BA English and Film & Television Studies
About this course
BA in English and Film & Television Studies, an English and Film Studies degree centred on the critical and creative exploration of literary and screen media. Core topics include Programming, Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students benefit from campus facilities such as special literary collections, The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, and a digital humanities laboratory. The first year establishes foundational perspectives through compulsory study in Major Debates in Film Theory, Interrogating Screens, and Beginnings: English Literature before 1800, alongside optional modules like Digital Cultures: Narrative, Creativity, Industry, The Novel, The Poem, Academic English, Rethinking Shakespeare, and Imagine This: Prompts for Creative Writing. The second year expands the curriculum through diverse optional choices spanning literature and screen cultures, including Desire and Power: English Literature 1570-1640, Theatrical Cultures in Early Modern England, Chaucer and His Contemporaries, Renaissance and Revolution, Satire and the City: English Literature 1660-1750, Revolutions and Evolutions 19C Writings, Modernism and Modernity: Literature 1900-1960, Romanticism, Empire of Liberty: American Literature of the Long Nineteenth Century, Adaptations: Text, Image, Culture, Creative Writing: Building a Story, Creative Writing: Making a Poem, British Cultures: The Exeter Seminar, Comics Studies: Histories, Methodologies, Genres, Creative Industries: Their Past, Our Future, Humanities after the Human: Further Adventures in Critical Theory, Culture, Crisis and Ecology in a Postcolonial World, Script Craft: Writing for Screen and Stage, Shots in the Dark, Television: Times, Trends and Technologies, Scrublands, Sanctuary, Screens: Co-creating Knowledges alongside Donkeys, Fanatical: Fan Culture and Identity, World Cinemas: Representations, Histories, Conflicts, and World Cinemas: Contexts, Environments, Industries.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB-ABB. Required subjects: B in an accepted Humanities or Social Science subject* (see below). *Accepted Humanities and Social Science subjects: Anthropology; Classics and Ancient History; Drama; English; Geography; Government and Politics; History; Law; Media Studies; Modern Languages; Philosophy; Politics; Psychology; Religious Studies; Sociology. IB: 34/665-32/655.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 77%: 60 offers from 78 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 74%
- Assessment and feedback: 72%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 84%
- Student voice: 73%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 25%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Media Professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 25%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 440 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 8%
- London: 34%
- South East: 22%
- South West: 20%
- Wales: 4%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Major Debates in Film Theory
- Interrogating Screens
- Beginnings: English Literature before 1800
- Digital Cultures: Narrative, Creativity, Industry
- The Novel
- The Poem
- Academic English
- Rethinking Shakespeare
- Imagine This: Prompts for Creative Writing
- Desire and Power: English Literature 1570-1640
- Theatrical Cultures in Early Modern England
- Chaucer and His Contemporaries
- Renaissance and Revolution
- Satire and the City: English Literature 1660-1750
- Revolutions and Evolutions 19C Writings
- Modernism and Modernity: Literature 1900-1960
- Romanticism
- Empire of Liberty: American Literature of the Long Nineteenth Century
- Adaptations: Text, Image, Culture
- Creative Writing: Building a Story
- Creative Writing: Making a Poem
- British Cultures: The Exeter Seminar
- Comics Studies: Histories, Methodologies, Genres
- Creative Industries: Their Past, Our Future
- Humanities after the Human: Further Adventures in Critical Theory
- Culture, Crisis and Ecology in a Postcolonial World
- Script Craft: Writing for Screen and Stage
- Shots in the Dark
- Television: Times, Trends and Technologies
- Scrublands, Sanctuary, Screens: Co-creating Knowledges alongside Donkeys
- Fanatical: Fan Culture and Identity
- World Cinemas: Representations, Histories, Conflicts
- World Cinemas: Contexts, Environments, Industries
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter earn?
The median salary is £27,500 after 15 months, £25,500 after 3 years, £33,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,000 and £42,500. The £33,000 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of BA English and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter do next?
75% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 143 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA English and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter?
77% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 60 offers from 78 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA English and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.