BA (Hons) Film and Philosophy (Placement Year)

The BA Film and Philosophy with a Placement Year at Lancaster University is a comprehensive undergraduate programme designed for students with an interest in exploring ideas through film and understanding film making from different cultural perspectives. The course explores the interaction of film and philosophy, dissecting the meaning behind every movie scene, screenplay, and role. The initiative of the university invites you to delve deeper into the philosophical implications of cinema.Course Content: The course straddles the domains of humanities and arts as it offers modules in film history, theory, the art of cinema, visual culture, and philosophy. You’ll scrutinize the role of film in society and its capability to influence and reflect cultural shifts. Additionally, the curriculum involves reading and writing about film and examining the ethical and cultural dimensions of cinema.Key Modules: Key modules include Film Studies, Philosophy, European Cinema, Visual Culture, Analytic Philosophy, Existentialism, Virtues and Vices, Philosophy of Mind, Early Film Culture, New Hollywood and Beyond, and Contemporary Mainstream Cinema.Accreditations: Lancaster University has recognition as one of the UK’s top ten universities with a gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).Future Careers: Graduates of this programme could potentially work in fields related to film and television production, journalism, marketing, arts administration, publishing, teaching, public relations, and other media-related professions.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.