BA Film and English Literature (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 English Literature (Study Abroad), an English Literature and Film Studies degree centred on the critical study of cinematic storytelling alongside textual analysis and creative production. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme incorporates a third-year international placement at an overseas partner institution and culminates in a self-directed final-year independent research project. The first year introduces foundational approaches through compulsory modules like Introduction to Film Studies, Literature in Time, Global Cinemas, and Literary Adaptation. Students also complete Critical Practice, alongside optional choices covering various media, literary traditions, and screenwriting. The final year features core study in Contemporary Literature and the Independent Project (Film, English, Creative Writing and Media). Optional modules allow specialisation in areas such as documentary production, global film genres, romanticism, and specific literary figures including Austen and the Brontës.
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
- Your Year Abroad
- 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