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Spotlight on DBS's Film Studies programme
The Late Online Application facility opened this week giving you a second chance to fill out that CAO form. That means it's time to start thinking again about your options for September. 

DBS are here to help you out with our CAO inspired newsletters. This week we take another look at the BA (Hons) in Film Studies. What makes this programme really unique is the fact that it is the only programme in the country that allows the learner to study Film without having to study something else at the same time. In this way it is a Single Honours programme instead of a Joint Honours or Two-Subject programme. 
From Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings, films have captures the hearts and minds of people around the world. The creation of these imaginary worlds, that takes the audience on an emotional journey, has made the area of Film Studies increasingly more popular for students.

The BA (Hons) in Film Studies offered by DBS is a three year full-time Level 8 programme. It offers students an opportunity to embark upon an invigorating and detailed exploration of this most pervasive and compelling of mediums. Across the three years students will engage with the full range of critical, theoretical, historical and other relevant debates that have accompanied the evolution of the cinema. But not only that, students will also have the opportunity to experience the practical aspect of the subject and discover the many ways in which the practical and the critical combine to further develop your understanding of how films work. 

The programme content of the BA (Hons) in Film Studies provides students will a strong understanding of film in three complementary and interlocking elements, the critical, the practical, and the developmental. 

In Year 1 students make a short film and also do a practical photography module that culminates in an exhibition.
In Year 2 students do a scriptwriting module and then make another short film.
In Year 3 students are also able to produce practical projects if they choose to.

There are a huge amount of career opportunities open to students from this programme. Graduates from the BA (Hons) in Film Studies will be extremely well-placed to make their next developmental step a significant one. The wide range of knowledge that students obtain with this programme will allow them to move into a variety of creative and cultural industries including film and film-related employment, advertising, marketing, public relations, journalism, publishing and onto vocational television, broadcasting. But thats not all! Graduates from this programme will also be able to enter other sectors where a good Arts degree is recognised as being beneficial such as the Civil Service, education, teaching, eisure and tourism, business, IT, multimedia, law, and librarianship, to name a few! But if you arent ready to enter the work force, students may go on to postgraduate study in areas directly related to the study of Film.


To apply for this course through CAO, enter the code DB567 in one of the 10 spaces in the Level 8 code list. 

For more information about this programme and others like it offered by DBS  check out our website. Alternatively, our admissions office operates a drop in service from 8:45 - 5:15 Monday to Friday in our Aungier Street building and can be contacted at 01-4177500 or by emailing admissions@dbs.ie 
 
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Key CAO dates to note
Important dates for the diary this Summer

 

With the Online Late Application facility opening this week, its important to be aware of the important CAO dates coming up. For all those applying for courses through the CAO this year, please remember these dates:

 

1st May 2013 - Closing date for Late Applicants

1st July 2013 - Closing date for Change of Mind


19th August 2013 - Round 1 Offers

28th August 2013 - Round 2 Offers

 

If you have any questions regarding the  CAO or these dates, please feel free to contact our admissions office  on 01-4177500 and we are happy to help.

 

You may also arrange an appointment with our admissions office to have a one - on - one session to discuss your course choices or assist with your application. To avail of this personal service, please contact the admissions office to schedule your session.
 
 
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Final DBS Open Event before CAO Late Applications closing date
Did you know that you can still apply to DBS through the CAO even if you haven't already included one of our courses? The CAO Late Application facility will open on 5th March and remain open until 1st May.

If you are in any way concerned or anxious about your chosen course why not pop into one of our upcoming Open Events which can provide you with an ideal opportunity to speak to both Admissions and Academic staff about the programmes in more detail. The Open Event will help to ease any concerns that you have and are also a really good chance to have a look around and get to know the place before you apply. The CAO Late Application facility will close on 1st May - remember, we are here to help.

The next event will take place as follows:

Tuesday 12th March 2013, 5-7pm, Aungier Street, Dublin 2
 
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Drop in Service in Aungier Street Building
13/14 Aungier Street, Dublin 2

If you are unable to attend our Open evening, please be aware that you can call into the Aungier Street building, Monday to Friday from 8.45am - 5.15pm to consult with our Admissions team.

You do not need to make an appointment. You can also contact us on 01 4177500 or by email to admissions@dbs.ie.

Why not contact us today with your questions and take the first step towards your academic development.
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