BA Film and Creative Writing (Study Abroad)
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 (Study Abroad), a Creative Writing BA (Hons) and Film Studies degree centred on the theory and practice of storytelling across screen and page. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Social & Cultural Analysis, Global & Comparative Perspective. The third year involves studying abroad at an international partner university, and the fourth year culminates in an independent self-directed project. The first year introduces foundational principles through Introduction to Film Studies and Introduction to Creative Writing. The second year expands technical and artistic abilities with Global Cinemas, Developing Your Writing Practice, and Writing Fiction. Optional modules across the degree allow students to explore diverse areas such as Screenwriting, Classic Hollywood Genres, Writing Poetry, Playwriting, Short Film Production, American Literature, Global Film Genres, Documentary Production, Film Circulation, Exhibition and Audiences, and Experimental Film Production. The fourth year features compulsory advanced study in Writing Beyond the Text alongside the Independent Project (Film, English, Creative Writing and Media).
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)
- Your Year Abroad
- 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