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If you choose to study with us, you'll find our Department the ideal place to research, discuss, create and reflect.
Minghella Studios is the home of our Department and the hub of our activities. It's a bright, open and flexible collection of spaces reflecting how we explore film, theatre and television. You'll study alongside a community of experts, who are active in academic research and cutting-edge practice.
"The university has a lot of different facilities that interested me when I first applied, but one of the main reasons was due to my course and its facilities in the Minghella Studios."
Bethan talks about the various reasons why she loves studying Film and Television at the University of Reading
"The balance between lectures and practical work worked really well. It was the perfect transition from school to university."
Yvonne Newton, BA Theatre graduate
Whether you are attending a lecture or meeting with friends for coffee at one of the campus cafes, you will have time for your studies and your personal interests.
Sign up to a club or society in the Students' Union, venture into Reading town centre, or learn a new language with our Institution-Wide Language Programme.
Yvonne wakes up around 08:00 and heads to campus to grab a quick coffee from Dolche Vita before her morning lecture in Minghella Studios.
Her first lecture, Introduction to Theatre, allows Yvonne and her fellow theatre students to learn about a variety of different theatre practices. Practical modules such as Making Meaning give her the opportunity to apply what she has learned in lectures to group theatre practice and workshops later in the week.
After Yvonne's morning lecture, she heads over to the Co-Op to pick up a few things for lunch and a bubble tea from the bubble tea bar. On a quiet study day, she would sit in the University Library cafe, but today she has lunch with friends on the grass in the sun.
Yvonne doesn't have a seminar until later in the afternoon, so afterwards she decides to take a nice walk around Whiteknights lake, taking a break from work.
Yvonne attends her late afternoon seminar for the module Performance and Identity. This is the time where she can contribute to the discussion, share her own experiences and develop her ideas for practical projects.
Yvonne might spend her evening having dinner with her flatmates and going over her lecture notes in her room in Bridges Hall. Tonight, however, she will be heading into London with her fellow BA Theatre classmates to watch an exciting, new performance. Just a quick train journey away, and they are in the heart of London.
As a Department, we think it's important to create an environment where critical thinking and creative development work together.
Our versatile theatre spaces, cinema auditorium, film and TV studio and post-production suites in Minghella Studios all support teaching and research at every level.
Tegan Hopgood, BA Film & Theatre graduate
The welfare of our students is extremely important to us. That's why we have a dedicated range of services available to support your personal and professional development during your studies.
We offer both academic support, as well as non-academic support for your mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.
For our international students, we offer academic English support if English is not your first language, and also specialised guidance on immigration and visas.
Our Disability Advisory Service offers support for students requiring assistance during their studies. This service provides bespoke advice to suit our students' individual needs.
Read more about the support available to you during your studies
