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MA Creative Enterprise: Film Pathway

  • Year of entry
    2023/24 See 2022/23 entry
  • Course duration
    Full Time:  12 months Part Time: 24 months
  • Year of entry
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  • Course duration
    Full Time:  12 months Part Time: 24 months

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Our MA Creative Enterprise: Film allows you to combine your passion for the arts with studies in law, management and entrepreneurship.

On the film pathway, you’ll learn filmmaking skills, explore debates about style and meaning, and develop your understanding of industry trends and practices.

This MA programme is a collaboration, taught by three world-renowned schools at the University of Reading – the School of Arts and Communication Design, Henley Business School and the School of Law. You will be based in the department of Film, Theatre and Television, situated at the heart of the University’s Whiteknights campus.

The film pathway is ideal for those looking to develop a career as a filmmaker, creative producer, film programmer, or in the creative industries more generally. From the start of your studies you will engage with key critical ideas about film art, while modules on entrepreneurship and management prepare you for professional work in this dynamic and creative field. To complete your studies, you will either write a dissertation or produce a short film.

The facilities and culture at our Minghella Studios are ideally suited to the MA Creative Enterprise; here you will be encouraged to collaborate, explore and experiment, and learn from prestigious scholars as well as experienced industry professionals.

As a Creative Enterprise student, you will also benefit from working alongside those on other Creative Enterprise pathways (such as Communication Design and Art), opening up even more opportunities for you to build connections, and to enrich your understanding of the creative industries.

For more information, please visit the Film, Theatre & Television Department website.

Overview

Our MA Creative Enterprise: Film allows you to combine your passion for the arts with studies in law, management and entrepreneurship.

On the film pathway, you’ll learn filmmaking skills, explore debates about style and meaning, and develop your understanding of industry trends and practices.

This MA programme is a collaboration, taught by three world-renowned schools at the University of Reading – the School of Arts and Communication Design, Henley Business School and the School of Law. You will be based in the department of Film, Theatre and Television, situated at the heart of the University’s Whiteknights campus.

The film pathway is ideal for those looking to develop a career as a filmmaker, creative producer, film programmer, or in the creative industries more generally. From the start of your studies you will engage with key critical ideas about film art, while modules on entrepreneurship and management prepare you for professional work in this dynamic and creative field. To complete your studies, you will either write a dissertation or produce a short film.

The facilities and culture at our Minghella Studios are ideally suited to the MA Creative Enterprise; here you will be encouraged to collaborate, explore and experiment, and learn from prestigious scholars as well as experienced industry professionals.

As a Creative Enterprise student, you will also benefit from working alongside those on other Creative Enterprise pathways (such as Communication Design and Art), opening up even more opportunities for you to build connections, and to enrich your understanding of the creative industries.

For more information, please visit the Film, Theatre & Television Department website.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for 2023/24 have not yet been set. For your reference, entry requirements for 2022/23 were:

IELTS: 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in each section.

Entry requirements: Normally a good undergraduate honours degree (2:1 or above) or equivalent from a university outside the UK. You’ll need to show evidence of your commitment to film or television study and/or practice, or theatre study and/or practice, depending on your pathway of choice.

As part of the application process for this programme, you will be required to attend an interview.

Pre-sessional English language programme

If you need to improve your English language score, you can take a pre-sessional English course prior to entry onto your degree.

  • Find out the English language requirements for our courses and our pre-sessional English programme

Structure

  • Year 1

Compulsory modules include:

X

Module details


Title:

Film Practice or Dissertation

Code:

FTMFPD

Convenor:

DR Tonia Kazakopoulou

Summary:

The film practice or dissertation module constitutes a major element in the assessment profile of the degree and enables students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in Film Studies through an extended project focussing on a particular critical or theoretical issue or subject. The module can be taken in two different directions: (1) a practical filmmaking project of 10-15 mins with written documentation of 5,000 words, (2) a traditional written dissertation of 15,000 words.

Assessment Method:

Project 60%, Report 40%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Management in Creative and Cultural Organisations

Code:

MMM087

Convenor:

DR Marrisa Joseph

Summary:

This module examines organisations that are engaged in creative or cultural activities. It explores the management challenges they face, and their strategies for addressing them.
 

Assessment Method:

Assignment 40%, Report 60%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Entrepreneurial Management for Creative Artists

Code:

MMM110

Convenor:

DR Norbert Morawetz

Summary:

This is a dynamic module introducing students to key aspects of starting a creative enterprise.

Assessment Method:

Practical 30%, Project 70%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Code Module Convenor
FTMFPD Film Practice or Dissertation DR Tonia Kazakopoulou
MMM087 Management in Creative and Cultural Organisations DR Marrisa Joseph
MMM110 Entrepreneurial Management for Creative Artists DR Norbert Morawetz

Optional modules include:

X

Module details


Title:

Exploring Screen Practices

Code:

FTMESP

Convenor:

DR Tonia Kazakopoulou

Summary:

This module enables students to develop new and enhance existing skills in screen media-related practice by responding to one or more briefs and practical exercises. These short projects are responsive to ‘real jobs’ stimuli, are anchored in the study of particular dimensions of film, television or other screen media forms and in the critical/theoretical study of films and programmes. Flexibility and responsiveness to emerging industry developments is a key attribute of this module. The projects are supported by appropriate technical workshops and masterclasses, while the creative process and the finished work are guided though class discussion and structured critical reflection. The module works best when knowledges from across the course are used in synergy with Exploring Screen Practices.

