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Film and Media Studies 2020 Undergraduate Course Guide
Welcome to Film and Media Studies at the University of Hull
Film and Media Studies
Film and Media Courses
Studies What we offer ...
at the University of Hull Course
BA Film Studies
Typical
offer
112
Example
A levels
BBC
UCAS
code
W631
FY
W632 §
BA Media Studies 112 BBC P306 P301 §
On our film studies courses, you’ll be taught by
BA Creative Writing and Film Studies 112 BBC WW86
enthusiastic, knowledgeable staff who are fans as much
BA Drama and Film Studies 112 BBC WP43
they are academics.
BA English and Film Studies 112 BBC QP33
They include Dr Amy Davis, an internationally respected Disney scholar, as well as
§ Entry requirements are different for foundation year; please contact our Admissions Service for guidance.
experts in horror, East Asian cinema and TV drama.
Your points can be from any qualification on the UCAS tariff, but at least 80 points should be from two or more
Outside the lecture theatre, you’ll have an unusually high number of opportunities A levels, or a combination of appropriate Level 3 qualifications.
to be a film maker: using our facilities to work on your own projects at every stage of
production. For more information, please visit www.hull.ac.uk/ugfilm
The media studies degree, meanwhile, lets you explore your creativity through
practical filmmaking and visual design. You’ll analyse news, documentaries and
the representation of gender in media. You’ll also discover production studies – Extraordinary people
analysing the way that media industries are organised and structured, and what you Dr James Zborowski
need to do to get ahead.
James teaches and researches in the areas of film, TV, media and
As Yorkshire grows in popularity as a film location, so do opportunities to get cultural studies. He helps students closely analyse the possibilities
experience on a placement. Some might arise through our involvement with Screen of film style, and explore the history of cinema. Last year, he was
Yorkshire’s Connected Campus: a scheme which can help prepare you for life in the shortlisted in the ‘outstanding achievement’ category of our students’ union
film and TV industry though masterclasses, workshops and visiting speakers. teaching awards.
We’re always looking to improve our courses. Which means we do review our modules from time to time,
to make sure they’re of a high standard and are relevant to you and to your potential future employers. The
information in this guide is correct at the time of going to print, but some of the modules you can choose to
study could change still before 2020. Please contact our admissions team if you do have any questions or for
further information on admissions@hull.ac.uk.
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Course structure
What extra course options do you offer?
We offer the extra option of a foundation year. Here’s what that means.
Foundation year
How are degrees taught? If you don’t quite meet our entry requirements, you can apply to do an
Most of our undergraduate courses are made up of study units called modules. extra year of study before starting your course. This foundation year
You’ll be assessed after each module, and the average of all your module boosts your subject knowledge and helps you gain new academic skills,
assessments for the year is your overall result for that year. as well as preparing you to start your full degree.
Can I pick and choose modules? We look for applicants who can demonstrate an experience of a related
subject and an aptitude for academic work – which we establish by
Yes, to an extent. Some modules are compulsory, so you have to take them.
asking you to submit an essay and/or come to an interview as part of
Within that compulsory group are some ‘core’ modules, too. They’re essential to the your application.
course (to make sure our degrees qualify for relevant accreditation, for example), so
Fees for our foundation year are exactly the same as undergraduate
they’ll never change and you have to pass them.
years – and you can apply for student finance as with a full degree.
That said, some of our modules are optional – so you can pick what you study to suit
your interests and career goals.
How many modules will I take?
Usually, you’ll take six modules a year: three from the start of term to Christmas, and
three more between January and the summer. Later in your course, some modules –
like larger-scale projects or a dissertation – might count as two modules and run for
the full year.
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Film and Media
Accounting and Studies
Finance
Careers “Creative Writing and Film
Studies is a good
combination for anyone
Our connections with the region’s film and media industry give looking to write for the
you opportunities to get invaluable work experience while screen. In my writing
studying. And our media studies course is a superb launch pad if modules I’ve had the
you want a career in the media industries: from advertising or invaluable experience of
marketing to production. constant peer feedback.
“The film studies side has
Graduate careers given me a much broader
• TV and film production perspective on media and
• Charity and community media storytelling. The
• Public relations third-year Screen
• Costume design Production Project was a
• Marketing chance to combine both
• Crewing and events management sides of the course, and to
put back together what
Career advice and support we’ve broken down in
class and in essays.”
Our team give you expert career advice and training. We’ll help you explore your
options and progress into a career you’ll love. You’ll learn how to apply for jobs, prep Daniel Ramsoy,
for interviews and impress potential employers. BA Creative Wiritng
and Film Studies
We can also get you into the room with a range of employers at on campus events.
Networking helps you plan your career path and can open doors to internships and
job offers.
99%
of students in work or
further study six months
after graduating.*
* UK domicile full-time first degree leavers; Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey for the
academic year 2016/17, published by HESA 2018.
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Film and Media Studies
BA Film Studies Year 2 modules
Compulsory
Work-Based Learning (Digital Media)
Develop your CV by undertaking a work
placement as part of your course.
