Master of Arts [MA] (Film Studies) Syllabus, Course Structure and Program Schedule 2025-2026

Structure of syllabus

Course delivery method includes Lectures, Industrial Trainings, Project, case studies and appeals trials. Following is the basic course structure, which is followed by most of the universities offering this course.

Semester I	Semester II	Semester III	Semester IV
Foundation Course – I	Foundation Course – II	Foundation Course – III	Core Course – VII Stardom and Film Industry
Elective – I	Elective – II	Elective – III	Elective – IV
Core Course – I Evolution of Cinema as Language	Core Course – III Cinema, Narrative, Psyche	Core Course – V Images and Signs in Cinema	Dissertation
Core Course – II Sequence and Script Analysis	Core Course – IV Cinema in India: Nation and Region	Core Course – VI Facets of Indian Cinema	Dissertation

Syllabus

Course Curriculum for MA Film Studies includes Core course and electives. Following are the basic subjects that are taught in this course-

Topic covered	Description
Critical Theory	Learn how to apply social science for critical issues in the society.
Cultural Studies	Learn the basic concepts about different cultures and their challenged in the world.
Film Theory	Theory and concepts of film narrative, scriptwriting, directing etc.
Media Economics and Criticism	Understanding the economic policies related to media companies, film production, broadcasting and how to deal with criticism.
History of World Cinema	Knowledge about history and origin of worldwide cinema and how it is useful for society.
Introduction to Indian Cinema	Introduction with Indian cinema industry, its techniques, challenges and the role of Indian cinema in our country.
Film production techniques	Learn about various techniques of film production to handle the issues and problems generated while producing a film.
Multimedia and culture	Use of multimedia, web designing and artistic work in film production.