Film, Media and Cultural Studies

Lancaster’s degree in film, media and cultural studies, taught by the lancaster institute for the contemporary arts and the sociology department gives you the opportunity to study film within the broader areas of communications and entertainment media and culture. film at lancaster is a stimulating and intellectually engaging course which provides a framework for the close analysis of individual films. you will study cinema history and the social significance of films and will develop a detailed understanding of the techniques of film production. you will also have the opportunity to produce short films in all three years of your study. you can choose from a range of specialist courses and will develop skills that can lead to postgraduate study and careers in the media, advertising and marketing.

A lancaster institute for the contemporary arts combined degree gives graduates the confidence and capability to produce work for themselves. our graduates have become professional theatre practitioners including performers, directors, writers, dramaturgs, producers and technicians while others have chosen to work as community artists, arts administrators and managers. film graduates have gone into tv production roles, independent film production and jobs in advertising, marketing and media production. the transferable skills gained through studying a lica combined degree at lancaster make our graduates extremely attractive to employers within different creative industries, including the media, broadcast and print journalism, public relations, personnel and the civil service. many of our graduates also go on to further study often becoming academics, lecturers and teachers or further vocational training in theatre or film production, including the prestigious new york film academy and london film school. lancaster university is dedicated to ensuring you not only gain a highly reputable degree, but that you also graduate with relevant life and work based skills. we are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in the lancaster award which offers you the opportunity to complete key activities such as work experience, employability/career development, campus community and social development.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Lancaster University has partnerships with the following companies: