Research Masters

We're excited to offer a range of MA and MSc by Research postgraduate degrees. These will enable you to pursue a particular interest, whether in Screenwriting, Filmmaking, Interactive Media or Theatre, alongside rigorous academic work. The degrees have no taught elements; instead the focus will be on independent learning and supervision, culminating in a final project. 

Screenwriting

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MA by Research in Screenwriting
Develop your own film or TV script

Filmmaking

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MA by Research in Filmmaking

Create your own short film or television pilot (20-30 minutes) from development through to postproduction.  

Interactive Media

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MA by Research in Interactive Media
Write a thesis on an element of interactive media or digital culture that interests you

MSc by Research in Interactive Media
Write a thesis on the design, implementation and evaluation of your own interactive media system

Theatre 

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MA by Research in Theatre

Write your thesis on an area of Theatre that interests you

Find out more

If you have any questions about the MA/MSc by research courses, please contact:

Dr Lisa Peschel
lisa.peschel@york.ac.uk
01904 325247

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact:

TFTV Postgraduate Admissions:
tftv-pg-admissions@york.ac.uk
01904 325286

Graduate research at York

We're ranked 1st in England and Wales for Film Production and Photography in the Guardian's 2017 University guide.

We're a research-intensive university with a community of over 2,000 research students. We support our research students with skills training and a graduate research school.