Screening Genders
Year 1 modules Musical-Made America
Critically examine the representation of
Typical offer 112 gender on screen through the lens of
The musical is a distinctively American
Compulsory feminist film theory.
genre. Examine how Hollywood and
Example A levels BBC The Craft of Filmmaking Broadway have created spaces to
Get insight into the practical and Representing the Real, Disclosing represent and reimagine the USA’s
UCAS code W631 collaborative elements of filmmaking, Truth, and Capturing the Everyday sexual, racial and political identities.
on a module which introduces you to Explore how film and TV represents
reality and why – in an era of alternative Year 3 modules
W632 direction, cinematography, production
facts and fake news – representing
management, editing and audio.
reality matters. You’ll consider
Optional
Writing Criticism documentaries, news and more. Dissertation
Passionate about film? Sharpen your film analysis skills. You’ll Make your original contribution to
Develop a deeper examine a range of different types Optional research by designing, carrying out and
of cinema and complete a series of Moving Image Techniques writing up your own project on a topic
understanding of its history exercises to help you become a better that you choose, supported by your
Learn to manipulate image and sound –
and culture, closely analyse film critic. and create your own experimental film dissertation supervisor.
film style, and experience or music video. East Asian Cinema
Film Style and Technology
practical filmmaking. Study Explore the historical evolution of film American Alternative Cinema Study the dynamic and diverse film
under international experts style and technology through examples Go beyond the Hollywood mainstream output of countries including China,
in areas including Disney, such as the introduction of sound with case studies including South Korea and Japan, and reflect on
cinema, colour film, widescreen, and independent, cult, exploitation, trash film as a ‘transnational’ phenomenon.
horror, East Asian cinema and
digital filmmaking. and underground movies. Disney Studies
TV drama. This programme
Production Studies Narration in the Fiction Film An in-depth exploration of the
scored 100% for overall history and impact of Disney’s global
Expand your understanding of how Examine the storytelling possibilities
satisfaction in the 2019 the media industries operate, with case of film, in a module that encompasses entertainment empire.
National Student Survey.* studies ranging from small, independent classical Hollywood cinema, art cinema, Is Television History?
production companies right through to counter-cinema, and parametric Reflect on the ways that television
Hollywood giants. narration. can both do history and be history,
Screen, Nation, Identity American Animation History with case studies ranging from period
Examine the relationship between a Develop a deeper understanding of the dramas to historical documentaries.
country’s sense of history and identity, history of American animation. Screen Production Project 1: Planning
and the stories that it tells about itself and Pre-Production
on screen. Television and Factual Production
Produce factual content suitable for Turn your film idea into a workable
History of Hollywood Cinema broadcast as part of a small production professional project before you step
Explore the history of Hollywood crew. It’s an opportunity to develop your into production. Learn what it takes to
cinema in the context of US social, production skills and learn about TV and create a film before pitching your idea,
* University of Hull analysis of unpublished NSS data cultural, and political history. factual production. ready for the next steps.
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Film and Media Studies
Screen Production Project 2: Filming
and Post-Production
Create your film. Take the reins and
BA Media Studies
follow the project through from
pre-production to shooting, editing, Year 1 modules
screening and review. Typical offer 112
Compulsory
Global Nightmares: Contemporary Example A levels BBC Principles of Visual Design
Horror Cinema from around the World
Learn the principles of visual design
Analyse contemporary horror films in UCAS code P306 using software and more traditional
the national context of their respective
tools. You’ll work with layout,
country. You’ll study movies including W301 typography and colour palettes as well
It, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,
as exploring design research.
[REC], and À l’intérieur/Inside.
The Craft of Filmmaking
American History by Hollywood
This course combines film Get insight into the practical and
Filmmakers have long used the history
making, TV production, collaborative elements of filmmaking,
of the USA as a source of stories and
on a module which introduce you to
characters. This module compares visual design and analysis direction, cinematography, production
Hollywood’s version with what historical of film and media. It’s a management, editing and audio.
sources say ‘really’ happened.
stimulating mix of areas,
Writing Criticism
instead of just focusing on Sharpen your film analysis skills. You’ll
one specific skill. So for examine a range of different types
example, you’ll get hands of cinema and complete a series of
exercises to help you become a better
on to learn about practical
film critic.
elements like typography,
Production Studies
layout and composition,
Expand your understanding of how
while also exploring theories the media industries operate, with case
about the economic, cultural studies ranging from small, independent
and historical relationship production companies right through to
Hollywood giants.
between media and society.
Screen, Nation, Identity
Explore the relationship between a
country’s sense of history and identity,
and the stories that it tells about itself
on screen.
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Film and Media Studies
Game and Entertainment Studies Work-Based Learning Screen Production Project 2: Filming 3D Character Animation
Discover game and entertainment Develop your CV by undertaking a work and Post-Production Use principles of animation to bring life
studies and the social, political and placement as part of your course. Create your film. Take the reins and to your 3D characters. You’ll learn and
historical contexts of video games. follow the project through from apply different workflows and explore
American Alternative Cinema pre-production to shooting, editing,
You’ll write an essay to support the advanced features of 3D animation.