Assessment Method:

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Film Programming and Film Festivals

Code:

FTMFF

Convenor:

MR Mark Player

Summary:

This is a team-taught module, drawing both on representatives from the industry and on strength across the university. Through a dynamic combination of seminars, workshops and group projects, the module will equip students with advanced knowledge of modes of programming arthouse, alternative and experimental venues, as well as organising film festivals. Film festivals work as an effective (and sometimes unfair) filter of the kind of world cinema distributed to commercial and alternative venues around the world. Winners of Cannes, Venice and Berlin will almost certainly find worldwide distribution, as opposed to thousands of other films, which will run through minor festival circuits in the hope of accessing smaller or niche venues and audiences. Film festivals (such as Sundance, Rotterdam and others) are also closely connected with funding systems for independent filmmakers, who will format their projects with a view to satisfying their requirements. Understanding how both film festivals and film programming work is hence key to understanding the kind of world cinema we watch.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 40%, Portfolio 60%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

World Cinema: Creative Peaks

Code:

FTMWCC

Convenor:

MR Mark Player

Summary:

‘World Cinema: Creative Peaks’ looks at film history and geography through a democratic and inclusive approach. Rather than separating Hollywood from the rest of the world, it frames World Cinema as a polycentric phenomenon with peaks of creation in different places and periods. Instead of establishing primacies and hierarchies, it identifies common tropes and cross-pollinations beyond national and cultural borders. Focusing on new realist movements and new waves from around the world, the module will analyse productions from France, Germany, Japan, Brazil, Iran, as well as from the Inuit and other indigenous populations, demonstrating how they compare and inter-relate. 

Assessment Method:

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Financing for Creative Entrepreneurship

Code:

MMM094A

Convenor:

DR Maksim Belitski

Summary:

How can creative entrepreneurs raise finance for their creative project? This module introduces students to the various forms of financing for creative entrepreneurship as a process of entrepreneurship with a special focus on debt, equity financing, alternative financing and reward –based crowdfunding.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 60%, Oral 40%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Branding

Code:

MMM137

Convenor:

DR Gaye Bebek

Summary:

MMM137 Branding explores and discusses theories and business practices related to building and managing strong brands. The module in particular focuses on how to manage brands in practice. The module deals with brands and discusses the following:

•    why brands are important;

•    what brands represent to companies;

•    what brands represent to customers;

•    how strong brands drive superior financial results;

•    what organisations should do to manage their brands effectively etc.

Assessment Method:

Oral 40%, Report 60%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Intellectual Property Law: Copyright and Designs

Code:

LWMTCC

Convenor:

DR Basak Bak

Summary:

This module provides advanced knowledge of the legal protection that is afforded to creative works and industrial designs. Students will be encouraged to critically assess statutory provisions and common law principles that govern copyright and design law, as well as the rationales justifying particular doctrines and the effects of the practical operation of these fields of intellectual property. Subject to discussion will be emergent topics in the area of copyright and design law, such as online copyright infringement, internet platform liability, artificial intelligence and parallel trade issues.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

International and Comparative Intellectual Property Law

Code:

LWMTII

Convenor:

MR Adrian Aronsson-Storrier

Summary:

The module explores the law and regulation of intellectual property from an international and comparative perspective. Subject to discussion will be the international instruments that offer the minima of protection in copyright, patents, trade marks, designs. These include the WIPO Internet Treaties, the TRIPS Agreement, the Berne Convention, the Rome Convention, the Madrid Agreement and Protocol, the Paris Convention. Although intellectual property protection has been harmonised at international level, intellectual property laws remain inextricably territorial. Some areas in which protection differs from jurisdiction to jurisdiction will be discussed in the form of case studies.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Intellectual Property Law: Patents and Trade Marks

Code:

LWMTTT

Convenor:

MR Howard Johnson

Summary:

This module provides advanced knowledge of the legal protection that is afforded to inventions, trade names and brands. Students will be encouraged to critically assess statutory provisions and common law principles that govern patents and trade mark law, as well as the rationales justifying particular doctrines and the effects of the practical operation of these doctrines.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Internet Law

Code:

LWMTWB

Convenor:

DR Basak Bak

Summary:

The module explores the issues related to the law and regulation of the ‘borderless’ internet. These include allocation of jurisdiction; e-privacy and data protection; liability of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for online crimes and infringements; regulation of domain names; legal issues of cloud computing, software licensing and ‘open source’ distribution; data ownership, big data and mass digitization projects; freedom of speech on the internet and intellectual property issues of the information society.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Code Module Convenor
FTMESP Exploring Screen Practices DR Tonia Kazakopoulou
FTMFF Film Programming and Film Festivals MR Mark Player
FTMWCC World Cinema: Creative Peaks MR Mark Player
MMM094A Financing for Creative Entrepreneurship DR Maksim Belitski
MMM137 Branding DR Gaye Bebek
LWMTCC Intellectual Property Law: Copyright and Designs DR Basak Bak
LWMTII International and Comparative Intellectual Property Law MR Adrian Aronsson-Storrier
LWMTTT Intellectual Property Law: Patents and Trade Marks MR Howard Johnson
LWMTWB Internet Law DR Basak Bak

These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Fees

New UK/Republic of Ireland students: £10,500

New international students: £21,350

Tuition fee information

The fees listed are for full-time study, unless otherwise stated. Fee information will be confirmed in offer letters sent out to successful applicants. You can find further information, including information for part-time study, through our dedicated fees and funding page.

EU student fees

With effect from 1 August 2021, new EU students will pay international tuition fees. For exceptions, please read the UK government’s guidance for EU students.

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Financial support for your studies

You may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary to help pay for your study. Students from the UK may also be eligible for a student loan to help cover these costs. See our fees and funding information for more information on what's available.

Careers

The MA Creative Enterprise is designed to improve the skills and employability of people passionate about the arts. Graduates of the programme will be in a strong position to pursue start-up opportunities on their own, take managerial roles in the creative sector, or embark on further scholarly research into the arts and creative industries.

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