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English & Film
BA / BA ( Hons )
Full-time UCAS : QP33
• Film
BA / BA ( Hons )
Full-time
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Explore English literature and study how it features in technology , from television to the internet , gaining a critical understanding of its appeal and relevance today .
Study literature in its most modern context alongside contemporary film theory on this Joint Honours degree .
What you may study :
1 : Introduction to Literature ; 19th Century Literature & Culture 1 ; Studying Literature & Culture in the Modern World ; Narrative : Text & Film ; Literature & Adaptation ; Case Studies in Cultural Studies .
2 : Film Theory ; Popular Culture ; The Modern Novel ; Contemporary Hollywood Cinema ; Modern Drama ; Options from : 19th Century Literature & Culture 2 ; Literature of Empire : Texts & Contexts ; Creative Writing ; American Outlaws .
3 : Understanding Cultural & Literary Theory ; Cultural & Literary Theory into Practice ; Options from Science Fiction : Text & Film ; Women ’ s Writing & Filmmaking ; Romantic , Victorian & Modern Poetry ; Creative Writing ; Obscene Texts ; Narratives of Nature ; and The First World War and Modernity .
4 : Dissertation ; Options from Post-colonial Fiction & Film ; The Twentieth-Century Scottish Novel ; Cities Real & Imagined ; Crime in Text & Film ; The Gothic Tradition ; Genre : Texts & Audiences ; Critical Psychology ; Experiments in Colour ; Memoir , Documentary and The Essay Film .
UCAS : P303
Study the art and craft of cinema and gain the practical and creative skills to become a contemporary filmmaker in our specialist facilities .
From the outset , you ’ re encouraged to think critically and creatively , developing your skills so that you can convey your ideas through your practical work .
What you may study :
1 : Key Concepts in Filmmaking ; Research and Communication Skills ; Narrative Construction ; Essential Elements of Storytelling ( plot , character , dialogue and engaging an audience ); Editing Sound and Picture ; Systems of Continuity ; Screenwriting ; Film History .
2 : Film Histories and Key Theoretical Film Issues ; Documentary Filmmaking ; Cinematic Genres ; Film Adaptation ; Working collaboratively on practical film projects in the roles of : Cinematographer ; Editor ; Sound Design ; Writer ; Director .
3 : Individually tailored filmmaking projects within specialist roles Work-related learning ; Critical and analytical abilities required to undertake a research topic ; Visual Anthropology ; Screenwriting ; Documentary Filmmaking ; Opportunity to study abroad .
4 : Practical project ( typically a short film or collaborative roles on a number of short films ); Dissertation ; Professional development skills .