BA English and Film with Foundation Year
About this course
BA (Hons) English and Film with Foundation Year is a four-year undergraduate degree combining literary study and filmmaking. Core topics include Research Methods, Communication & Writing, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The course begins with a compulsory foundation year designed to build academic and practical skills before progressing to the degree modules. The first year covers study skills, research methods, and cultural contexts through modules such as Personalised Learning, Study Skills for Success, Creative Research in Media and Design, and Foundation Major Project. The second year introduces core literature and media practice through English Literature I: History, Form and Genre, English Literature II: Critical Approaches, Video Production, and Thinking Through Film: Genre. The third year advances into modern texts and media workflows via Literature and Modernity, The Canon Reloaded, Media Content Production, and Screenwriting, alongside optional choices including Industry Experience and Worldbuilding. The final year focuses on advanced study and independent research with British and Irish Drama since 1945, Contemporary Writers and the City, and a Dissertation, supported by optional modules such as Video Essays, Bodies, Identities, Futures, and Shakespeare on the Screen (B).
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Entry requirements
72 UCAS points required from level 3 qualifications. These can include: A-Levels at grades B and C (if you have two A-Levels) or grades D, D and D (if you have three), or above BTEC Extended Diploma with Merit, Merit, Pass Access to HE Diploma T-Levels You also need GCSE English and Maths (grade 9-4 / A*-C) or Level 2 equivalents.
Modules
- Personalised Learning
- Study Skills for Success
- Creative Research in Media and Design
- Contextual Studies in Media and Design
- Creative Sectors
- Foundation Major Project
- Creative Sectors in Media and Design
- Major Project (Foundation Year)
- 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
- Screenwriting
- Industry Experience
- Visual Media Cultures
- Worldbuilding
- 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 with Foundation Year at University of West London?
The typical offer is BC at A level.