ObjectivesThis Joint Honours introduces you to relevant approaches to Creative Writing and Film Studies in order to broaden your knowledge of international film and Creative Writing culture. A central component of the course is the opportunity for direct practical experience (through practice projects in Creative Writing, short film-making and documentary). In the case of Film Studies this is enabled by advanced digital editing suite facilities. A combination of historical, theoretical and cultural approaches informs teaching and learning through staff expertise.
Entry requirementsYou should normally have 200 points from at least two A-levels. You are also expected to have a commitment to your own creative writing: you may be asked to submit samples of your creative work as part of the admissions process. In the case of non-traditional or mature entry, you may also be interviewed.
Academic titleBA Creative Writing and Film Studies
Course descriptionCourse structure
Joint Honours involves four modules at each level from Creative Writing and four from Film Studies
Level 1
* Language and Genre: Prose
* Language and Genre: Poetry and Drama
* Introduction to Film Studies
* Questions of Readership
* Genre
* Approaches to Writing
* Reading 20th Century fiction
* Introduction to Screenwriting
* Hollywood and American Culture
Level 2
* Journalism
* Drama
* The Editorial Process
* Prose Fiction
* Stars
* Realism
* European Cinema
* Artists Film and Video
* British Cinema in the 1980s
* Bollywood
* African Cinema
Level 3
* Final Honours project
* Autobiography
* Place and Writing
* Childrens Writing
* Scriptwriing
* New American Cinema
* British Cinema
* New German Cinema
* Advanced Screenwriting