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Film Studies and Creative Writing
BA (Hons)
Why study this course?
Combining Film Studies with Creative Writing allows you to explore the fertile
connections between audio-visual and literary expression. From feature films
to prose and poetry, you will develop your analytical and critical abilities, while
having the opportunity to hone your creative skills through practical film and
literary work.
You will have the opportunity to develop your creative practice skills
alongside the analytical study of screen and literary texts. You will
explore the core areas of Film Studies, with Keele’s combined emphasis
on local and global film cultures, and its focus on the key concepts and
issues in film history and theory. Looking across a range of films and
filmmaking contexts, you will analyse, discuss and debate the cultural
significance and creative possibilities of this powerful medium. Alongside
this, you will study literature and creative writing in every semester,
experimenting with both poetry and prose in order to develop your skills
and to become a mature practitioner.
You’ll be taught by a team who are active and expert in their fields, with
a commitment to lively and innovative teaching methods. The module
options at Keele allow you to combine your learning and skills in creative
ways. Throughout the course, you will analyse your work in a critical but
supportive group framework and gain vital feedback and reflection on
your own practice.
What will this mean for my future?
Film Studies with Creative Writing is an invaluable training for anyone
pursuing creative careers in screen or print media. Beyond this, the
degree will also equip you to work independently and collaboratively in a
wide range of professions. You will develop key transferable skills, such
as: creative thinking and communication; developing and revising critical
and creative texts and giving and receiving constructive critique. You will
also develop your research, analysis, and critical writing skills, which will
make you extremely attractive to a wide range of employers, including
those within the different creative and cultural industries which now form
a large part of the UK economy.
INDICATIVE MODULES
First Year
• Reading Film
• Poetry through Practice
• Approaching Film: History
and Theory
• Fiction through Practice
• Reading Literature
• Digital Video
• Introduction to Television Studies
Second Year
• Gender and the Cinematic Gaze
• Adaptation
• Work Placement
• Hollywood and Beyond: Global
Popular Cinemas
• Creative Writing: Poetry and Prose
• Writing Genre and Mode
• Documentary Theory and Practice
Third Year
• Dissertation in Film Studies
• Creative Writing Independent
Study Project
• Race and Sexuality on Screen
• The Road Movie: Cinema as
Movement and Journey
• Approaches to Screenwriting
• Shakespeare on Film: Adaptation
and Appropriation
• Writingscapes
KEY INFORMATION
UCAS Code - PW38
Foundation Year
Yes
Indicative entry
requirements
Single 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 information on courses that combine subjects please visit keele.ac.uk/ugcourses