Overview

With access to specialist supervision, excellent resources and a vibrant research community, your time at Kent will be enjoyable and stimulating.

You conduct original research under the guidance of a team of specialist supervisors. We welcome enquiries on any topic, and provide you with excellent research resources to enable you to complete your research. You produce a piece of film practice, which may be a digital film, a screenplay, a series of exploratory audio-visual works, audio-visual documentation of creative processes relating to film or a combination of these, and a written thesis of up to 40,000 words.

By taking the Film - Practice as Research programme at University of Kent you will have a minimum of two supervisors who support and guide you through your academic and professional development throughout your studies. You meet regularly with your supervisors, who not only supervise your research project but help you to identify parts of your research and development where you may require further training or support. A series of reviews take place throughout your studies in order to ensure that your research project stays on track and that you have all the necessary support and resources required to successfully complete it.

Career

Arts graduates have gone on to work in a range of professions, from museum positions and teaching roles to film journalists and theatre technicians. Our graduates have found work at Universal Pictures, the London Film Festival and other arts, culture and heritage-related organisations, as well as in film production, as editorial assistants and as web designers.

Programme Structure

Recent and ongoing research supervision projects include 'Creating Imaginary Media’, ‘A Sense of Place: Identity and Cinematic Representation of Britain’s Forgotten Towns and Non-Places’, ‘Essaying Place: Landscape, Time and the Journey in the Essay Film’, ‘To Observe, to Interfere or to Collaborate: Reframing the Notion of Home Through Documentary Film’, ‘Images of the Future: Interpreting the Ballardian World through Film’ and ‘Intimate Cinema: Techniques, Conventions, and Aesthetics of Screen Performance in Digital Film'.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-04 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-11 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-12-08 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00 , National

More details

No fixed deadline for applications from home students, but we recommend to apply as soon as possible; no later than three months before your start date.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

63

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OTE

118

IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Canterbury, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Visual Arts Film Studies View 311 other Masters in Visual Arts in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

63

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OTE

118

IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

An MA in a relevant humanities subject. In certain circumstances, the School will consider candidates who have not followed a conventional education path or who may have relevant experience in the industry. These cases are assessed individually by the Director of Graduate Studies or the Director of the relevant Research Group.

All applicants are considered on an individual basis and additional qualifications, professional qualifications and experience will also be taken into account when considering applications.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

19300 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

10000 GBP / year

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Additional Details

Home part-time: £5,000

International and EU part-time: £9,650

Living costs

Canterbury

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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