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  • Film and Media Studies (Certificate of Higher Education)
  • 2012/2013 entry
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  • Assessment

    • Level 4 modules: coursework.
      Level 5 modules: a combination of coursework and a 3000-word essay completed in your own time in April/May.

  • Attendance

    • One evening a week for each module.

  • Duration

    • Two–three years.

  • Entry requirements
  • Fees and funding
  • Financial support
      • If you are a new student starting on a course in autumn 2012, you may be able to get a student loan to cover your fees and other Birkbeck financial support. Check if you're eligible.
      • If you are already studying with us and continuing on a course that you started before autumn 2012, find out about financial support and see if you are eligible.
      • Not sure if you are a new or a continuing student? See here for more information. 
  • Location
    • Central London.
  • Teaching

    • Teaching is in small groups.

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Film and Media Studies (Certificate of Higher Education) - 2012/2013 entry


  • Overview
      • Gain a University of London qualification – expand your knowledge and enhance your CV.
      • Covers a range of media types and genres, based on the research expertise of our academics.
      • Can provide exemptions towards Birkbeck's undergraduate degree programmes in film and media.
  • Why study this course at Birkbeck?

    • If you would like to know more about the media in all its forms, this programme will help you develop a better understanding of our complex media world. It draws on the diverse research interests of our panel of lecturers in film, television and media studies, and is designed to encourage systematic study of film and media at a high level. Studying film and media will help enhance your ability to interpret the social, economic and cultural structures behind the films, television programmes and newspapers we enjoy.

  • Course structure and modules
  • Further study opportunities

    • Successfully completing the Certificate of Higher Education can reduce your part-time BA degree studies at Birkbeck by up to one year. Several modules form part of related degree programmes at Birkbeck:

      If you are offered a place on these degrees, you may apply for retrospective credit for the modules listed above, and may be offered retrospective credit for your other Level 4 and Level 5 option modules at the discretion of the BA course director.

  • How to apply/enrol

    • ME (modular enrolment): enrol for individual modules (see 'Course structure and modules').

      Some modules are marked ME(P) (modular enrolment with prerequisites): you can enrol on these modules as long as you meet the required prerequisites.