Go beyond the Hollywood mainstream screening and review.
development of your own game
with case studies including
designs.
independent, cult, exploitation, trash Is Television History?
Year 2 modules and underground movies. Reflect on the ways that television
can both do history and be history,
Compulsory 3D Asset Design with case studies ranging from period
Gain a grounding in the fundamentals dramas to historical documentaries.
Representing the Real, Disclosing
of 3D design. You’ll learn the basics of
Truth, and Capturing the Everyday
modelling, textures, 3D painting and Disney Studies
Explore how film and TV represents
rendering, and design your own 3D An in-depth exploration of the
reality and why – in an era of alternative
animation and portfolio. history and impact of Disney’s global
facts and fake news – representing
entertainment empire.
reality matters. You’ll consider Visual Design 2
documentaries, news and more. You’ll develop graphic solutions for a Telling the Truth: American
range of platforms. In addition, you’ll Documentary Culture from the
Television and Factual Production Muckrakers to Fake News
continue to explore design research
Produce factual content suitable for Explore how photographers and
with a view to developing more
broadcast as part of a small production filmmakers have documented American
advanced solutions.
crew. It’s an opportunity to develop your society from the early 20th century to
production skills and learn about TV and Year 3 modules the present day, on a module with a
factual production. focus on visual culture.
Optional
Optional Dissertation East Asian Cinema
Screening Genders Make your original contribution to Study the dynamic and diverse film
Critically examine the representation of research by designing, carrying out and output of countries including China,
gender on screen through the lens of writing up your own project on a topic South Korea and Japan, and reflect on
feminist film theory. that you choose, supported by your film as a ‘transnational’ phenomenon.
Moving Image Techniques dissertation supervisor. Global Nightmares: Contemporary
Learn to manipulate image and sound – Horror Cinema from around the World
Screen Production Project 1: Planning
and create your own experimental film and Pre-Production Analyse contemporary horror films in
or music video. Turn your film idea into a workable the national context of their respective
professional project before you step country. You’ll study movies including
Creative Business: Pitch and Design It, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,
Develop your understanding of the into production. Learn what it takes to
create a film before pitching your idea, [REC], and À l’intérieur/Inside.
tools and techniques used to generate
a business idea in the pre-production ready for the next steps.
stage, and create a pitch deck for a
product of your own design.
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Film and Media Studies
BA Creative Writing and The Craft of Filmmaking
Get insight into the practical and
collaborative elements of filmmaking,
American Alternative Cinema
Go beyond the Hollywood mainstream
with case studies including
Film Studies on a module which introduces you to
direction, cinematography, production
independent, cult, exploitation, trash
and underground movies.
management, editing and audio.
American Animation History
Year 1 modules Year 2 modules On this module, you’ll develop a
Typical offer 112 deeper understanding of the history
Compulsory Compulsory of American animation by taking an
Example A levels BBC The Writer’s Toolkit The Storyteller’s Art in-depth look at the genre.
This module introduces you to key Learn how film stories are put together
UCAS code WW86 concepts such as characterisation, Representing the Real, Disclosing
and how to take them apart. You’ll Truth, and Capturing the Everyday
dialogue and point of view. Exploring a explore topics including exposition,
range of prose forms, you’ll develop and Explore how film and TV represents
closure, suspense and temporal reality and why – in an era of alternative
refine your own writing craft. ordering.
This combination of subjects facts and fake news – representing
bonds creative storytelling Poetry, Performance, Play
Optional reality matters. You’ll consider
Discover how to express voice and documentaries, news and more.
with the ability to bring it to Scriptwriting
form in poetry and in drama. You’ll
life on the big screen. There develop your own writing skills through Explore the importance of the Screening Genders
are specialist modules in experimentation and collaboration as principles behind the structure of a Critically examine the representation of
script, the creation of character and the gender on screen through the lens of
screenwriting, and you’ll you build an original portfolio.
manipulation of tension. feminist film theory.
develop your skills in writing Writing Criticism
The Short Story Television and Factual Production
through experimenting in Sharpen your film analysis skills. You’ll
Produce factual content suitable for
examine a range of different types On this module, you’ll increase your
different genres. You’ll also knowledge of the short story form and broadcast as part of a small production
of cinema and complete a series of
look at film as art, history, exercises to help you become a better develop your capacity to craft initial crew. It’s an opportunity to develop your
culture, entertainment and film critic. ideas into engaging short fiction. production skills and learn about TV and
factual production.
commerce. History of Hollywood Cinema Writing Poetry Now
In this module, you’ll explore the history Discover the best of the range of Moving Image Techniques
of Hollywood cinema in the context of poetries being written now. Develop Learn to manipulate image and sound –
US social, cultural, and political history. your own writing skills as you create an and create your own experimental film
effective and technically accomplished or music video.
Facts into Art original portfolio.
You’re the world authority on what it’s
like to be you. This module gives you Writing the Novel
the skills and confidence to write from How does an opening chapter make
what you know and explore what’s the rest of a novel inevitable? Through
beyond your imagination. reading, workshops and studies of
character, plot and structure, you’ll kick-
start your own novel.
