Newcastle University Postgraduate programs
Global Film MA
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
MA
DURATION
24 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 25,100 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* no application closing date for this course
** international students | GBP 11,200 - home students full-time | GBP 5,600 - home students part-time
Key Summary
Explore film as both a transnational and locally embedded medium and discover more about the different ways we engage with it.
Our Global Film MA will provide you with a sophisticated understanding of film and film-related practices across cultures and societies.
Develop the essential skills needed for a career in film or related occupations, or to progress to a PhD.
Our programme is suitable for students from across the globe and you don’t need a background in film to join.
This Master will challenge you to develop insights into film and film-related practices in a rapidly evolving media landscape, such as:
- digital filmmaking
- screenwriting
- film criticism
- cinema management, film festivals, curation and exhibition
- film archiving
You'll also benefit from the input of industry professionals and practitioners. BAFTA-nominated, award-winning filmmaker, Tina Gharavi brings a wealth of experience to the teaching of screenwriting.
Experts in film production, exhibition, and distribution offer guest classes and work experience.
Experts come from partner organisations such as:
- Sheffield Doc/Fest
- Bridge+Tunnel
- Star & Shadow
- Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival
- 42% of our research is classified as 4* world-leading research – Research Excellence Framework 2021
- 65% increase in research power since 2014 – Research Excellence Framework 2021
- Global Top 130 University - QS World University Rankings 2025
- Global Top 170 University - Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024
- Top 25 in the UK and Top 100 in the world for sustainable development – Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024
What you'll learn
The programme has two compulsory modules, Global Film Practices I and II.
These two core modules offer an integrated approach to the study and practice of film through a global lens. They provide a pathway for progression through the core skills, practices and theories that are central to the MA in Global Film programme.
The one-year course is divided into three semesters. You'll complete a combination of compulsory and optional modules. These will include seminars and practical workshops.
We also have lectures and workshops delivered by experts and practitioners. Depending on your module choice, you will study three or four modules per semester. You’ll have a range of assessments spread across the year.
Over semesters 1 and 2, you will select optional modules within the programme and beyond (subject to approval). These will help develop your own areas of interest and expertise in film and film practice.
Our optional modules allow you to explore a range of national/ transnational cinemas (including British, European, Chinese and Latin American cinemas) and enter the worlds of screenwriting, digital filmmaking, film exhibition and curation, as well as archiving and film criticism.
In film practice, you can enter the worlds of screenwriting, digital filmmaking, film exhibition and curation, as well as archiving and film criticism.
In semester 2, you will produce a proposal for a research or independent project and begin to work with a supervisor.
By the third semester, you'll be immersed in a project of your own design. This may involve written research or the option of a creative practice component (an audio-visual piece, a screenplay or a digital curation project). Working with your supervisor, you will finalise your dissertation/independent project.
Compulsory modules
- FMS8363: Global Film Cultures and Practices I
- FMS8364: Global Film Cultures and Practices II
- FMS8099: Dissertation/Independent Project
Optional modules
- FMS8356: Film Exhibition, Archives and Curation
- FMS8359: Professional Placement
- FMS8361: Digital Film Production
- FMS8365: The Power of Film Criticism
- FMS8366: Film and Political Action
- FMS8367: Chinese Independent Documentaries: Alternative Archive and Video Activism
- SAC8001: Creative and Cultural Sectors: Present, Past, Future
- SEL8707: Screenwriting
Part time
Year 1
Compulsory modules
- FMS8363: Global Film Cultures and Practices I
- FMS8364: Global Film Cultures and Practices II
Optional modules
- FMS8356: Film Exhibition, Archives and Curation
- FMS8359: Professional Placement
- FMS8361: Digital Film Production
- FMS8365: The Power of Film Criticism
- FMS8366: Film and Political Action
- FMS8367: Chinese Independent Documentaries: Alternative Archive and Video Activism
- SAC8001: Creative and Cultural Sectors: Present, Past, Future
- SEL8707: Screenwriting
Year 2
Compulsory modules
- FMS8099: Dissertation/Independent Project
Optional modules
- FMS8356: Film Exhibition, Archives and Curation
- FMS8359: Professional Placement
- FMS8361: Digital Film Production
- FMS8365: The Power of Film Criticism
- FMS8366: Film and Political Action
- FMS8367: Chinese Independent Documentaries: Alternative Archive and Video Activism
- SAC8001: Creative and Cultural Sectors: Present, Past, Future
- SEL8707: Screenwriting
This Master’s prepares you for a career in film and related occupations.
In the Professional Placement optional modules, we collaborate with a range of local and national film institutions. This provides opportunities for industry networking.
If you choose to study digital film production, you will learn to use filmmaking equipment and editing software (Adobe Creative Cloud). You will benefit from editing facilities and technical expertise at Culture Lab.