BA English and Film Studies
About this course
BA in English and Film Studies, a joint honours degree spanning English Literature and Film Studies and BA (Hons) Photography. Core topics include Programming. The course is offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies with the Centre for World Cinemas and Digital Cultures, and students can choose to take a work placement year or a study abroad year. Following foundational studies, the first year establishes core concepts through compulsory modules such as Reading Between the Lines, Literature, Culture and Critique, Introduction to Film Studies I, and Introduction to Film Studies II. Year two advances critical competencies through Critical Approaches to Screen Studies. The final year focuses on advanced enquiry with the compulsory module Current Enquiries into Film Studies. Optional modules span medieval literature, creative writing, global film genres, and gender and sexuality in cinema, alongside independent projects such as a final-year project or textual editing.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB EPQ: Where an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be ABB at A Level including A in English (Language, Literature or Language and Literature) and grade A in the EPQ. BTEC: We will consider the level 3 QCF BTEC at Subsidiary Diploma level and above in combination with other qualifications. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information. IB: 35 points overall including 16 at Higher Level with 6 in English at Higher Level.
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What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 68%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 9 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Elementary occupations: 12%
- Teaching Professionals: 12%
- Administrative occupations: 8%
- Sales occupations: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 20 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- North West: 10%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 15%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 40%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 10%
- Scotland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Reading Between the Lines
- Literature, Culture and Critique
- Introduction to Film Studies I
- Introduction to Film Studies II
- Introduction to Audio-Visual Culture
- Worlds of Literature
- Drama: Text and Performance
- Modern Fictions in English: Conflict, Liminality, Translation
- Poetry: Reading and Interpretation
- Race, Writing and Decolonization
- Directing World Cinemas
- Film Music
- Critical Approaches to Screen Studies
- Screening Antiquity
- Cinematic Themes
- Chinese Cinema
- Japanese Cinema in the World
- Language in Society
- Cursing and Courtesy: (im)politeness in English
- Language Policy, Planning, and Politics
- Body Language: Literature and Embodiment
- Language of the Media
- American Words, American Worlds
- Postcolonial Literature
- Contemporary Literature
- Modern Literature
- Other Voices: Rethinking Nineteenth-Century Literature
- The World Before Us: Literature 1660–1830
- Life, Love and Death from Chaucer to Marlowe
- Women’s Authorship in World Cinema
- From Brazil to Africa: World Cinemas in Portuguese
- Introduction to German Cinema
- The Video Essay: Theory and Practice
- Cinema in France: The Seventh Art
- Film Programming and Exhibition: Curating for Cinemas and Festivals
- Questioning Genre in World Cinemas
- Issues in Hispanic Cinema
- Towards the Future: Skills in Context
- Social Class across Cultures
- Black Europe
- Reception, Transmission and Translation: The Global Circulation of Literature
- Global Environmental Humanities
- Digital Communications Across Cultures
- Current Enquiries into Film Studies
- Textual Editing Project
- Final Year Project
- Screening Antiquity
- Film Theory and Aesthetics
- Writing Modern Sexualities
- Shakespeare
- Sex and Suffering in the Eighteenth-Century Novel
- Writing and Gender in Seventeenth-Century England
- Romantic Lyric Poetry
- Narratives of Witchcraft and Magic
- Forming Victorian Fiction
- Angry Young Men and Women: Literature of the Mid-Twentieth Century
- Bowie, Reading, Writing
- Hollywood and its Others
- Queer Films on Global Screens
- Cinema in the Digital Era
- Social Movements across Cultures
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English and Film Studies at University of Leeds earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £23,000 after 3 years, £31,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,500 and £36,000. The £31,500 median after five years is £3,500 more than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA English and Film Studies at University of Leeds 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 English and Film Studies at University of Leeds?
88% 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 Studies at University of Leeds?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 35 points in the IB. The average entrant had 135 UCAS points.
Does BA English and Film Studies at University of Leeds include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English and Film Studies at University of Leeds?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.