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Film and Media Studies
Year 3 modules
Compulsory
Is Television History?
Reflect on the ways that television
can both do history and be history,
BA Drama and Film
Creative Writing Portfolio – Giving Voice
What form suits you: playwriting,
with case studies ranging from period
dramas to historical documentaries. Studies
screenwriting, the novel, short stories, Approaches to Theatre 2
Screen Production Project 1: Planning
nonfiction, poetry? Choose your form Typical offer 112 This module loosely follows Approaches
and Pre-Production
and progress towards a portfolio that to Theatre 1, exploring play texts
Turn your film idea into a workable
showcases your best writing. Example A levels BBC theoretically and practically, with a view
professional project before you step
Creative Writing Portfolio – Making into production. Learn what it takes to to a particular theme.
Yourself Heard create a film before pitching your idea, UCAS code WP43
The Craft of Filmmaking
You’ll refine the writing voice for your ready for the next steps.
Get insight into the practical and
portfolio and work with others to
improve your editing. You’ll submit work
Screen Production Project 2: Filming Gain unique, hands-on collaborative elements of filmmaking,
and Post-Production on a module which introduce you to
for publication, put on a showcase event experience. A wide range of
Create your film. Take the reins and direction, cinematography, production
or publish a magazine.
follow the project through from modules and facilities help management, editing and audio.
Optional pre-production to shooting, editing, bring your ideas to life on
Introductory Performance Techniques
Writing the City
screening and review. stage and screen. You’ll have Develop practical and theoretical skills
This module explores the changing Dissertation the Gulbenkian Centre to in theatre making. You’ll devise short
nature of cities. You’ll what you’ve Make your original contribution to rehearse in, Middleton Hall performances, responding to plays from
learned from studying a variety of research by designing, carrying out and classical, Renaissance and contemporary
to view films in and a legacy
material to help create new narratives writing up your own project on a topic theatre.
of the city. that you choose, supported by your of producer, director and
performer alumni to join on Writing Criticism
dissertation supervisor.
Disney Studies Sharpen your film analysis skills. You’ll
An in-depth exploration of the Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror: Writing the graduation. examine a range of different types
history and impact of Disney’s global Wondrous and the Weird of cinema and complete a series of
entertainment empire. Create and populate a new world, Year 1 modules exercises to help you become a better
discovering a gateway into the esoteric film critic.
East Asian Cinema Compulsory
elements of these genres – including
Study the dynamic and diverse film Year 2 modules
magic, futurism, scientific advancement Approaches to Theatre 1
output of countries including China,
and the end of the world. Looking at plays from different periods
South Korea and Japan, and reflect on
and historic cultures, you’ll explore
Compulsory
film as a ‘transnational’ phenomenon. Theatre Practice 1: Research and
theatre in discussions and performance
workshops. Development
Global Nightmares: Contemporary
Horror Cinema from around the World Working with a staff project leader,
Safe Working Practices you’ll develop your theatre-making
Analyse contemporary horror films in
Develop competency in specialist areas skills through research and planning
the national context of their respective
of theatre production. You’ll explore activities, devising exercises and
country. You’ll study movies including
safe working practices and technical practical workshops.
It, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,
possibilities so you can get the most out
[REC], and À l’intérieur/Inside.
of our performance spaces.
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Theatre Practice 2: Production Performance Perspectives 1: Making Dissertation (Film) Screen Production Project 2: Filming
You’ll work with other students to create Meaning Make an original contribution to and Post-Production
a performance based on what you Consider how theatre communicates research by designing, carrying out Create your film. Take the reins and
learned in Theatre Practice 1: Research with audiences by constructing meaning. and writing up your own project on a follow the project through from
and Development. You’ll engage in You’ll focus on making meaning topic you choose, supported by your pre-production to shooting, editing,
workshops and rehearsals, leading to a in performance and how theatre dissertation supervisor. screening and review.
performance. practitioners construct meaning.
Making Performance 1: Research and Disney Studies
Optional Performance Perspectives 2: Contexts Development An in-depth exploration of the
and Criticism In student-directed ‘companies’, you’ll history and impact of Disney’s global
Moving Image Techniques
Examine frameworks for understanding carry out research and dramaturgical entertainment empire.
Learn to manipulate image and sound –
performance from a range of development – working towards the
and create your own experimental film Global Nightmares: Contemporary
perspectives. You’ll explore theatre performance of an original production
or music video. Horror Cinema from around the World
historiography, cultural theory, the following trimester.
Analyse contemporary horror films in
Narration in the Fiction Film sociopolitical analysis and aesthetics.
