Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in Cinema Studies

University of Canterbury

This Postgraduate Diploma is ideal for graduates wishing to undertake advanced study in a humanities or social science specialisation. A graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts will have an advanced level of knowledge in one discipline or area of specialisation cultivated over a full year of study or equivalent. During this time they will have developed such skills as: the ability to analyse and evaluate academic literature in that area the ability to synthesise information and communicate their findings in both oral and written form self-directed learning and intellectual independence. Postgraduate study in Cinema Studies at UC is offered within the Department of English. Our Honours courses are coded as English courses, but the Cinema Studies Honours year focuses on film topics and has specific prerequisites. Cinema Studies postgraduate students who pursue the MA, MA(Thesis), and PhD degrees in English have been recipients of the prestigious UC Master's Scholarship and have written on diverse film topics, including American independent cinema, the French New Wave, Japanese Anime, and Queer Cinema. Postgraduate students have the opportunity to tutor in 100-level Cinema Studies courses, which allows you to acquire valuable work experience.

Faculty of Arts