BA Film Studies and English Literature
About this course
Film studies and English literature is a pairing that brings two closely related disciplines into productive dialogue, each illuminating aspects of the other that would otherwise remain in shadow. English literature trains you to read texts closely and critically, to understand how language constructs meaning, and to situate literary works within the historical and cultural contexts that shaped them. Film studies applies similar analytical habits to the moving image, examining how cinematography, editing, sound, and narrative work together in cinema, and how films function as cultural, commercial, and aesthetic objects. Together the two subjects develop an unusually broad and sophisticated capacity for reading narrative and representation across different media. At the University of East Anglia, which has distinguished traditions in both creative writing and film studies alongside a strong English literature programme, you will study this three-year full-time degree with a typical entry tariff of 120 points. UEA's approach to both subjects takes practice seriously alongside theory, and the critical skills you develop are grounded in close attention to specific texts and films rather than abstract theorising. Across the programme you will read widely in English literature across periods and genres, analyse films from early cinema to contemporary global productions, and develop the critical writing skills that both disciplines demand. The interplay between word and image will be a recurring theme, as will questions about how narrative, character, and meaning work in two different but related media. Graduates from this combined programme work in publishing, journalism, broadcasting, film criticism, arts administration, education, and the screen industries. The analytical and writing skills developed through both disciplines are widely valued in professional contexts that require the ability to engage thoughtfully with cultural products and to communicate clearly about complex material. Further study in film studies, English literature, creative writing, or cultural studies is taken by some graduates who wish to deepen their expertise or pursue academic careers.
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