East Asian Cinema the national context of their respective
Examine the storytelling possibilities
Representing the Real, Disclosing the Study the dynamic and diverse film country. You’ll study movies including
of film, in a module that encompasses Truth, and Capturing the Everyday output of countries including China, It, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,
classical Hollywood cinema, art cinema, Explore how film and TV represents South Korea and Japan, and reflect on [REC], and À l’intérieur/Inside.
counter-cinema, and parametric reality and why – in an era of alternative film as a ‘transnational’ phenomenon.
narration. facts and fake news – representing Exploratory Practices 2
Is Television History? Through experimental practice, you’ll
American Alternative Cinema reality matters. You’ll consider
Reflect on the ways that television come to understand a range of range
Go beyond the Hollywood mainstream documentaries, news and more. of styles and techniques connected to
can both do history and be history,
with case studies including American Animation History developing individual and collaborative
with case studies ranging from period
independent, cult, exploitation, trash Develop a deeper understanding of the theatre skills.
dramas to historical documentaries.
and underground movies. history of American animation by taking
Making Performance 2: Production Performance Perspectives 3:
Exploratory Practices 1 an in-depth look at the genre. Approaching Audiences
You’ll continue to work in your
This module focuses on the skills for Television and Factual Production Consider how theatre of different eras,
designated area towards the
developing a production, including genres, locations and aesthetics has
Produce factual content suitable for performance. Your production will be
textual and thematic context, practical approached audiences, and how the
broadcast as part of a small production staged publicly as part of the annual
methodology, creative concept, relationship between audience and
crew. It’s an opportunity to develop your ‘Making Performance’ season on
planning and time management. performance can function.
production skills and learn about TV and campus.
Intermediate Technique factual production.
Screen Production Project 1: Planning
Develop your skills and understanding
Year 3 modules and Pre-Production
in one of the following key production
Turn your film idea into a workable
areas: scenography; stage management; Specialist Project (Drama) professional project before you step
play and scriptwriting. Demonstrate knowledge of your into production. Learn what it takes to
specialist area of interest through create a film before pitching your idea,
research. Present either a fully written ready for the next steps.
dissertation or a practice as research
project (combining practical pieces and
written commentary).
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BA English and Film Screen, Nation, Identity
On this module, you’ll explore the
relationship between a country’s sense
Brief Encounters with the Victorians
Examine shorter narratives of the
Victorian period, by some of its most
Studies of history and identity, and the stories
that it tells about itself on screen.
influential authors. You’ll address key
issues relating to industrialisation, class,
gender and imperialism.
Year 2 modules
Year 1 modules Voyage out: Travel, Empire and
Typical offer 112 Compulsory Cultural Encounters
Compulsory Narration in the Fiction Film Examine encounters between travellers
Example A levels BBC Literature Lab Examine the storytelling possibilities and the cultures they visit through
In this module, you’ll acquire essential of film, in a module that encompasses a study of the literature of travel,
UCAS code QP33 skills for the study of literature, as well classical Hollywood cinema, art cinema, including fictional accounts and visual
as general academic skills. You’ll also counter-cinema and parametric representations like art and film.
develop your essay writing, presenting, narration.
research and referencing. The Child in British and American
Explore and analyse English Literature and Culture
Optional
literature and global film. Writing Criticism
Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama
Discover the ways that the contradictory
Sharpen your film analysis skills. You’ll image of the child has been represented
Along the way, you’ll benefit examine a range of different types Meet Shakespeare amid the vibrant in literary texts in Britain and America,
from the knowledge of of cinema and complete a series of theatrical milieu of late 16th and early from the 19th century through to the
visiting authors and expert exercises to help you become a better 17th-century London, where he was present day.
film critic. among a number of inventive and
lecturers. You’ll study English influential playwrights of the time. British and American Modernism
from a range of genres and Reading Fiction Explore a diverse literary period through
Explore the techniques, conventions The Age of Chivalry and Romance
periods, while also looking authors on both sides of the Atlantic
and developments of the novel from You’ll learn about and evaluate the who stood for radical change. Featured
at film as art, history, culture, the 18th century to today. You’ll engage medieval culture of chivalry and courtly writers include T S Eliot, Virginia Woolf
entertainment and as a with relevant contexts, studying authors love, then see how it was received in the and F Scott Fitzgerald.
business. from Austen to Ondaatje. ‘real’ world of later medieval England.
Love and Desire in Renaissance
Reading Poetry Sentiment and Scandal: Literature of Literature, c.1530–1633
This module introduces you to different the Long 18th Century Study the development of the most
forms of poetry from the Renaissance Explore sentiment and satire, sensibility passionate and erotic representations
to the present day, via a combination of and scandal in a module which focuses of love and desire in English poetry and
lectures, workshops and seminars. on the diversity, innovations and drama from the 1530s to the 1630s.
influence of 18th-century poetry, drama
The Craft of Filmmaking and fiction. Written on the Body: Rethinking
Get insight into the practical and Gender and Sexuality
collaborative elements of filmmaking, Visionaries and Rebels: Romantic Poets On this module, you’ll take a fresh look
on a module which introduce you to from Blake to Tennyson at contemporary human relations with a
direction, cinematography, production On this module, you’ll discover focus on sexuality, gender and the body.
management, editing and audio. Romanticism – a movement which gave
birth to some of the greatest poetry in
the English language.
