London offers an M.A. in Text and Performance, designed for aspiring theatre professionals. This one-year full-time or two-year part-time programme provides a unique opportunity to specialise in areas such as Dramaturgy, Writing for Performance, or Theatre Making, all while studying on campus.

The Film Aesthetics offered at the University of Oxford equips you with the skills and knowledge necessary for analysing film as an art form. It concentrates on film criticism, detailed film analysis, film theory and philosophy insofar as they related to film aesthetics. It teaches the history and the contemporary developments in the scholarly literature relating to these aspects. 

The Filmmaking (Sound Recording, Post-Production & Design) programme, offered by Goldsmiths, University of London, is housed in a new purpose-built media facility equipped with state-of-the-art teaching spaces including a film studio for sound shooting.

The aim of the Master's Degree Programme in Film and Television - Screenwriting from Aalto University is to strengthen the student's individual expression, skills in writing for film and the abilities required in artistic and production-related process work and group work. Master’s students become familiar with the central theoretical questions in the field and its research.

This Film Studies degree at University Paris Cité combines film studies and Anglophone studies. It offers a top-notch training that aims at developing whether in French or in English, target skills in film studies (history, aesthetic, terminology) as well as skills in culture and visual arts (photography, television, new media…).

This one-year intensive master of Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games degree at Berklee College of Music focuses on the art and craft of composing, orchestrating, editing, and producing music for the screen using the latest technology.

The Screen Production programme at the University of Auckland offers advanced postgraduate training in creative media. This Master of Arts degree features both research and taught pathways, available in full-time or part-time study modes. Students develop professional expertise in film and media within a public university setting.

Television, Film, and Theatre - Acting from California State University Los Angeles is a three-year, terminal degree program that prepares students for diverse professional and academic careers in content creation, acting, and writing in the narrative media.

The continuing education master's degree in European Film Business and Law at the University of Potsdam provides skilled workers and executives from the film and TV industry with the necessary competences to expertly meet these challenges in order to ensure the sustainable development of their companies as well as dynamic market growth in Europe.

The Department of Cinematic Arts and the Department of Journalism and Media Management at the University of Miami propose this MFA degree in Documentary. This new interdisciplinary degree will provide students with skills in non-fiction creative storytelling and knowledge in advanced production and distribution delivered across a range of platforms.

The Cinematic Arts Archiving and Preservation Graduate Certificate program offered at University of Southern California offers a comprehensive examination of the cultural, artistic, and commercial contexts of media creation, consumption, and scholarship.

The Audiovisual and Cinema Studies program from University of St Andrews offers a comprehensive training in film and media studies, exploring cinema in a global context and participating in a network of 19 leading programmes in Europe, Canada and Brazil.

This Film, Photography and Media course from University of Leeds allows you to think about the critical and creative relationships between film, photography and the media, while developing your skills to produce projects of your own.

During the Film and Screen Studies programme at York St John University, you will gain an understanding of the history, nature and power of film and screen media. Discover the ways film can influence ideas and identities. 

The Screen and Film Production program at BIMM University could enable you to advance your career, develop and enhance your skillset, and align yourself with top industry professionals.

Binghamton University’s Cinema Department’s Master of Fine Arts program in Cinema encourages future filmmakers to explore the formal, historical and cultural meanings of cinema and its components, processes and tools, as a means to develop creative strategies for self-expression.

The Film and Photography Preservation and Collections Management M.A. at Toronto Metropolitan University is a full-time, two-year programme. It provides professional training in the history and technology of image collections. Students engage in intensive study through a public lens, preparing for global archival careers.

Film and Media Studies- Selznick Film Preservation is offered by University of Rochester. The Department of English at the University of Rochester offers a special English MA with a concentration in film and media studies.

Taught by industry professionals, the Screenwriting program at University of Melbourne trains you in the craft of professional screenwriting aligned with your personal vision, leading to compelling and exciting stories that are ready for a feature film or television markets.