Key information
- Duration: Full-time: 36 months (3-4 years); Part-time: 72 months (up to 6 years)
Overview
Cinema Studies postgraduate students who pursue the MA, MA(Thesis), and PhD degrees in English have been recipients of the prestigious UC Master's Scholarship and have written on diverse film topics, including American independent cinema, the French New Wave, Japanese Animé, and Queer Cinema.
Careers
The Cinema Studies programme at University of Canterbury graduates start their careers in film, radio, TV, and online newsrooms, as well as in media roles such as social media managers, online producers, and communications advisors. They also pursue academic careers in secondary and tertiary teaching.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Picture (Im)Perfect: Utopia and Dystopia in Literature
- 'A Small Good Thing': The Short Story in the Old World and the New
- Modern Poetry
- Directed Reading and Writing
- Women/Theory/Film
- Research Essay
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
Duolingo English Test: 120
TOEFL iBT: 90
PTE Academic: 58
IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
Enrolment in a PhD requires completion of a research-focused honours or master’s degree, at First or Second Class (Division I) Honours or Distinction level (or equivalent qualifications).
- Applicants with qualifications from outside Aotearoa New Zealand must have been granted admission to the University. Our admissions team, in consultation with the host department, look at your qualifications and transcripts to ensure that you have the background required to complete a PhD. It is possible that you may be required to complete preparatory courses prior to or after admission into a PhD programme.
- In exceptional circumstances applicants without the typical academic background, but who can demonstrate the ability to pursue a PhD, may be admitted at the discretion of the Dean of Postgraduate Research.