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160 | English Literature, Creative Writing and History
English Literature and Film Studies
BA (Hons)
Why study this course?
A degree in English Literature and Film Studies is the opportunity to become a
sophisticated reader of text and screen. You will learn to develop the advanced
critical and historical skills to analyse and understand these two interconnected
forms of media.
You will gain a deep understanding of the aesthetic history of cinema and
of literature, as well as learning how creative texts in both forms relate
to their social and cultural situations; whether this means understanding
how writers have responded to historical and contemporary concerns,
or how films have depicted race, class, and gender. Selecting from
a range of modules covering literature and film from across different
time periods and national cultures, you will develop advanced skills in
analysis. You will have opportunities to draw on Keele’s wide strengths to
study (for example) film music or documentaries; and you can specialise
as you progress through the degree.
What will this mean for my future?
This degree will provide you with an appreciation for the conditions in
which literary and screen texts are produced, giving you an open-minded,
inquisitive approach to problems, as well as the practical, conceptual,
and analytical skills required to provide solutions that take account of
many factors. You may enter various careers, some closely related to
these subjects and some that draw on the unique skills that you will
develop and apply to new areas. For example, you may enter the creative
industries, writing your own material, in fiction or poetry, screenplays
or journalism. You will also be able to communicate complex ideas
effectively to different kinds of audience, producing persuasive
arguments informed by careful research. These skills will prepare you for
careers in local and national government, marketing, and management.
INDICATIVE MODULES
First Year
• Reading Literature
• Introduction to Television Studies
• Composition
• Reading Film
• Popular British Cinema: From
the 90s to the Present Day
Second Year
• Adaptation
• Teenage Dreams: Youth Subcultures
in Fiction, Film and Theory
• Documentary: Theory and Practice
• Victorian Performances
• Science Fiction Cinema: Utopias
and Dystopias
• Writing Genre and Mode
Third Year
• Dissertation in English and/or in
Film Studies
• Words and Pictures: the
Contemporary American Graphic
Novel
• Postmodernism: Fiction, Film
and Theory
• Gender and Power in Restoration
Literature
• Film Noir
• Parody in British Film and Television
KEY INFORMATION
UCAS Code - QP33
Foundation Year
Yes
Indicative entry
requirements
Combined Honours
A level: BCC-CCC
BTEC: DMM-MMM
Course duration
3 years or 4 years
with an international
year
Study abroad
Yes
International Year
Yes
Learn a Language
Yes
For further information on entry requirements please visit keele.ac.uk/entryrequirements