Careers360 Logo
Interested in this College?
Get updates on Eligibility, Admission, Placements Fees Structure
Compare

Quick Facts

Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Course Overview

The Film Studies certification is a completely student-oriented course, the sequence would present core principles in film studies, significant conceptual aspects of filmmaking, master cinematographers, and main film concepts. Since becoming acquainted with the important encyclopedia of theatre, the early roots of the film as a unique cultural commodity will be discussed, focusing on its technical/ideological parameters. 

The links between cinema and other genres of production such as literature, theatre, music, photography, etc. will be described in-depth in order to establish the interdisciplinary nature of film as a cultural artifact in the entire Film Studies training. The essential chosen for the course will equip the learner to approach cinema as a form of media with a distinctive selectivity. As a moderation session in the Film Studies program, students will be given feedback on the written communication of film production reviews and vital scholarly journals on cinema. 

The journey will equip place through four main components: the structural features of the film, major film movements, classic cinematographers and their selected films, and conceptual dissertations on theatre. The Film Studies certification course will provide a study in-depth of the whole film-making procedure and how to be more efficient on it.

The Highlights

  • Interactive programme 
  • Certification of completion by Swayam 
  • Postgraduate course 
  • Certified Film Studies online course 
  • 15 weeks duration of the programme 
  • The programme delivered in association with the Central University of Kerala

Programme Offerings

  • online tutorials
  • Reading Material
  • Interactive assessments
  • quizzes
  • In-class activity platform
  • video lectures
  • assessment
  • assignments
  • references
  • Books
  • tests

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
yesCentral University of Kerala, Kasaragod

Eligibility Criteria

Work experience 

No such work experience for applying for the Film Studies program is required. Candidates can apply for the desired program without any prior experience in the field. 

Education

No such prerequisite is required in terms of education qualification criteria is necessary for applying for the program. Candidates can take the course without such requisite whereas since this is a postgraduate program, some elementary background study about film studies would surely help. 

Certification qualifying details 

In order to qualify the certification criteria, candidates should complete the Film Studies by Swayam entirely along with that they need to complete both the evaluation aspects of the course. The candidate needs to acquire 40% as merit in internal assessment and 40% as merit in the end-term examination. 

What you will learn

Knowledge of films

Through the end of the Film Studies online course, the candidate will learn the following skills: 

  • The candidate will learn about the root and historical edge of the film industry. 
  • They will learn and get the knowledge of working and production of documentaries. 
  • There will be an in-depth understanding of different languages and different fields of the film industry. 
  • They will get to know about the root edge of German expressionism and its consequences. 
  • Participants will get exposure to different aspects of queer cinema and its emergence. 
  • The existence of film soundscape and its relevance in the industry will be covered in depth
  • Candidates will be trained as to how to write a film review effectively. 
  • They will gain an understanding of different film genres and their relevance

Who it is for

The following candidates can enrol in this program: 

  • Anybody who wants to study film studies and about their aspects can apply for the program.

Admission Details

Candidates applying in Film Studies certification are advised to follow the particular procedure - 

Step 1: Have a complete look at the course on https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/cec21_hs20/preview. 

Step 2: Go on the step “join” for getting into the course, candidates will be directed to the page for login. 

Step 3: Log in with respective details.

Step 4: Next page will come up with the complete outline for the Film Studies training that will be followed throughout the modules. 

Step 5: If there will be any change or update in the course, the candidate will receive that information via their mail. 

The Syllabus

Instructors

Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What will be the base study of background for the course?

Some elementary knowledge about the film study field can help the candidate to do this course more effectively.

2: What are the modules that will get covered in the Film Studies certification syllabus?

The entire module will be focused on the origin, implications, scope of the film industry throughout the course.

3: What will be the certification criteria?

The certification criteria for the program is the assessment pattern. Candidates need to complete the internal assessments and end-term papers. 

4: What would be the outcome of the course?

The outcome of the program will be a better and effective understanding of film studies by the enrolled students. 

5: What is the enrollment procedure for the course?

The candidate needs to visit the course page, later join the course with their respective account and the candidate is registered. 

6: Who will be the instructor for this program?

The instructor for this particular course is Dr. Vellikkeel Raghavan from the Central University of Kerala.

7: Where candidates can raise questions if they have any between the program?

Candidates can put their questions directly to the instructor. 

8: What would be the mode of instruction for this course?

The mode of instruction for this program is English only. 

9: From where reading materials can be accessed for the program?

After enrolling in the course, the candidate will get access to all of the reading materials.

Articles

Download Careers360 App's

Regular exam updates, QnA, Predictors, College Applications & E-books now on your Mobile

  • student
    300M+

    Students

  • colleges
    36,000+

    Colleges

  • exams
    550+

    Exams

  • ebook
    1500+

    E-Books

  • certification
    16000+

    Certifications

student
Mobile Screen

We Appeared in

Back to top