Masters in Film and Screen Media

at University College Cork

The MA in Film & Screen Media is a 90-credit programme with both a taught and a research component. Students take core modules and a selection of optional modules and complete either a traditional research dissertation or a practice-based project under expert supervision.
 

You can opt to complete a practice-based project, incorporating a short film/visual project and a reflective piece (40 credits) or a 16,000-word research-based dissertation (40 credits).
 

Our students avail of specialised tuition in the areas of film and screen media and digital filmmaking, and benefit from state-of-the-art facilities, that include large screen and surround sound system; Apple™ lab; digital cameras and industry-standard filmmaking equipment; and teaching and performance space, all located in the heart of one of the most beautiful University campuses in Ireland. Students can also avail of specialised Apple™ training in our newly established Apple Authorised Training Centre for Education.
 

Your can avail of a selection of option modules, in film studies, in filmmaking, in cultural/film studies, as well as a core module that offers advanced-level studies in film and screen media. In total students take 90 credits as follows:
 

Part I

• FX6010 Irish Cinema: History, Contexts, Aesthetics (10 credits)

• FX6017 Film and Screen Cultures and Industries (20 credits)

• FX6018 Research Methodologies Seminar (10 credits)
   

plus 10 credits from the following:
 

• GE6020 Questions of Adaptation and Adoption: ReWritings/ReViewings/ReReadings (10 credits)

• CS6104 Digital Video Capture and Packaging (5 credits)*

• CS6504 Digital Video Project (5 credits)*

• FX6004 Film, Feminism and Psychoanalysis (10 credits)

• FX6014 Introduction to Creative Practice (10 credits)**

• MU6037 Music and Cinema (10 credits)
   

Part II 

• FX6016 Dissertation in Film and Screen Media Studies (40 credits) OR

• FX6019 Creative Practice Project (40 credits)
   

Notes:

• *CS6104 and CS6504 must be taken together. Maximum 6 FX students.

• **FX6014 is an introductory module designed only for students that have not previously studied practical filmmaking.

• Not all optional modules may be available in a given year.

An applicant will have a Second Class Honours, Grade I in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8 or equivalent) in the Humanities. Successful applicants will normally have evidence of successful performance in undergraduate modules taken in Film Studies and/or Media Studies and/or practical/professional expertise or qualification in the area.
 

Applications from students with a Second Class Honours, Grade II in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8 or equivalent) in a suitable subject may be considered under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). These applicants may be requested to submit a proposal and/or attend an interview.
 

All candidates must satisfy a Selection Committee and must provide two written references.
 

Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & Examinations

The minimum English language entry requirements for admission onto a postgraduate programme at UCC are outlined below. These requirements are for postgraduate applicants whose first language is not English. If Gaeilge (Irish) is your first language these requirements do not apply to you.
 

There are a small number of programmes with a higher minimum English language entry requirement and we list these below under Programmes with a Higher Minimum English Language Requirement.

IELTS*    

• 6.5 Overall

• 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
   

TOEFL iBT    
 

• 90 Overall

• Listening 20

• Reading 19

• Speaking 21

• Writing 20

The EU fee for this course is €6,630.
 

The Non-EU fee for this course is €16,400.

Students of the MA in Film & Screen Media will avail of a range of modules that combine theory/analysis with practice. The emphasis is on equipping students with transferrable skills in digital filmmaking, IT, and writing. Film and Screen Media offers a dynamic interface with the Industry and students can avail of cultural industry placements and masterclasses and tuition from Industry professionals. 
 

What can I do after I graduate with an MA in Film Studies?
 

Graduates of our master’s degree have developed careers in media and filmmaking, in cultural industries (including the programming and administration work with major film festivals); second and third level teaching/lecturing; journalism (national and international); library information. While studying on the MA in Film & Screen Media students have the opportunity to avail of Apple certified training and placements within the Industry that will equip them with transferable skills and professional experience. 
 

Occupations associated with the MA in Film Studies degree:
 

• Film and Media Industries

• Cultural industries

• Journalism

• Teaching

• Academia

• Event management

• Public Sector