Screen Studies University of Liverpool

Overview

Utilising cutting-edge research in the field, this Screen Studies programme at the University of Liverpool  prepares you for a career in the screen entertainment sector and/or a research degree.

Key facts:

• The programme provides you with the opportunity to develop an in-depth knowledge of the industrial and cultural dimensions that permeate screen-based media. 

• It focuses on both the historical evolution of film, television and videogames and their shifting place in contemporary media industries and cultures, enabling you to understand the complexity of current media trends on a global scale.

• Strongly interdisciplinary, the course brings together elements from a diverse range of disciplines, within the arts and humanities, including film studies, television studies, games studies, communication studies, media studies, policy studies, political economy, and others.

• The programme cultivates fundamental transferrable skills related to media research, develops applied knowledge and provides real world insights all strongly informed by digital-led approaches and tools.

• It also integrates practical experience as it benefits from the input of top screen industry practitioners who share their wealth of knowledge in specially organised events.

Career opportunities:

The course provides strong employability opportunities that include:

• Attending talks by established screen industry experts

• In-course session on careers in the screen industries

• Invitations to events organised by the Centre for Converged Screen Media and Entertainment that is run by staff teaching on the MA Screen Studies

• Writing for the blog of the Centre for Converged Screen Media and Entertainment

• Links with local university partners specialising in screen media

• Opportunities for participation in major screen media events organised in Liverpool (such as Eurovision 2023)

• Teaching opportunities as part of running workshops

The programme opens up opportunities in the following two broadly defined fields:

Screen-based media in a number of sectors, including:

• media industries (production, distribution, exhibition, sales, research in film, television, streaming platforms/on-demand video companies) on a global scale;

• local, regional, national, international institutions and organisations that support, regulate, collaborate with screen-based companies;

• local, regional, national, international organisations, institutions, publications, projects that research, analyse and report on screen-based media