Course summary

Foundation Year Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele. International Students For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/ Film Studies Film studies provides an imaginative approach to researching film and visual media texts, and how these have changed over time and across cultures. You will explore a range of issues, such as film aesthetics and technologies, representations of gender, race and sexuality, and the politics and economics of the global entertainment industry. You will develop technical language and key analytical skills, and have opportunities to do creative work according to your interests. With this knowledge and experience, you will be equipped for a career in the film or media industries, or related fields such as marketing, education or research. Why choose this course?

• No. 1 in the UK. Britain's best university, ranked by students (Student Crowd University Awards, 2022)

• Work Placement opportunities to gain key transferable skills to enhance your career prospects

• Discover diverse cultures through an International Year at a partner university across the globe

• Assessment methods develop your skills as a creative writer, researcher or practitioner

• Tailor your degree and explore both theory and practice based on your interests and career aspirations