Film & Media Studies offers a grounding in the analysis of film, television and other media such as the internet.
It's concerned with the teaching of visual literacy as it applies to moving images since the advent of modernity and beyond, and looks at dominant practices (Hollywood cinema, global media, mass-entertainment), and alternative practices (art-film and avant-garde, local and indigenous media).
This major is available for the Bachelor of Arts (BA).
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Did you know?
From the emergence of cinema at the end of the 19th Century to the Internet revolution, the production and consumption of moving images has changed every aspect of our lives and cultures.
Film & Media Studies emphasises a range of approaches to media texts and events that include aesthetics, history and sociology while stressing a strong theoretical understanding of the subject.
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Career opportunities
Graduates work in filmmaking, television, journalism, teaching, advertising, government institutions, archival and curatorial work and some pursue postgraduate studies.
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Further info
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Department of Media, Film & Communication
6th floor, Richardson Building
University of Otago
PO Box 56, Dunedin |
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