MA Film & Visual Culture and Philosophy
Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL. SL in English is also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in related subjects. Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B.) GCSE English (or equivalent) is required at Grade C/4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C/4 is also required for Accountancy, Economics and Finance programmes. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3.
About this course
MA in Philosophy and Photography, covering philosophical enquiry alongside the history and theory of visual culture. Core topics include Research Methods and Communication & Writing. The four-year programme includes independent dissertation projects in both philosophy and film and visual culture.
Modules
- Academic Writing for Language & Literature
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Introduction to Visual Culture
- Introduction to Film and the Cinematic Experience
- Experience, Knowledge and Reality
- Controversial Questions
- How Should One Live?
- Environmental Ethics
- Logic and Argument
- Visualising Modernity
- Visualising Revolution
- Dissertation in Film & Visual Culture
- Dissertation