2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA English and Film Studies

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies
English

Programme specification:

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2022/2023 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2023 or after, you can find the details of your programme: BA English and Film Studies(For students entering from September 2023 onwards)

Film and English combines the study of film with the study of a wide range of literary texts associated with English Studies. Student will study a wide range of texts across different genres, including fiction, poetry and drama (in English) and popular cinema, auteur cinema and documentaries (in Film Studies), placing each in the context of a variety of historical periods, places and cultures. Core modules will introduce students to the concept of world literature and world cinema, to different approaches to studying texts, and to issues such as circulation, genre, reception and representation. Then students will choose from a wide range of optional modules to pursue topics that interest them. The tutors will provide diverse specialist expertise to help students gain a deeper understanding of literature from around the world and to develop transferable skills in analysis, communication and research that are highly valued by employers in a wide range of sectors.

At Level 1 students will take introductory modules covering different approaches to studying film and literature. These include core modules on reading and interpretation, writing and analysis, and various film genres. In English these are Reading Between the Lines and Writing Matters, which equip students to read critically and write with rigour and persuasion. In LCS students take Introduction to Film, which introduces them to a diverse range of films from different periods. Students then be able to choose an optional module in LCS from a variety of different subjects, take further modules in English or LCS, or take discovery modules from a choice across the University.

At Level 2, students will take one core module in LCS: Critical Approaches to Screen Studies. This module explores the different methodologies that have been used in the history of film studies. Students will develop their own original application of these methodologies by researching subjects of their own choice and writing about the roles that film plays in the global cultural field. Students will then be able to choose from a range of optional modules across English and LCS, or still have the chance to take further discovery modules. Level 2 will deepen and enrich subject knowledge and intellectual skills, preparing students for more independent learning.

At Level 3, students will take the core module, Current Enquiries into Film Studies, as well as pursuing an independently researched project in either English or Film Studies, depending on their interests. This sustained and extended piece of work may be a dissertation, textual edition, or a podcast. The Final Year Project is the capstone achievement of the degree, consolidating and further enhancing the skills of project planning, research initiative and self-motivation which are highly valued by future employers. Students can also choose from a wide range of optional specialist modules on both sides of your degree taught by world-leading researchers, benefitting from the diverse and exciting interests of your teachers. These modules will help develop and refine the active research and writing skills which students will demonstrate in your final year project. Students can still choose to take a discovery module in your final year, which allows them to complement your final-year studies with different subjects, or to learn a foreign language.

Students also have the opportunity to apply to spend time abroad, usually as an extra academic year in their third year of studies. They also have the option to apply to take a placement yea r module with organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors in the UK, or overseas.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Optional modules:

Level 1 candidates must also choose one of the following cornerstone modules in LCS:

Level 1 candidates can choose one the following optional modules, or may take a 20 credit Discovery module in place of an optional module.

Discovery modules:

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

At Level 2, Students are required to take 120 credits. Over levels 2 and 3 combined, students must take:

1. English: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at Level 3)

2. Languages, Cultures and Societies: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at Level 3)

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules at Level 2: 

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to select a minimum of 20 credits of the following optional modules at level 2 (not all modules available in each academic session): 

Candidate may select up to 40 credits s from the lists of optional modules (Baskets 1-4). Candidates cannot take more than 20 credits from each Basket.

Basket 1:

Basket 2:

Basket 3:

Basket 4:

Discovery modules:

Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules.

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

In Level 3 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each of their main subjects, as well as a 40 credit Final Year Project module, which can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects. The remaining 40 credits should be taken as optional modules in either of the named subjects or as Discovery modules.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules:

- If students take their Final Year Project in English, they must take at least 40 credits in Film Studies.
- If students take their Final Year Project in Film Studies, they must take at least 40 credits in English.
- Students are required to choose AT LEAST ONE of the following modules in the School of English. If they do their Final Year Project in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, they must choose AT LEAST TWO of the following modules. Modules can be taken from either Basket 1 or Basket 2. The list provided below is indicative and subject to change year by year depending on staff availability:

Basket 1

Basket 2:

OPTIONAL MODULES
If the Final Year Project module contributes towards English credits, students should choose between 20-60 credits from the list of optional Film Studies modules below:

Discovery modules:

Last updated: 06/08/2024 08:21:45

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