BA Art & Film and Theatre

At Reading, we have developed a distinctive approach to the subject through a combination of practice, theory and history. Our programmes enable you to emerge as a creative person, equipped with knowledge, intellectual ability and the practice-led skills you will need to make an imaginative and effective contribution to the cultural field of Art. Our special strengths lie in contemporary art that draws on historical examples of art while examining the exciting new potential of new technology to produce emerging art forms. Our courses demonstrate the full breadth of Art as an area of study without division into distinct specialisms. This approach requires you to be committed, to thrive on constructive criticism exchanged between staff and students, and to participate in discussing your own work and that of others.

Description:
Our four-year combined degrees with Art are for those who have identified an interest in another discipline which they wish to study alongside Art during their degree course.  You will study both subjects during the first year and make a final decision on your degree choice at the end of the year.  This flexibility gives you the chance of studying your chosen joint course, to opt for a single honours Art or to take a single honours degree in your other subject, in this case Film & Theatre. Art & Film and Theatre enables you to develop a critical understanding of contemporary art, film and modern theatre as cultural forms, informed by contextual study and theoretical debates.

In this programme, there are opportunities to study abroad under the University's exchange programme.  Typical destinations are Ottawa, Canada, New Jersey, USA and Dijon, France.

Year 1
Art
Introduction to materials and Processes
Grounding for Independent Practical Work & Research
Contemporary Art and Theory

Film & Theatre
Compulsory Module:
Introduction to Film and Theatre/Critical Practice in Film & Theatre
Optional Module:
Introduction to Television Studies

Year 2
Art
Development of an Individual Practice in Art
Introduction of a Student Led Seminar Programme
Contemporary Art and Theory
Career Management

Film & Theatre Students should choose two of the following three modules:
Alternative Forms
Performance and Nation
Hollywood and Beyond

Year 3
Art
Further Development of Art Practice
Consideration of the Role of Presentation
Contemporary Art and Theory

Film & Theatre: Students should choose two modules from a list including: 
British Film or Television
Chinese or Japanese Theatre
The Director and the Stage
Film, Style and Technology
Women's Film and Theatre
World Cinema

Final Year
Art
Final Exhibition

Film & Theatre
Dissertation