BA Film and English Literature (Placement Year)
About this course
BA Hons in Film and English Literature, an English Literature and Film Studies degree centred on the critical study of cinematic aesthetics alongside literary texts and creative production. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Social & Cultural Analysis, Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme incorporates a professional work placement year between the second and final years. The first year covers core foundations through Introduction to Film Studies and Literature in Time, with optional modules available in subjects such as Understanding Media and Culture, The Arts and Identity, British Cinema, and World Literatures. The second year progresses through Global Cinemas, Literary Adaptation, and Critical Practice, alongside optional choices including Classic Hollywood Genres, Screenwriting, Film, Gender, Race and Ideology, Critical Theory, Postcolonial Literature, Film Theory and Aesthetics, Short Film Production, American Literature, and Victorian Literature. The third year consists of a dedicated work-based learning placement. The final year culminates in an independent research project alongside Contemporary Literature, with further optional modules including Global Film Genres, Documentary Production, Romanticism, Film Industries, Practices and Movements, Film Circulation, Exhibition and Audiences, Experimental Film Production, Austen and the Brontës, Gothic and Science Fiction, and Shakespeare.
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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 100%: 5 offers from 5 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
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Customer service occupations: 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 95 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 72%
- Baccalaureate: 2%
- Other HE qualification: 26%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Film Studies
- Literature in Time
- Understanding Media and Culture
- The Arts and Identity (Discovery module)
- British Cinema
- World Literatures
- Global Cinemas
- Literary Adaptation
- Critical Practice
- Classic Hollywood Genres
- Screenwriting
- Film, Gender, Race and Ideology
- Critical Theory
- Postcolonial Literature
- Film Theory and Aesthetics
- Short Film Production
- American Literature
- Victorian Literature
- Work Based Learning Year
- Independent Project (Film, English, Creative Writing and Media)
- Contemporary Literature
- Global Film Genres
- Documentary Production
- Romanticism
- Film Industries, Practices and Movements
- Film Circulation, Exhibition and Audiences
- Experimental Film Production
- Austen and the Brontës
- Gothic and Science Fiction
- Shakespeare
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Film and English Literature (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 £4,500 less than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA Film and English Literature (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 English Literature (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 English Literature (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 138 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Film and English Literature (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
100% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 5 offers from 5 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Film and English Literature (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 English Literature (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
93% of students continued into their second year, and 7% left higher education.