Overview

This Film Studies - Theory and Practice programme at University of Galway combines a strong academic focus on the theoretical and historical study of film, with modules addressing screenwriting, digital film practice, film education and film festival curation. The programme has close connections with PALAS— Galway’s award-winning arthouse cinema as well as the annual Galway Film Fleadh.

This programme allows students to pursue either an academic-focused pathway or a practice-based approach to film, including the possibility of completing a feature-length screenplay during the academic year.

Careers

Graduates have gone on to further research at PhD level and have acquired positions as lecturers and researchers in third level institutions. Graduates have also found employment in a range of film festival, film and media production, and journalism roles, including university lecturer, television producer, publisher’s production assistant, film producer and director, newspaper editor, journalist, teacher, theatre administrator, and film festival programmer.

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Programme Structure

Courses include

Critical Theory

Film History

Ireland on Screen

Gender, Sexuality and Cinema

Screenwriting

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-07 00:00:00

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Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, you are advised to apply as early as possible.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

95

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

7

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Credits

90 ECTS

MA—90, PG Dip—60

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Galway, Ireland

Disciplines

Film Studies Art History Creative Writing View 10 other Masters in Art History in Ireland

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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95

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65

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7

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General requirements

QQI Level 8 degree or equivalent, H2.2. GPA 3.0 or equivalent international qualification. Students who do not meet the honours degree requirement but have a Level 7 degree (Merit 1) may be admitted to the PDip course with the possibility of progressing to the MA if they receive a minimum of 60% in their course work during the year. Applicants are required to submit a writing sample, consisting of either a graded academic essay or a review essay of a recent film (1,000 words), and a personal statement with their application.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

19500 EUR / year

≈ 19500 EUR / year
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EU/EEA Nationals

8000 EUR / year

≈ 8000 EUR / year

Additional Details

Part-time EU: €4,000 part-time p.a.
Postgraduate Diploma fees: TBC
Student levy €140 p.a. full-time; €70 p.a. part-time

Living costs

Galway

Ireland

800 - 1100 EUR / month

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Funding

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