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Screening Genders Year 3 modules Gothic Disney Studies
Critically examine the representation of On this module you’ll analyse the An in-depth exploration of the
gender on screen through the lens of Compulsory Gothic, from the conception of history and impact of Disney’s global
feminist film theory. Dissertation and Dissertation the genre in the 18th century to entertainment empire.
Preparation its manifestation in contemporary
American Alternative Cinema Make your original contribution to Global Nightmares: Contemporary
literature and film.
Go beyond the Hollywood mainstream Horror Cinema from around the World
research by designing, carrying out and
with case studies including Secrets and Lies: Victorian Decadence Analyse contemporary horror films in
writing up your own project on a topic
independent, cult, exploitation, trash and Degeneration 1860–1901 the national context of their respective
that you choose, supported by your
and underground movies. Explore new forms of writing which country. You’ll study movies including
dissertation supervisor.
focus on alternative or hidden aspects It, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,
American Animation History Screen Production Project 1: Planning of Victorian society, such as the new [REC], and À l’intérieur/Inside.
On this module, you’ll develop a and Pre-Production woman, the homosexual man, the
deeper understanding of the history Turn your film idea into a workable American History by Hollywood
foreigner and the poor.
of American animation by taking an professional project before you step Filmmakers have long used the history
in-depth look at the genre. into production. Learn what it takes to Childhood Trauma and its Aftermath in of the USA as a source of stories and
Contemporary Fiction characters. This module compares
Representing the Real, Disclosing create a film before pitching your idea,
Study the ways that contemporary Hollywood’s version with what historical
Truth, and Capturing the Everyday ready for the next steps.
novels and ‘misery memoirs’ present sources say ‘really’ happened.
Explore how film and TV represents Screen Production Project 2: Filming childhood trauma that impacts on
reality and why – in an era of alternative and Post-Production adolescence and adulthood.
facts and fake news – representing Create your film. Take the reins and
reality matters. You’ll consider follow the project through from Special Author: Shakespeare
documentaries, news and more. pre-production to shooting, editing, Study plays from the whole range of
screening and review. Shakespeare’s dramatic career, from
Moving Image Techniques the early 1590s to around 1610, with
Learn to manipulate image and sound –
and create your own experimental film
Optional a selection of comedies, histories,
Playing God: Late Medieval Drama, tragedies and tragicomedies.
or music video.
from Page to Stage East Asian Cinema
Television and Factual Production Explores the vibrant drama of late Study the dynamic and diverse film
Produce factual content suitable for medieval England. Alongside study of output of countries including China,
broadcast as part of a small production each text, you’ll be able to reimagine South Korea and Japan, and reflect on
crew. It’s an opportunity to develop your the play in performance, using theatre film as a ‘transnational’ phenomenon.
production skills and learn about TV and workshops, field trips and archives.
factual production. Is Television History?
Unruly Subjects and Renaissance Texts Reflect on the ways that television
Musical-Made America How 16th and early 17th-century writing can both do history and be history,
The musical is a distinctively American treated controversial issues of the day with case studies ranging from period
genre. Examine how Hollywood and such as rebellion, sexual misconduct, dramas to historical documentaries.
Broadway have created spaces to cross-dressing and witchcraft.
represent and reimagine the USA’s
sexual, racial and political identities.
24 | HULL.AC.UK UNDERGRADUATE COURSE GUIDE 2020 | 25Be part of We’re in the top 50 universities
for research power**
something
Which basically means we’re helping to change
the world through the work our people are
doing. And you could be part of it. From tackling
marine pollution to breaking the chain of
extraordinary
modern-day slavery, our research is not only
enriching the lives of people across the world,
it enriches your university experience. So come
and get involved.
Here at Hull, we know extraordinary is in you. And we’re You’ll meet new
here to help you find it. This is why we’ve partnered with people who’ll
Team GB. Our united belief is that anyone, with the right become old friends.
opportunities ahead and a dedicated team behind, can More than 15,000 students
from around 100 countries
achieve extraordinary things. live, work and play on our
attractive single-site campus.
The partnership isn’t
the only thing we’ve got
going for us either. We
Whether you’re into bands or
also offer you guaranteed
board games, food or film, history
accommodation,^ with
or horror, sci-fi or skateboarding,
more than 2,300 rooms on
this is a place to do more of what
campus. Our students go on
you love – there’s something for
to do amazing things too,
everyone here in Hull. And with up
with 95.9% of our graduates
to £2,000 in cash awards available,
in work or further study with
there’s help with your living costs,
six months.†
too. It’s your home away from
home. And your chance to discover
who you really are.
Choose extraordinary. Choose Hull.
^ We guarantee you a room in University-owned or partnered accommodation if you apply by 1 October.
† Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education for the academic year 2016/17, published by HESA June 2018.
** Times Higher Education, based on the most recent Research Excellence Framework 2014.
26 | HULL.AC.UK UNDERGRADUATE COURSE GUIDE 2020 | 27This. Is. Hull.
A place where we stand up to kings, do deals with the
world and take a wrecking ball to the slave trade.
A place where culture stands out and the phone boxes
are a different colour. A place where we’re free thinking,
independent and proud of it.
