Film Studies

The MA programme in Film Studies provides you with a theoretical and analytical insight into modern film culture, film in a historical perspective, film institutions, film reception, film aesthetics, and the interaction between film, TV, and digital media in the new culture of audiovisual media.

The programme incorporates a practical element that will give you an understanding of the link between theory and practice.

You will take study elements such as:

• Media Organisations and Institutions
• Audiovisual Communication
• Film Aesthetics and Reception
• Film/television History and Analysis

Teaching varies between lectures, classroom instruction and project work in groups. Students are encouraged to participate in class discussions.

The final six months you will be making your MA thesis.

Read more about Danish teaching methods on www.studyindenmark.dk.

Graduation from the master's degree programme confers the title Master of Arts (MA).

To be admitted to an MA programme, you must have a bachelor degree in a relevant subject.

In addition, documentation may be required verifying your proficiency in English is at a specified level.

Contact the educational institution you wish to apply to for detailed information on entry requirements and required English proficiency levels.

To find out whether the level of your foreign certificate satifies the general entry requirements, see the Danish Agency for International Education.

The application deadline for MA programmes varies according to the educational institution. Contact the individual institution for further information regarding its application deadline and forms.

Exchange students should contact their home institution for information on application procedures and deadlines.

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-degree students, unless you are a student from an EU/EEA country, or from Switzerland.

Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.

Contact the individual institution for more specific information.

Semester Start

An academic year is made up of two semesters, which begin around September 1 and February 1.

You can study Film Studies at the University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen.

University of Copenhagen

At the University of Copenhagen Film Studies can be studied as a 2-year masters degree programme (120 ECTS).

You also have the possibility to take single courses or subjects within the programme.

Read more about the Programme at www.ku.dk.

The programme is graded at level 7 in the Danish Qualification Framework for Lifelong Learning. The Qualification Framework contains levels 1-8 and defines the expected learning outcome of an education programme. Read more about Qualification Framework for Higher Education.

You can find information on practical issues related to your study visit in Denmark with Danish Agency for International Education, using either of the following links:

www.studyindenmark.dk

www.iu.dk