MPhils/PhDs in Film, Theatre and Television

An outstanding department

We are a dynamnic department and pride ourselves on knowing all our students well.  We are home to world-class researchers recognized for the quality and diversity of their work, who nurture and value the connections between academic research and teaching.  The high staff inclusion rate in the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008 demonstrates the robustness of our research environment.  The results confirm our excellence, with 90% of our work evaluated as of at least international standing, and a significant proportion as world-leading.

Follow these links for more information about research in the department:

Research at Film, Theatre and Television

Publications and Research Performances

A thriving postgraduate research culture

We have an excellent record of supporting full-time and part-time research degree students.  They work closely with their supervisors and belong to a welcoming community of postgraduates and academic staff.  They take part in a wide range of both formal and social activities designed to develop and extend their research skills.  They are considered to be of key importance to the department's vibrant intellectual life.

Follow this link for information about our annual PG conference and Research Groups:

Postgraduate Conference and research Groups

A range of approaches

Our postgraduate researchers work on a wide variety of challenging projects.  We offer specialist supervision in the discrete areas of film, theatre and television research.  We also support a variety of inter-disciplinary projects.  The department has a strong tradition of enabling practice as research.  This is recognized internationally as one of its chief strengths.  We welcome students from a range of academic and practical backgrounds who conduct work in this mode. 

Watch an excerpt from Sarajevo: Shelved Memories, directed by Reina-Marie Loader as part of her practice as research PhD on the rhetoric of docudrama.