• An introduction to Film and Television Studies

Film and Television Studies’ session for the University of Warwick’s Pre-University Summer School will provide you with an introduction to some of the key skills you can expect to acquire, practice, and hone over the course of a Film & Television Studies degree, as well as a sense of how learning on the degree is structured. You will be asked to read a short piece of film theory or criticism before the session. Then, during the session, you will be asked to make notes as you listen to a lecture and watch a short film. Finally, you will have an opportunity to digest and develop your understanding of the film through a seminar discussion with the session leader and your peers. The session will introduce you to some of the key critical and theoretical approaches our students use in the analysis of moving images, and impart an understanding of cinema’s cultural significance.

• An introduction to English

From Enlightenment to Postmodernism: as an introduction to Arts and Humanities Studies, the scope of this session explores the impact of key socio-political world events over from c.1750-1950 CE, such as revolution, industrialisation and modern war, examines and analyses how they are represented and shaped further in literature, art, photography and film.

• An introduction to Theatre and Performance Studies

How do we bring a play from page to stage? This interactive taster session will introduce students to the way we work in the Theatre and Performance Studies Department at Warwick - blending theory with practice to explore artistic choices and their wider social, cultural, and political meanings. Drawing on material from our first-year module From Text to Performance, students will engage in practical exercises and seminar discussions. The session will guide students through the creative and analytical process of transforming a written text into performance; encouraging them to think critically about interpretation, staging, and meaning-making.

• An introduction to Cultural and Media Policy Studies

• An introduction to Liberal Arts

Getting a feel for Liberal Arts: A different kind of university journey: In Liberal Arts, we don’t teach in the way lots of other departments do. We’re not about asking you to learn specific content. What we do, though, is ask you learn how to solve complex problems using a diverse set of tools. In this session, we’ll introduce you to a concept called ‘problem-based learning’. Using this, we’ll explore ideas connected with travel and identity to give you an insight into how learning works in Liberal Arts and how it might work for you.