English Literature and Film, BA (Hons)

Join an experienced team of enthusiastic tutors with diverse expertise to tailor a programme to your interests, drawing from a wide range of writers, movements, English literature, and global cinema. This degree fosters critical skills and cultural awareness valued by employers, exploring the disciplinary differences and interdependence of literature and film—where screenplays inspire movies and novels become adaptations. Benefit from staff's research-driven, interdisciplinary backgrounds to develop advanced analysis, argumentation, and presentation skills for careers in screenwriting, novels, or directing.The three-year programme emphasises theoretical and methodological tools for analysing texts in historical, cultural, political, and social contexts, promoting a critical mindset through interactive learning in a vibrant cultural city, including lectures, film viewings, reading, and research. Year 1 covers core modules like Studying English Literature, Critical Theory, and Film Form. Year 2 includes Romanticism, Modern to Postmodern, plus options such as Hollywood and European Cinema. Year 3 offers electives in Consuming Pleasures, Animation, Gothic and Horror Film, culminating in a dissertation. Graduates gain transferable skills like analytical thinking, research, self-discipline, and communication.