BA English and Film
About this course
BA (Hons) English and Film, a joint honours degree centred on English literature, creative writing, film, and screen media. Core topics include Research Methods and Communication & Writing. The programme spans three years of full-time study, integrating textual analysis with practical production work. The first year covers foundations in both disciplines through English Literature I: History, Form and Genre, English Literature II: Critical Approaches, Video Production, Video Documentary Production, Foundations of Creative Writing, and Thinking Through Film: Genre. The second year progresses with Literature and Modernity, The Canon Reloaded, Media Content Production, and Screenwriting, alongside optional modules such as Industry Experience, Visual Media Cultures, and Worldbuilding. The final year includes compulsory study in British and Irish Drama since 1945 and Contemporary Writers and the City, a core Dissertation, and options such as Video Essays, Bodies, Identities, Futures, Writing for Performance, and Crime and Fiction.
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Entry requirements
104 UCAS points required from level 3 qualifications. These can include: A Levels at grade B, C and C, or above BTEC Extended Diploma with Distinction, Merit, Merit Access to HE Diploma T Levels You also need GCSE English and Maths (grade 9 - 4 / A* - C) or Level 2 equivalents.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 89%: 25 offers from 28 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
Modules
- English Literature I: History, Form and Genre
- English Literature II: Critical Approaches (double credit module)
- Video Production
- Video Documentary Production
- Foundations of Creative Writing
- Thinking Through Film: Genre
- Literature and Modernity
- The Canon Reloaded
- Media Content Production
- Industry Experience
- Visual Media Cultures
- Worldbuilding
- Screenwriting
- Industry Experience (B)
- Visual Media Cultures (B)
- British and Irish Drama since 1945
- Contemporary Writers and the City
- Dissertation
- Video Essays
- Bodies, Identities, Futures
- Writing for Performance
- Project (mini)
- British and Irish Drama since 1945 (A)
- Crime and Fiction (B)
- Shakespeare on the Screen (B)
- Image and Text (B)
- Bodies, Identities, Futures (C)
- Media Project (Minor) (C)
- Writing for Performance (D)
- Video Essays (D)
Questions about this course
What grades do I need for BA English and Film at University of West London?
The typical offer is BCC at A level.
What is the offer rate for BA English and Film at University of West London?
89% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 25 offers from 28 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.