Media Arts is one of the largest, top-rated departments in the country, offering a unique mix of practical media production and media theory and analysis. Our staff are internationally recognised experts in the fields of European and World cinema and, especially, British and American film and television. Our practice-based research benefits from close links with senior figures working in the media and creative industries. Our resources, both in equipment and material for study and research are among the best in the UK

The Media Arts Department has been ranked joint sixth in the U.K for its research in the Research Assessment Exercise results which have just been released. 20% of our research was deemed to be world leading and 55% of international excellence. This result, for a department which submitted considerable amounts of practice as well as theoretical work, is outstanding and rewards our serious commitment to cutting edge research.