Film and History with Year Abroad

About this course

Film and history is a combination that asks two interconnected questions: what can we learn from the history of cinema, and what can film tell us about the past? As an art form, film has documented, interpreted, and shaped public understanding of historical events from its earliest days. As a commercial and cultural industry, it reflects the societies that produce it. History, meanwhile, gives us the critical tools to understand film in its context and to evaluate cinema's claims about the past with appropriate scepticism. Together the disciplines develop a richly layered understanding of both moving images and the human record. At the University of Southampton, this four-year full-time degree includes a year abroad that adds genuine depth to the experience. You will examine film from a variety of perspectives: as popular art, as big business, and as a cultural record of how societies u

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 56% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 16% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 16% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 9% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

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