Glasgow
Learn more about Hull M8
Edinburgh
THE DEEP at hull.ac.uk/abouthull A1
Newcastle
Belfast
A1
York
Dublin
Liverpool
M62
Leeds HULL
A15
Manchester
Sheffield
M1 Lincoln
Nottingham A1
A42
Birmingham M1
Cardiff o
London
HUMBER STREET THE FRUIT MARKET
28 | HULL.AC.UK UNDERGRADUATE COURSE GUIDE 2020 | 2930 | HULL.AC.UK UNDERGRADUATE COURSE GUIDE 2020 | 31
WESTFIELD COURT WESTFIELD COURT
You’ll feel right
at home in Hull
We have something for everyone here. Whatever you
choose, you’ll find a place to live that works best for
you. And if you apply by 1 October, we guarantee you a
University room.^
From £125 to £195 per Take a virtual
week – something to suit all tour of our rooms
budgets* Go to hull.ac.uk/accommodation
to find out more and take a 360°
tour of where you’ll be living.
From 42 to 50-week
contracts, so you don’t pay
for more than you need WESTFIELD COURT
2,300+ on-campus rooms
Up to 150Mbps FREE WiFi**
Connect up to 7 devices to
the WiFi at once
24/7 security on campus
* 2020/21 fees correct at time of going to print.
See website for most up-to-date information.
^ We guarantee all students a room in University-
owned or partnered accommodation if they apply
by 1 October. THE COURTYARD TAYLOR COURT
** Westfield Court and Taylor Court only.
32 | HULL.AC.UK UNDERGRADUATE COURSE GUIDE 2020 | 33Fees and funding
So … time to talk about money. How much does How much does it cost to do an undergraduate course?
university cost? How are you going to pay for it?
You’ll have seen headlines about students leaving uni thousands in debt.* And Are you a UK student?
while a university education costs money, it’s different kind of debt to a normal
loan or a credit card. How much you’ll repay – and when you start paying – varies. Yes No
* The Financial Times, 24 April 2018, ‘Graduate Premium Holds Steady despite Rising Student Numbers’
£14,000 (non-science courses) or
£9,250 per year* on a full-time degree £16,600 (science courses) per year
for international students^
You’ll pay lower fees while you’re on a year abroad or an industrial placement year.
How do I pay for that? Can I get a loan to help with
This is where your tuition fee loan living costs?
comes in. You’ll need to apply to your Yes, if you’re a student from England.
national student finance organisation: It’s called a maintenance loan, and it
so Student Finance England, Student can be as much as £8,944 a year (that
Finance Wales, and so on. was the maximum for 2019 entry: we’ve
included it as a guide because the 2020
Your tuition fee loan figures haven’t been released yet).
• Paid straight to the University
• Covers the full cost of your course Your maintenance loan
fees • Helps with the cost of living
• You don’t start paying any of it • Paid straight into your bank account
back until you’re earning more than at the start of each term
£25,725 a year • You won’t have to pay any of it
• After 30 years, any remaining debt is back until you’re earning more than
written off – regardless of what you £25,725 a year
still owe • After 30 years, any remaining debt is
written off – regardless of what you
still owe
* These fees may rise each year with inflation, in line with the maximum fees set by the Government.
^ Subject to change and discounts may apply. See website for the most up-to-date figures.
34 | HULL.AC.UK UNDERGRADUATE COURSE GUIDE 2020 | 35How much can I borrow? And how much will I paying back after I graduate?
What you can borrow depends on your family’s income and where you’ll be living Just to recap, you don’t have to pay back anything until your salary goes above
while you’re at uni. £25,725 a year. When that happens, the amount you’re earning determines what
your loan repayment will be.
Is your family’s annual household Is your annual salary
income £25,000 or less? above £25,725 a year?
Yes No Yes No, it’s less
than that
Household Living away Living at Annual income Monthly payment
When you come to uni, where will You don’t have
you be living? income from home home
£26,000 £3 to make any
£30,000 £8,303 £6,895 £30,000 £33 repayments
£35,000 £7,661 £6,260 £35,000 £70
At home Away from home
£40,000 £7,019 £5,626 £40,000 £108
£45,000 £6,377 £4,991 £45,000 £145
You’ll be able to You’ll be able to
borrow £7,529 borrow £8,944 £50,000 £5,735 £4,357 £50,000 £183
£55,000 £5,093 £3,722
£60,000 £4,452 £3,314
£62,212 £4,168 £3,314
or more
The figures for 2020 entry haven’t been published yet, so here we’re using our Again, the figures for 2020 entry haven’t been published yet, so here we’re using
2019 figures as a guide. 2019 figures as a guide.
36 | HULL.AC.UK UNDERGRADUATE COURSE GUIDE 2020 | 37Scholarships
and bursaries
Here at Hull, we’re big fans of hard work. This is a How can I get one?
Yorkshire university, after all. So if you’ve gone the extra You don’t have to do anything. That’s right: not a thing. We check your eligibility
when you start, and we’ll make sure you get the money you’re entitled to. You can
mile to secure your place here, you might well find there’s only receive one award, but you’ll get the highest value award that you’re eligible for.
a cash award waiting for you.
