About the course The MSt in Film Aesthetics equips you with the skills and knowledge necessary for analysing film as an art form. It concentrates on film criticism, detailed film analysis, film theory and philosophy insofar as they relate to film aesthetics. It teaches the history and the contemporary developments in the scholarly literature relating to these aspects. It encourages analytical, thoughtful and imaginative engagement with film as a medium and with individual films.

关于课程 电影美学硕士课程为您提供了将电影作为一种艺术形式进行分析所需的技能和知识。它专注于与电影美学相关的电影批评、详细的电影分析、电影理论和哲学。它教授与这些方面有关的学术文献的历史和当代发展。它鼓励将电影作为一种媒介，并与个别电影进行分析、思考和富有想象力的接触。

The MSt in Film Aesthetics is a degree in the humanities run by the Humanities Division.

The course concentrates on film from the point of view of aesthetics, including:

• the detailed study of film style and form, and the articulation of it in writing - for example, narrative structure, use of camera, colour, performance, sound, music, editing and composition;
• matters of philosophical aesthetics, and their particular application to film
• classic and contemporary film theory and philosophy as they relate to film aesthetics.

The first term of the course will look at the analysis of film style and film form, train techniques of film analysis and look at key concepts in film form, film criticism, film theory and philosophy.

The second term consists of four short segments, each covering a particular aesthetic topic. Each segment is compulsory and there are no optional components. This part of the course provides you with the opportunity to engage with four different areas of specialisation.

The courses for the second term change from year to year but may include:

• aesthetics of Italian cinema
• Sounds and cinema
• Art and film
• Screening cities
• Collaborative critical workshop
• the film-philosophy of Stanley Cavell

Assessment

Assessment is by three essays and a dissertation. The dissertation, written in the final term, provides an opportunity to work with a tutor in your chosen area of specialisation.

Graduate destinations

The analytical skills taught in the course are applicable in a wide range of jobs concerned with film and visual media, for example film programming, film reviewing, film production, design and teaching. The course is especially suitable as a foundation for further scholarly research into film.

海外学生：Overseas £30,910

Living costs

In addition to your course fees, you will need to ensure that you have adequate funds to support your living costs for the duration of your course.

For the 2024-25 academic year, the range of likely living costs for full-time study is between c. £1,345 and £1,955 for each month spent in Oxford.

申请费用：

An application fee of £75 is payable per course application.

三封推荐信：Referees:

Three overall, academic preferred

Academic references are strongly recommended, although one professional reference of the three required overall is also acceptable. If you are returning to study after extended periods of non-academic employment then you are welcome to nominate professional referees where it would be impractical to call on your previous university tutors.  

Your references will support intellectual ability, academic achievement, motivation, suitability for the specific degree.

官方成绩单：Official transcript(s)

个人陈述：Personal statement:

A maximum of 1,000 words

Your personal statement should be written in English and explain your motivation for applying for the course at Oxford, your relevant experience and education, and the specific areas that interest you.

You should think of the personal statement as also a statement of academic purpose. You should go beyond expressing an enthusiasm for film and be as specific as possible about studying film in an academic context. It is also important that you should be specific about why you wish to study film from an aesthetic point of view as distinct from other approaches to film study.

This will be assessed for your reasons for applying; evidence of motivation for and understanding of the proposed area of study; the ability to present a reasoned case in English.

2份写作示范：Written work:

Two essays of a maximum of 2,000 words each

Academic essays or other writing samples from your most recent qualification, written in English, are required. Extracts of the requisite length from longer work are also permissible.

If possible, please ensure that the word count is clearly displayed on the document.

The written work need not relate to film, but show abilities to discuss ideas or texts in detail. Extra-curricular essays on film, written especially for the application, are accepted but at least one specialist piece of work from your degree, even if not related to film, is strongly encouraged.

This will be assessed for the ability to analyse/close read a text or artwork, and/or the ability to theorise/philosophise about aesthetic issues; good understanding of the subject area; ability to construct an defend an argument; powers of analysis; and powers of expression.

1，墨尔本大学本科 film studies 专业，GPA 3.85， 一等学位， 做过冯小刚电影工作室的场记，写过creative writing的小说与电影剧本，有影评被《当代电影》发表，影评主题是关于：“电影精神分析”理论 Theory on Film Awareness Analysis.

2，上海戏剧学院，GPA 91分/100, 有过3份在广告公司，上海阳狮广告从事创意方面的Internships. 摄影协会会员。

December and January deadlines

Almost all courses have a December or January deadline. You can check which deadline your course uses on the course page. You must apply by the December or January deadline used by your course if you wish to be considered for Oxford scholarships, or any scholarship which uses these deadlines.

Funding deadlines

To be eligible for Oxford scholarships, you must apply by the December or January deadline used by your course. If your course uses a November deadline, applications submitted by this deadline will also be eligible for Oxford scholarships. 

重点大学的film studies 电影研究专业的老师；文艺研究学者；作家； 访谈和纪录片导演；电影制作工作者；文艺工作者；创意产业从业人员；广告策划与广告总监；

Degree-level qualifications

As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the following UK qualifications or their equivalent:

• a first-class undergraduate degree with honours in the humanities, fine art or social sciences. 

For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA sought is 3.8 out of 4.0.

不需要GRE成绩，没有面试，特别看重申请材料，尤其是PS和written works.

雅思要求：IELTS Academic (Institution code: 0713) 总分7.5， 单科不低于 7.0

TOEFL iBT, including the 'Home Edition'

(Institution code: 0490)总分 110 Listening: 22 Reading: 24 Speaking: 25 Writing: 24