Course Summary
Course Category: CAO (Higher Education - HET)
Film Studies
If you enjoy watching a wide range of films from around the world and if you are interested in acquiring the critical and creative tools to analyse them in relation to questions of style, technology, society, and industry, then this may be the course for you. While you will learn about practical issues involved in film production, including how to write a script and how to produce short videos, the course is geared toward critical engagement with film and digital media.
English Literature covers a broad range of literatures written in the English language, from Chaucer to the present day. The aim of the course is to help students acquire a thorough knowledge of the history of differing literatures while also enabling them to develop a sophisticated critical consciousness and an awareness of critical and cultural theory.
Course Details
What will you study?
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Film studies national cinemas transnational cinemas classical and contemporary Hollywood cinema genre studies Gothic cinema theories of digital cinema 21st century television documentary theory and practice Avant-Garde Experimental and Cult Cinema film style and performance and editing Poetry Irish Writing Literary Studies American Fiction Poetry Author Shakespeare Postcolonial Literature Middle English Creative Writing African Caribbean Literature Modernism
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, the performing arts or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Further Research
Career Progression
Film Studies
A degree in Film Studies offers career opportunities in many areas such as the film industry; television; journalism; digital media; reviewing and criticism; arts administration; advertising; marketing.
Trinity’s School of English graduates gain leading roles in intellectual, professional and public life.
