Students are expected to give primary attention to an area of expertise of their choice while training in the broader theoretical, critical, and historical contexts of the chosen field. Film PhD students are based in the School of Arts’ award-winning Jarman building where you will find a professional film studio, two further studio spaces and a dedicated postgraduate study hub. Film at Kent has excellent viewing and library facilities, with a large number of films screened weekly during term-time in the custom-designed Lupino Cinema. A film can pull us into bygone eras and fantastical realms while also revealing profound truths about humanity. We would usually expect you to hold, or be working towards, a masters degree in a relevant subject.
We have a thriving community of postgraduate students working in film across the Schools of Modern Languages, English Literature, Language and Linguistics, and Arts and Cultures.
The Ph.D. program offers students the opportunity to pursue Cinema and Media Studies through coursework, comprehensive exams, a viva, and a dissertation project. The Film Studies MLitt combines taught modules and individual research. Ph.D. in Film History and Theory This doctoral program in the visual arts takes a critical and analytical approach to the history, theory and development of film and media. It involves intensive seminar level study in film theory, history and research methods. It can stir up emotion, provoke thought, and provide an escape from the daily grind. The PhD in Film Studies is a 3-year full-time or 6-year part-time degree programme which allows you to pursue a research topic in depth. The Ph.D. curriculum draws on the methods of a number of disciplines, including art history, cultural studies, American studies, psychoanalytic theory, and philosophy.
Film MPhil PhD The Ph.D. program in Film and Digital Media challenges the traditionally conceived borders between creative and critical practice.
2:1 (or international equivalent) in an arts, humanities or social science subject. How to apply You can apply online for this degree programme, but you must use the Film Studies PhD proposal template which is available here. Graduates of the program have gone onto positions of academic leadership in the field. It is well suited as preparation for PhD research.