BA Scandinavian Studies and Film Studies
About this course
BA in Scandinavian Studies and Film Studies, a School of European Languages, Culture and Society degree focusing on northern European culture alongside cinematic history and theory. Core topics include Research Methods. This four-year course includes a compulsory academic year spent abroad. The first year covers initial foundations through Manufacturing Consent: Media and the Making of the Modern World, Theories and Methods in Film and Media Studies, Film and Media History and Analysis, Introduction to Nordic Studies 1, and Introduction to Nordic Studies 2, with optional language choices in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Icelandic. The second year progresses with Introduction to Film Genre, Topics in Popular Film and Media, Mediatising Dissent, and Directions in Contemporary Cinema, alongside further language and international cinema options. The third year consists of SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and SELCS Year Abroad Term 2. The fourth year concludes the programme with Dissertation in Film and Media and Advanced Project Work in Danish, Norwegian or Swedish, supported by optional modules such as Low Countries Cinema, The Cinema of Resistance: Second World War, and Film and/as Philosophy.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Foreign language preferred.) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5.)
Modules
- Manufacturing Consent: Media and the Making of the Modern World
- Theories and Methods in Film and Media Studies
- Film and Media History and Analysis
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 1
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 2
- Introduction to Danish Language and Culture
- Introduction to Swedish Language and Culture
- Introduction to Norwegian Language and Culture
- Introduction to Icelandic Language and Culture
- Introduction to Film Genre
- Topics in Popular Film and Media
- Mediatising Dissent
- Directions in Contemporary Cinema
- French Film History
- The New German Cinema
- Docudrama in Contemporary Italian Cinema
- Intermediate Danish Language and Culture
- Intermediate Swedish Language and Culture
- Intermediate Norwegian Language and Culture
- Intermediate Norwegian Language and Culture 1
- Intermediate Icelandic Language and Culture
- 20th Century Latin American Cinema: History, Politics, Aesthetics
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Dissertation in Film and Media
- Advanced Project Work in Danish, Norwegian or Swedish
- Low Countries Cinema
- The Cinema of Resistance: Second World War
- Film and/as Philosophy
- Bombay Cinema: Industry and History
- East Asian Cinema
- French Film Adaptations
- Weimar and Nazi Film
- Words and Images: Italian Film Adaptations
- Experimental Film and Video: Between Gallery and Cinema
- Advanced Danish Language and Culture
Questions about this course
What grades do I need for BA Scandinavian Studies and Film Studies at University College London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB.