Overview

NFQ Level 9, Major Award

The MA (Film and Screen Media) is a full-time programme, running for 12 months from the date of first registration for the programme.

Postgraduate Certificate in Film and Screen Media

Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Film and Screen Media.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Students take 90 credits.
Part I
Students take 50 credits as follows – all listed core modules (40 credits) and 10 credits of elective modules:
Core Modules
FX6010	Irish Cinema: History, Contexts, Aesthetics	10
FX6017	Film and Screen Cultures and Industries	20
FX6018	Research Methodologies Seminar	10
Elective Modules
Students take modules to the value of 10 credits from the following: 1		10
GE6020	Questions of Adaptation and Adoption: Re-Writings/Re-Viewings/Re-Readings (10)
FX6014	Introduction to Creative Practice (10) 2
MU6037	Music and Cinema (10)
Part II
Students take 40 credits as follows:
Core Modules
FX6016	Dissertation in Film and Screen Media	40
or FX6019	Creative Practice Project
Total Credits		90

¹

Not all elective modules may be available in a given year.

²

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

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for MA in Film and Screen Media (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Develop their knowledge to an advanced level in the study of 20th and 21st century film;
  
• Understand connections between theoretical, aesthetic, social and cultural contexts in the study of films;
  
• Develop independent critical and research methods and scholarly research, writing and debate;
  
• Introduce key concepts in film studies.