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Do you have a passion for writing and storytelling? This highly contemporary and stimulating English and film degree will inspire and challenge you to apply your storytelling passion to the world of film, television and new media. This course gives you the chance to develop your creative talents in film, screen media and writing in all their many forms while encouraging your understanding and critical analysis of literature. By the time you complete the course, you will have learned how to channel your creative instincts towards career success. Show less

Year 1
Compulsory modules
English Literature I: History, Form and Genre
English Literature II: Critical Approaches
Video Production
Video Documentary Production
Foundations of Creative Writing

Year 2
Compulsory modules
You will study all the compulsory modules and will choose two of the optional modules
Literature and Modernity
The Canon Reloaded
Live Video Production
Screenwriting
Optional modules
Industry Experience
Visual Media Cultures
Adaptation and Transmedia

Year 3
Compulsory modules
British and Irish Drama since 1945
Contemporary Writers and the City
Project Dissertation
Optional modules
Audio-Visual Essay
Bodies, Identities, Futures
Writing for Performance
Project (mini)

Course detail & modules
This joint honours in English and film combines a critical appreciation of literature with applied skills in a creative specialism. By studying classic and contemporary literary texts, as well as learning the digital production techniques of audiovisual media, you will understand how to apply both knowledge sets in pursuit of a creative vision.

Our highly experienced lecturers will support you as you develop the ability to apply your creative talents to the world of digital moving image production. On the practical parts of the course you will learn skills including:

industrial contexts
forms and genres
postproduction

The theory-based parts of the course will help you to develop transferable skills useful in a range of media roles. You will:

learn critical thinking
develop methods of analysis and response
learn how to structure complex arguments
learn to communicate ideas with clarity and economy
develop advanced conceptual and communication skills
develop enterprise, digital literacy and IT awareness through film production

These capabilities are in high demand among employers in the creative industries, who are searching for graduates with a balance of theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

There is also an opportunity for you to take a work placement. This gives you the chance to make industry contacts as well as to apply what you are learning in the real world.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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