Film and Culture Specialization
Co-ordinator: Dr. Andrea Velich
Submission of Application Material: 2nd semester
Start of Studies on the Specialization: 3rd semester
Duration of Studies: 4 semesters (3rd-6th semesters)
Number of Students Admitted Each Year: 15
Submission Requirement/Prerequisite:
BBN-ANG11-001 English Language Proficiency Examination
Submission Process:
Students interested in the Film and Culture Specialization should submit a one-page-long letter of motivation (approx. 500 words) in the second semester of their BA studies at SEAS to the following email address: velich.andrea@btk.elte.hu. Following this, students will have a short extrance examination in the form of a conversation with teaching members of the Specialisation, which is to showcase students’ interest in British and American film and visual culture. Students’ creativity and ability to work as team members is highly valued during the admission process as they are likely to participate in film-related projects and help organize the annual conference of the Specialization during the four semesters of their studies.
Study Plan:
Completion of 50 credits in 4 semesters.
Completion of Studies:
Students of the Specialization may submit a BA thesis on one of the main subjects on the Specialization and can choose to have as the subsidiary topic ('melléktétel') of their final examination ('államvizsga') on the subject of Film and Cultural Studies ('Film és kultúra államvizsga tételsor').
General information about the Specializations at SEAS: http://seas.elte.hu/dokuwiki/studies/programmes/specializations
Study unit list
Abbreviations:
- EA = lecture (ends with an exam)
- SZEM = seminar (ends with a seminar mark)
| Code | Title | Suggested semester | Type | Compulsory/Elective | Contact hours | Credits | Subject coordinator |
| BBI-ANGF17-204 | The Promised Land: Britain on the Silver Screen, 1940-70 | 3-4. | SZEM | C | 30 | 5 | Miklós Lojkó |
| BBI-ANGF17-202 | British Society in Contemporary Films 1970-2016 | 3-4. | SZEM | C | 30 | 5 | Andrea Velich |
| BBI-ANGF17-208 | American Film Genres | 3-6. | SZEM | C | 30 | 5 | Vera Benczik |
| BBI-ANGF17-210 | Irish Film and Literature | 4-6. | SZEM | C | 30 | 5 | Eglantina Remport |
| BBI-ANGF17-212 | Canadian Cinema | 4-6. | SZEM | C | 30 | 5 | János Kenyeres |
| BBI-ANGF17-214 | Introduction to Australian Cinema | 3-6. | SZEM | C | 30 | 5 | Cecília Gall |
| BBI-ANGF17-218 | Shakespeare on Films | 3-6. | SZEM | C | 30 | 5 | Márta Hargitai |
| BBI-ANGF-216 | Icons on the Screen | 3-6. | SZEM | C | 30 | 5 | Natália Pikli |
| BBI-ANGF-222 | The End in Sight: Utopia and Dystopia in Print and on the Screen | 3-6. | SZEM | C | 30 | 5 | Zsolt Czigányik - in his absence Andrea Velich |
| BBI-ANGF-224.X | Elective Seminars | 3-6. | SZEM | C | 30 | 5 | Andrea Velich |