2023/24 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA English and Film Studies (For students entering from September 2023 onwards)

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

A-level: AAB including A in English (Language, Literature or Language and Literature).

GCSE: Grade 4/C in Mathematics.

Other course specific tests:

Where an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be ABB at A Level including A in English and grade A in the EPQ.

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:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

English Studies:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/subject-benchmark-statements/subject-benchmark-statement-english.pdf

Language, Cultures and Societies

Programme specification:

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2023. For students who entered the programme before September 2023, you can find the details of your programme: BA English and Film Studies



The programme allows students to study the disciplines of English and Film Studies to the same depth as Single Honours students of the disciplines, but with less breadth in each. This means that Joint Honours students will normally be required to take compulsory and a subset of the optional modules that are also part of the corresponding Single Honours degree programmes, and that they will be assessed on those modules using criteria identical to those applied to Single Honours students.

At Level One, students have the flexibility to extend their intercultural and interdisciplinary knowledge and skills by means of a 'cornerstone' module in the areas of audio-visual culture or world literature and the choice of a cognate elective module.

At Levels Two and Three, students can select, within certain parameters, optional modules from the full range available within each discipline, and thereby devise pathways of their own choosing. At Level Three students can undertake an autonomous research project in either discipline, potentially linking the two disciplines by bringing knowledge and understanding gained in one discipline to bear in the other.

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 year module with organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors in the UK, or overseas.

English and Film Studies students acquire the flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques needed to switch between the two disciplines. This degree also provides a basis for further advanced study in either English or Film Studies, or in a cognate interdisciplinary area.

At Level 3, all students will take a 40 credit capstone project appropriate to their degree programme. Alongside the capstone projects, students will be able to take 80 further credits of optional specialist modules (selection of typical options shown below).

Year1 - View timetable

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

Level 1: Students will take a minimum of 40 credits of English modules and 60 credits of LCS modules.

Compulsory modules:

Level 1 candidates must take the following core 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:

Candidates may take a 20 credit Discovery module in place of an optional module.

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 further option modules from the list below or take a Discovery module or FOAH2020 Towards the Future: Skills in Context in place of one of the Basket modules. Candidates may not take more than one option from each basket.

Basket 1:

Basket 2:

Basket 3:

Basket 4:

Discovery modules:

Year3 - View timetable

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

At Level 3, all students will take a 40 credit capstone project appropriate to their degree programme. Alongside the capstone projects, students will be able to take 80 further credits of optional specialist modules (selection of typical options shown below).

Optional modules:

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

Up to two optional modules to be chosen from an indicative list:

Film Studies modules

Year4 - View timetable

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

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