BA Film and English Literature
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 English Literature is an undergraduate degree in English Literature and Film Studies that examines narrative forms across media through textual and cinematic analysis. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course blends theoretical study with practical film production training, supported by dedicated digital equipment and editing facilities. The first year covers core foundations through Introduction to Film Studies and Literature in Time, with optional modules available in areas such as Understanding Media and Culture, The Arts and Identity, British Cinema, and World Literatures. The second year progresses through Global Cinemas, Literary Adaptation, and Critical Practice, alongside optional choices including Classic Hollywood Genres, Screenwriting, Film, Gender, Race and Ideology, Critical Theory, Postcolonial Literature, Film Theory and Aesthetics, Short Film Production, American Literature, and Victorian Literature. The final year centres on the Independent Project and Contemporary Literature, complemented by optional studies in Global Film Genres, Documentary Production, Romanticism, Film Industries, Practices and Movements, Film Circulation, Exhibition and Audiences, Experimental Film Production, Austen and the Brontës, Gothic and Science Fiction, and Shakespeare.
Modules
- Introduction to Film Studies
- Literature in Time
- Understanding Media and Culture
- The Arts and Identity (Discovery module)
- British Cinema
- World Literatures
- Global Cinemas
- Literary Adaptation
- Critical Practice
- Classic Hollywood Genres
- Screenwriting
- Film, Gender, Race and Ideology
- Critical Theory
- Postcolonial Literature
- Film Theory and Aesthetics
- Short Film Production
- American Literature
- Victorian Literature
- Independent Project (Film, English, Creative Writing and Media)
- Contemporary Literature
- Global Film Genres
- Documentary Production
- Romanticism
- Film Industries, Practices and Movements
- Film Circulation, Exhibition and Audiences
- Experimental Film Production
- Austen and the Brontës
- Gothic and Science Fiction
- Shakespeare