BA English and Film
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature and Film Studies, combining literary and cinematic study. Core topics include Programming and Research Methods. The course examines cinema from Britain, America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. A Film Programming and Curating module includes case studies such as the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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Entry requirements
GCSE: GCSE English Language at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent) is required. You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements in addition to the Level 3 qualification requirements. UCAS tariff: 104 UCAS points. A level: 104 UCAS points. T level: Merit. BTEC: DMM. Access to HE: Pass Level 3 Access to HE Diploma with 104 UCAS points. Scottish Highers: 104 UCAS points. Irish Leaving Certificate: 104 UCAS points. IB: 30-32 points. European Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma at least 71% overall.
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What students say
Based on about 6 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 70%
- Learning resources: 97%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 19 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Teaching Professionals: 20%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 25%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 265 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 70%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 6%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 6%
- South East: 2%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Critical Approaches to Film
- Popular Fictions
- Film Form, Film Meaning
- Classical Hollywood Cinema
- Discovering Literature
- British Cinema
- Film Journalism
- Cinema Asia
- Comedy and British Cinema
- Contemporary American Cinema
- The Romantic Period: the Sublime and the Gothic
- Analysing Media Texts
- Literature, Adaptation and the Screen
- Victorian Literature: Progress and Panic
- 21st Century Women’s Writing
- The Female Gothic
- Introduction to Screenwriting
- Environmental Nightmares, World Futures
- Postmodernism
- Teaching Masterclass
- Sequential Art (Comics and Graphic Novels)
- Hollywood Masculinities
- Film Programming and Curating for Cinemas and Festivals
- Alternative, Independent, and Marginal Film
- Film and Theory
- British Theatre Post-1950
- Biography: Tradition and Innovation
- Health Communication
- Post/Colonial African Literature
- Alternative Ulster
- Dissertation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English and Film at University of Salford earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £20,000 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £33,000. The £26,500 median after five years is £1,500 less than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA English and Film at University of Salford do next?
85% 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 University of Salford?
85% 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 University of Salford?
The typical offer is 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 114 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA English and Film at University of Salford?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.