BA English Literature and Film & Theatre
About this course
BA in English Language and Literature, Photography, Performance, and Design for Theatre and Screen. Core topics include programming, research methods, and critical and analytical thinking. Students study across two departments: English Literature and Film, Theatre & Television. An optional placement module allows students to undertake an industry role.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB including English Literature or a related subject at minimum grade B. Related subjects include English Language and Literature, English Language, Drama and Theatre Studies, and Creative Writing. IB: 30 points overall including 5 in higher level English or one of the related subjects listed above
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What students say
Based on about 16 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 75%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 87%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
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: 45%
- Working and studying: 30%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Teaching Professionals: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 30 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 5%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 25%
- South East: 40%
- South West: 5%
- Wales: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Foundation course: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Theory and Practice of Writing
- Poetry in English
- Analysing Theatre and Performance
- Approaches to Film
- Introduction to Drama
- Modern American Culture and Counterculture
- Shelf Life
- Introduction to Filmmaking
- Thinking Translation: History and Theory
- What is Comparative Literature?
- Film Forms and Cultures
- Identity, Performance and Culture
- Victorian Literature
- Contemporary Fiction
- Directing and Dramaturgy
- Placement and Employment Skills
- Documentary
- Reworking Shakespeare in Performance
- From Acting to Performance
- Television and Contemporary Culture
- Modernism in Poetry and Fiction
- Writing in the Public Sphere
- The Business of Books
- Enlightenment Revolution and Romanticism
- Writing America: Perspectives on the Nation
- Critical Thinking
- Early Modern Literature
- Shakespeare
- English Literature Dissertation
- Film and/or Theatre Dissertation
- Creative Research Project
- British Black and Asian Voices: 1948 to the Present
- Set Design
- Literature and Mental Health
- Children's Literature
- The Bloody Stage: Revenge and Death in Renaissance Drama
- Writing Women: Nineteenth-Century Poetry
- Adaptations across Stage and Screen
- Musical Theatre
- Film Programming and Film Festivals
- Decadence and Degeneration: Literature of the 1890s
- From Romance to Fantasy
- Placing Jane Austen
- Scriptwriting for Stage and Screen
- Screen Bodies
- Utopia and Dystopia in English and American Literature
- Shakespeare on Film
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Literature and Film & Theatre at University of Reading earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £28,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,000 and £38,000. The £28,500 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA English Literature and Film & Theatre at University of Reading 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 Literature and Film & Theatre at University of Reading?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English Literature and Film & Theatre at University of Reading?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 139 UCAS points.
Does BA English Literature and Film & Theatre at University of Reading 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 Literature and Film & Theatre at University of Reading?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.