What can I spend it on?
Depending on how many UCAS points you earn, or what your family circumstances
Anything you like! You could broaden your horizons and plan a summer adventure.
are, you could bag one of these financial boosters to help with paying your way at uni.
Give your study needs an upgrade with a new laptop. Make sure you stay in touch
What are scholarships and bursaries? with your family and friends back home with a new phone, loads of data and plenty
of train tickets home. Or even, treat yourself to 930 Costa coffees before lectures (or
They’re cash awards paid straight into your bank account. You don’t have to pay
Starbucks – whatever you prefer, we have both on campus).
them back. They’re available for UK students. And they’re awarded for a variety of
reasons including academic achievement and to help people on lower incomes. Do you offer scholarships to international students?
What scholarships and bursaries do you offer? Yes, we do. These take the form of discounts on tuition fees. You can find out more
about these at hull.ac.uk/international.
Here are just three of the awards we offer. To find out more, go to
hull.ac.uk/scholarships-and-bursaries. There’s also financial support available for care leavers, young carers and students
with children. To find out more about any of these, go to hull.ac.uk/money. For
advice, call us now on 01482 466538 or email hefunding@hull.ac.uk. Follow us on
Twitter @HE_Funding.
Attainment Merit scholarship* Studentship* Terms and conditions apply to all our scholarships.
scholarship* £2,000 for students £1,000 for students See www.hull.ac.uk/scholarships.
£1,200 for students who achieve 120 with a household
who achieve 112 UCAS points from income of less
UCAS points from three A levels than £25,000
three A levels (not including
(not including General Studies)
General Studies) or equivalent
or equivalent
* These awards are subject to Access and Participation Plan approval. Students living in Scotland, Wales,
Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man are not eligible for these awards. Terms and
conditions apply.
38 | HULL.AC.UK UNDERGRADUATE COURSE GUIDE 2020 | 39How to apply Useful contacts
to Hull Admissions
01482 466100
The (not so) small print ...
Please note …
When you apply for Hull, you’ll have a team ready to admissions@hull.ac.uk The information in this guide is provided
answer your questions every step of the way. From hull.ac.uk/admissions by the University of Hull, and is for
general information purposes only.
starting your application to the day you win a place We do everything possible to keep the
to come here. Accommodation information up to date and correct,
01482 466042 but we reserve the right to introduce
rooms@hull.ac.uk changes to the information given in our
UCAS Our UCAS institution codes publications. For more detail and the
hull.ac.uk/accomm
For most of our full-time H72: All Hull courses except latest on our programmes, please go to
undergraduate courses, you need Medicine hull.ac.uk.
Student Finance
to register and apply through the
H75: Medicine (Hull York 01482 466538 Want to know more?
Universities and Colleges
Medical School) hefunding@hull.ac.uk Our full 2020 Undergraduate
Admissions Service (UCAS).
hull.ac.uk/money prospectus is available to order or
You can find the entry Dates for your diary download from hull.ac.uk/prospectus.
requirements on your course Or visit hull.ac.uk to find out the latest
1 September: UCAS UCAS information.
page at hull.ac.uk.
applications open 0371 468 0468
But as a general guide,
we’re happy to consider 15 October: Medicine UCAS ucas.com We use role models, not models
applications from candidates applications deadline *Our institution code is H72. You’ll find no models in this publication.
with predicted grades totalling For Medicine, apply to H75. The people you see on these pages are
15 January: UCAS applications our students, and we are proud of them.
112 UCAS points or above.
deadline for all other courses to
International Office Tell us what you think
To find out more, go to guarantee equal consideration
01482 462190 Please write to
hull.ac.uk/admissions Late February: UCAS Extra global@hull.ac.uk Marketing and Communications,
To register and apply, go to opens hull.ac.uk/international University of Hull,
ucas.com/students Cottingham Road,
30 June: Main UCAS
Hull, HU6 7RX, UK.
application scheme closes
International student?
See hull.ac.uk/international for 4 July: UCAS Extra closes
more information on how to apply.
40 | HULL.AC.UK UNDERGRADUATE COURSE GUIDE 2020 | 41Tariff calculator Your notes
BTEC level 3
A level UCAS Tariff (QCF) / National (QCF) / National (QCF) / National
Extended Extended Extended
Diploma Diploma Diploma
144 DDD
128 DDM
112 DMM D*D*
104 D*D
96 MMM DD
84
80 MMP DM
78
72
64 MPP MM
60
A* 56 D*
A 48 PPP MP D
B 40
36
C 32 PP M
28
D 24
20
E 16 P
Of course, we also consider other qualifications – such as AS levels, Cambridge
Technicals and EPQs – and a range of international qualifications.
If you’ve got any questions about what qualifications we accept or our entry
requirements in general, just ask. We’re on 01482 466100 or at admissions@hull.ac.uk.
You can also work out your own UCAS points total at
www.ucas.com/ucas/tariff-calculator.
There’s also a full tariff points guide for all available qualifications on the UCAS site.
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