BA Film and Creative Writing
Entry requirements
A level: ABB. Film, Media or one other humanities subject would be considered desirable but not essential. IB: 32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects
About this course
BA Hons in Film and Creative Writing is a creative writing ba (hons) and film studies degree focusing on the combined study of cinematic history, theory and narrative composition alongside practical writing and filmmaking workshops. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students gain access to production facilities featuring digital cameras, lighting equipment and editing suites, and final-year students have opportunities to exhibit their films at a local arts venue. The first year establishes core foundations through Introduction to Film Studies and Introduction to Creative Writing, alongside optional choices such as British Cinema and Understanding Media and Culture. The second year expands technical and creative proficiency with Global Cinemas, Developing Your Writing Practice, and Writing Fiction, complemented by optional modules including Screenwriting, Short Film Production, and Film Theory and Aesthetics. The final year centres on an Independent Project alongside advanced options like Documentary Production and Experimental Film Production, allowing students to culminate their studies through self-directed investigation.
Modules
- Introduction to Film Studies
- Introduction to Creative Writing
- Understanding Media and Culture
- The Arts and Identity (Discovery module)
- British Cinema
- Re-Making Tradition
- Global Cinemas
- Developing Your Writing Practice
- Writing Fiction
- Screenwriting
- Classic Hollywood Genres
- Film, Gender, Race and Ideology
- Writing Poetry
- Playwriting
- Film Theory and Aesthetics
- Short Film Production
- American Literature
- Taking an Idea and Making it Happen (Discovery module)
- Independent Project (Film, English, Creative Writing and Media)
- Writing Beyond the Text
- Global Film Genres
- Documentary Production
- Queer Futures (Discovery module)
- Artistic Fusions (Discovery module)
- Film Circulation, Exhibition and Audiences
- Film Industries, Practices and Movements
- Experimental Film Production
- Writing Beyond the Self
- Writing Beyond the Moment