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Languages and Arts Undergraduate Taster Event(focus: film and media, history of art)

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This Taster Event will introduce the study of film, media and cultural studies, and languages and history of art at degree level and explore the challenges and rewards of dealing with visual material. Register to attend or click the link below in further details. It is aimed at students in years 11 & 12.

Students will have the opportunity to look at works of art and film extracts and discuss their power and meanings, as well as find out about the film and media, art history and culture and language components of two of our BA programmes. These are programmes that give students the opportunity to learn and develop fluency in their chosen language and learn about the (visual) cultures originating from the countries where the target language is spoken.

The languages represented in this event are French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish; however, it is not necessary to speak any of these languages to attend.

This event will include:
•A welcome talk from the Head of the Department of Cultures and Languages, Dr Akane Kawakami
•Taster lectures, giving students the chance to experience our courses first-hand
•A chance to talk to academic staff and current students
•A Q&A session with the course team

View full details of the event.

What's next?
Once you've booked and secured a place, we will send you some further information, including details of how to find our campus.

We ask is that you book a ticket for each person so we know how many people to expect.

Please ensure that you have booked your students by Tuesday 4 June to ensure that we have the best possible chance of accommodating you.

Programmes
At this Taster Event you will get a hands-on experience of the following Undergraduate Programmes:
•BA Language and/with Film/Media (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)
•BA Language and/with History of Art (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)

Our Departments
The Department of Cultures and Languages is a centre of excellence for French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish studies. We offer a wide range of interdisciplinary courses in the language and cultures of these language-speaking countries from the sixteenth century to the present day.

The Department of Film, Media and Cultural Studies is a centre of interdisciplinary research across film, television and media, including journalism the history of media and technology, the creative industries, digital media and practice-led research.

The Department of History of Art is an internationally respected centre of innovative research and teaching, based in historic Bloomsbury. Established 50 years ago, the Department is an internationally respected centre for teaching and research, located near some of the world's best galleries, museums and collections. The Department also boasts its own exhibition space, the Peltz Gallery.

Find Out More
Find out more about our Undergraduate courses in Languages, Film and Media Studies and History of Art.

If you have any questions or would like more details about the event, please contact Maria Elena Placencia at m.placencia@bbk.ac.uk.

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