BA English and Film
Queen Mary University of London
About this course
BA (Hons) in English and Film, a film studies degree centred on textual interpretation, cinematic analysis, and literary history. Core topics include Research Methods. The course culminates in an English Research Dissertation and a Film Research Project. The first year covers the foundations through Poetry, London Global, and US Cinema: Key Concepts. The second year introduces compulsory study in What is Cinema?, alongside optional modules such as Chaucer: Gender, Faith, Identity, Renaissance Drama, and Modernism. Final-year students complete compulsory independent projects while choosing from options like Creative Producing, Film Philosophy, and Feminism(s).
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Entry requirements
English and Film - BA (Hons): A-Level: Grades BBB at A-Level. IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 30 points overall, including 5,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects. BTEC: See our detailed subject and grade requirements. Access HE: We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 15 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Applications are considered on a case by case basis. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements. GCSE: Both GCSE English and Maths at grade C or 4 or an acceptable equivalent will be required. EPQ: Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification. For further information please visit: qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/epq. Contextualised admissions: Our standard contextual offer: BCC Our enhanced contextual offer: CCC More information on our contextual offer criteria can be found on our contextualised admissions page . Please note that General Studies and Critical Thinking are excluded from any A-Level offer and cannot be considered.
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What students say
Based on about 11 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 71%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 65%
- Left higher education: 20%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 30%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 60%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 25%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 45 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- East of England: 5%
- London: 70%
- South East: 15%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 80%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Poetry
- London Global
- Myth, Romance, and Fairy Tale
- US Cinema: Key Concepts
- Decolonising Approaches to Film Analysis
- Chaucer: Gender, Faith, Identity
- Renaissance Drama
- Romantics and Revolutionaries
- Victorian Fictions
- Modernism
- Postcolonial and Global Literatures
- Global Shakespeare
- Representing London - the eighteenth century
- Reading the Contemporary
- What is Cinema?
- Contemporary World Cinemas
- Directing Fiction
- Cinema and Disability
- English Research Dissertation
- Film Research Project
- Creative Producing
- Feminism(s)
- Film Philosophy
- Forms of Film Practice
- Gullotines, Ghosts and Laughing Gas: Literature in the 1790s
- Reading Contemporary Arab(ic) Fiction
- Shakespeare: the Play, the Word and the Book
- Time, Narrative, Culture
- Victorian Sensation Fiction
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English and Film at Queen Mary University of London earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £25,000 after 3 years, £31,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,000 and £34,500. The £31,500 median after five years is £5,500 more than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA English and Film at Queen Mary University of London do next?
80% 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 at Queen Mary University of London?
87% 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 at Queen Mary University of London?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 138 UCAS points.
Does BA English and Film at Queen Mary University of London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English and Film at Queen Mary University of London?
65% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.