Compulsory modules will introduce you to film, starting with classical Hollywood and European cinema. You'll learn more about this important early period for cinema and develop your critical and analytical skills.

You'll also learn about ancient and modern world history in a compulsory module exploring contact, conflict and culture.

You'll choose from optional History topics including:

• twentieth-century China
• apocalyptic visions through history
• death and mourning in Victorian Britain
• the First World War
• an archaeology module about objects and technologies

You'll study early and silent cinema, and choose from a wide range of Film and History modules.

Film topics include:

• film noir
• animation
• women and Hollywood
• scriptwriting

History topics include:

• the British Empire in the Americas
• US counterterrorism
• witchcraft in England
• urban nightlife in the 19th and 20th centuries

A special module will help you plan your year abroad.

You'll spend your third year at one of our partner universities in another country. You can study in English, but will also have the opportunity to develop your language skills. You'll write a 'year abroad report' with support from an academic supervisor.

You'll take a module examining your experiences abroad. It will help you produce an enhanced CV.

You'll write a dissertation on a topic of your choice, from either subject area, to develop your independent research skills. A supervisor with research expertise on your topic will support you.

You can also choose from modules on topics including:

• horror, science fiction and fantasy film
• stardom: history, myth and heritage
• race, gender and sexuality in British cinema
• television studies
• the impact of ancient Egyptian culture
• revolutions in modern Iran
• nuclear war and peace