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Film Studies at University of Sussex - UCAS

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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Course summary

With our internationally respected team of researchers and exclusive film and documentary library, you’ll find Sussex an ideal place for your postgraduate research in Film Studies. We offer expert supervision across a wide range of topics, including:

  • Hollywood, British, Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern and European cinemas
  • gender, sexuality and representation
  • film, history and popular culture
  • genre, authorship and stardom
  • film and new media
  • documentary
  • industry and production studies
  • audience studies.
We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision. We’ll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities described in this prospectus. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to government or regulatory requirements, or unanticipated staff changes, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.

Modules

The 1st term is devoted to developing the research plan – typically refining research questions, designing a methodology and engaging in a literature review. By the end of the 1st year (or 2nd year if you study part time), you will have written and presented your 1st research paper and will be ready to pursue fieldwork or other primary research for analysis and completion in the final year. Recent and current PhD thesis titles include: In the mood for travel: Mobility, gender and nostalgia in Wong Kar-Wai’s cinematic Hong Kong; John Hughes and new Hollywood cinema; no crinoline-covered lady: Stardom, agency, and the career of Barbara Stanwyck; screen dance: corporeal ties between dance, film and audience; technofetishism of posthuman bodies: Representations of cyborgs, ghosts and monsters in contemporary Japanese science fiction film and animation; the queer punk films of Bruce LaBruce; the transitory, institutional and activated spaces of direct cinema; towards a sensual understanding of national identity: Food, film and the porous screen.

Assessment method

Research project

Entry requirements

You’re normally expected to have a Merit (an average of 60% overall) in a Masters degree and an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree. Your qualification should be in a subject relevant to your chosen area of research. You may also be considered for the degree if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.

Fees and funding

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

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Sponsorship information

Our goal is to ensure that every student who wants to study with us is able to regardless of financial barriers, so that we continue to attract talented and unique people.

Film Studies at University of Sussex - UCAS