Meet history face-to-face every day in the ancient city of Canterbury, and learn from world-leading academics in Film and in History who will help you sharpen your skills of analysis, argument and communication.
You'll discover how forms of film have emerged and investigate the historical, social and cultural contexts of films. You take a similar approach when examining the past; working with a variety of texts and sources to understand events and perspectives.
Explore film from its silent beginnings through to 3D CGI blockbusters, finding your own voice as a critic and a filmmaker, and explore challenging questions about the impact of political, social and cultural change on class, gender, race, injustice and power.
'The lecturers bring the subject to life. When I studied Jack the Ripper in a module on Victorian Britain, we actually went to a surgical room in London to see how the Victorians would have investigated the murders.'
Brooke Huxter, BA History
'I learnt a lot about how to approach film both theoretically and in practice. Planning, research, and planning once again, I learnt, are the most important things when it comes to both filming practically and when planning for an essay. The ability to research and know how to research well is a key skill I use every day.'
Marcus Brooker, Film graduate and professional videographer.
This course gives you the freedom to explore your subject and tailor your studies to the times and themes you find most fascinating. You discover topics from the Crusades to the Cold War, and animation to photography. The impact of science on 19th-century culture to the totalitarian regimes of Stalin's Russia, avant-garde film to screenwriting.
