This course gives students the opportunity to study contemporary theatre performance alongside the history and theory of film. Film at Lancaster is a stimulating and intellectually engaging course which provides a framework for the close analysis of individual films. Students will study cinema history and the social significance of films and will develop a detailed understanding of the techniques of film production. They will also have the opportunity to produce short films in all three years of their study. They can choose from a range of specialist courses and will develop skills that can lead to post-graduate study and careers in the media, advertising and marketing. Studying Theatre at Lancaster gives students the opportunity to learn about innovative twentieth and twenty first century theatre and performance through an exciting and varied mix of theoretical and practical approaches. They will gain critical and creative skills that open up possibilities for working in theatre, while making them attractive to a wide range of other employers. This degree gives graduates the confidence and capability to produce work for themselves. Our graduates have become professional theatre practitioners including performers, directors, writers, dramaturgs, producers and technicians while others have chosen to work as community artists, arts administrators and managers.  Film graduates have gone into TV production roles, independent film production and jobs in advertising, marketing and media production.