Screen Studies

The Screen Studies program fromUniversity of Liverpool is designed for those interested in both the industrial and economic aspects of contemporary screen media (film, television and videogames) and in the complex ways in which such media interact with societies and cultures globally.

The Screen Studies program from University of Liverpool provides you with the opportunity to develop an in-depth knowledge of the industrial and cultural dimensions that permeate screen-based media. It focuses on both the historical evolution of film, television and videogames and their shifting place in contemporary media industries and cultures, enabling you to understand the complexity of current media trends on a global scale.

Key Features

• Strongly interdisciplinary, the course brings together elements from a diverse range of disciplines, within the arts and humanities, including film studies, television studies, games studies, communication studies, media studies, policy studies, political economy, and others.
• The program cultivates fundamental transferrable skills related to media research, develops applied knowledge and provides real world insights all strongly informed by digital-led approaches and tools.
• It also integrates practical experience as it benefits from the input of top screen industry practitioners who share their wealth of knowledge in specially organised events.
• This course is for people who would like a career in the media industries, with a particular focus on screen media and entertainment. This could include areas such as media production, distribution, exhibition, sales, as well research development in film, television, videogame and streaming platforms.
• Furthermore, the course can also be a stepping stone for a postgraduate research degree, especially in the field of media industry studies, which has been attracting a lot of scholarly attention in the last few years.

Career prospects

The course provides strong employability opportunities that include:

• Attending talks by established screen industry experts
• In-course session on careers in the screen industries
• Invitations to events organised by the Centre for Converged Screen Media and Entertainment that is run by staff teaching on the MA Screen Studies
• Writing for the blog of the Centre for Converged Screen Media and Entertainment
• Links with local university partners specialising in screen media
• Opportunities for participation in major screen media events organised in Liverpool (such as Eurovision 2023)

• Teaching opportunities as part of running workshops

The program opens up opportunities in the following two broadly defined fields:

• Screen-based media in a number of sectors, including:
• media industries (production, distribution, exhibition, sales, research in film, television, streaming platforms/on-demand video companies) on a global scale;
• local, regional, national, international institutions and organisations that support, regulate, collaborate with screen-based companies;

• local, regional, national, international organisations, institutions, publications, projects that research, analyse and report on screen-based media
• Opportunities for further qualifications or employment within the field of screen-based media

The degree is designed to provide a strong platform from which to progress to further research at PhD level that is supported and supervised by the members attached to the Centre for Converged Screen Media and EntertainmentAlternatively, the MA program equips you to study at other Universities.

Courses include:

• Screen Cultures A
• Researching Screen

• Screen Industries A
• Influencing Strategies In Digital Media
• Artificial Intelligence And Communication B