BA Film and Creative Writing (Placement Year)
About this course
BA Hons in Film and Creative Writing (Placement Year), a Creative Writing BA (Hons) and Film Studies degree centred on the theory and practice of filmmaking alongside the craft of storytelling. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students complete a professional placement year in the third year. The first year introduces fundamentals through Introduction to Film Studies, Introduction to Creative Writing, Understanding Media and Culture, and British Cinema. The second year advances core competencies with Global Cinemas, Developing Your Writing Practice, Writing Fiction, and Screenwriting. The third year consists of a professional placement module. The final year involves advanced study including Independent Project (Film, English, Creative Writing and Media), Writing Beyond the Text, Documentary Production, and Experimental Film Production, alongside various optional modules spanning global film genres and specialized writing.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB. Film, Media or one other humanities subject would be considered desirable but not essential. IB: 32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 82%: 9 offers from 11 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 51 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 80%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 70 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 93%
- Left higher education: 7%
What graduates do next
Based on about 13 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 25%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 50%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 25 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- North East: 5%
- North West: 45%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 10%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 20%
- London: 5%
- South East: 5%
- Wales: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Baccalaureate: 20%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Film Studies
- Introduction to Creative Writing
- Understanding Media and Culture
- The Arts and Identity (Discovery module)
- British Cinema
- Re-Making Tradition
- Global Cinemas
- Developing Your Writing Practice
- Writing Fiction
- Screenwriting
- Classic Hollywood Genres
- Film, Gender, Race and Ideology
- Writing Poetry
- Playwriting
- Film Theory and Aesthetics
- Short Film Production
- American Literature
- Taking an Idea and Making it Happen (Discovery module)
- Work Based Learning Year
- Independent Project (Film, English, Creative Writing and Media)
- Writing Beyond the Text
- Global Film Genres
- Documentary Production
- Queer Futures (Discovery module)
- Artistic Fusions (Discovery module)
- Film Circulation, Exhibition and Audiences
- Film Industries, Practices and Movements
- Experimental Film Production
- Writing Beyond the Self
- Writing Beyond the Moment
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Film and Creative Writing (Placement Year) at Lancaster University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £23,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £33,000. The £23,500 median after five years is the same as the UK median for Creative writing.
What do graduates of BA Film and Creative Writing (Placement Year) at Lancaster University do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Film and Creative Writing (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
92% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Film and Creative Writing (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 142 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Film and Creative Writing (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
82% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 9 offers from 11 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Film and Creative Writing (Placement Year) at Lancaster University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BA Film and Creative Writing (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
93% of students continued into their second year, and 7% left higher education.