I am the course leader for Film Studies and Media & Communications at York St John University. I have extensively contributed to the development of new and successful approaches to course design and teaching and assessment practice within the university. I led our own programme revalidation in 2020 in producing all of the design narrative and module level documentation and leading the panel review process for our single honours Media & Communication degree programme and for our Joint Honours Film Studies programme. I have just validated a new MA in ‘Film and Screen Studies’ specifically designed to help students become more independent, confident and digitally literate film and screen scholars, conversant in a range of theoretical, analytical, and practical approaches to this exciting and ever-evolving field of study. The MA ‘Film and Screen Studies’ at York St John is part of a thriving postgraduate writing and creative industries community housed within the School of Humanities. The MA has been designed to support student development in research, analysis and digital versatility.