BA (Hons) in Film & Television Studies and Theatre Studies

What is Joint Honours?

With joint honours, you can study for an honours degree in two or even three subjects. Find out more about joint honours.

Film and Television Studies

During this course you will focus on the critical and theoretical study of the moving image, while exploring related topics such as scriptwriting and archiving and gaining work experience.

Throughout your studies you will develop an in-depth understanding of film and television using a wide variety of disciplines including history, psychology, cultural studies and politics. You will benefit from the broad range of expertise within your teaching team, which includes subjects such as third cinema, British television drama, cyberbodies and the international horror genre. Some of our lecturers are also award winning filmmakers in their own right, enabling them to enhance your understanding of film theory with their first hand experience of working in the industry.

Full programme details: Film and Television Studies (Joint Honours)

Theatre Studies

This course is taught by practising professional artists and active researchers with expertise in their own specialist fields. We will encourage you to explore the relationship between drama, theatre and performance and consider Theatre Studies from many different perspectives. You will encounter a wide variety of performance practice, as well as the theoretical concerns related to that practice. And you will connect to the practices at Derby Theatre and have the opportunity to engage in projects and extra-curricular activities at the Theatre.

Full programme details: Theatre Studies (Joint Honours)