Film and Screen Media (with Television)

Overview

The Film and Screen Media (with Television) course at Birkbeck, University of London encourages you to explore a wide variety of screen media in historical, sociological, aesthetic and anthropological terms and in a variety of cultural and national contexts. You can personalise your MA studies and specialise in areas of film and screen media that match your intellectual interests and career goals, while a work placement option allows you to gain practical experience that may enhance your career prospects. 

This course is unique in its combination of world-class, rigorous postgraduate study with creative and practical opportunities. Some of the option modules, including the two-month work placement module, could help you stand out in a competitive job market and further your career in the media, creative and cultural industries. The course will also prepare you for advanced research at MPhil/PhD level if you wish to continue studying. 

This course has three other pathways: MA Film and Screen Media (with Study Abroad), MA Film and Screen Media (with Television) and MA Film and Screen Media with Film Programming and Curating. 

Careers and Employability

Graduates go in to careers in film and television companies, museums and galleries, arts administration, education, publishing and film criticism. Possible professions include arts administrator, museum or gallery curator and teacher. It is also possible to continue on to a PhD which offers employment opportunities in academia and other areas. This degree may also be useful in becoming a programme researcher or television/film/video producer. 

Jobs gained by some of our MA and PhD graduates include:

• Deputy Editor, Sight & Sound

• Freelance Editor

• Independent Film Producer

• Temporary Exhibitions Curator, Science Museum

• Curator of Public Programmes, British Film Institute

• Associate Lecturer, University of Surrey

• Reader, King’s College London

• Academic Publishing Sales Manager, Taylor & Francis Group