BA (Hons) English and Film Studies

The English and Film Studies Undergraduate Degree at Queen Mary University of London combines two dynamic and forward-thinking subjects, encouraging students to develop their critical faculties while fostering creative skills. Students delve into literature's rich heritage and explore film as a medium that shapes our perceptions of the world and our place within it.Course Content: The course allows students to approach the practice and study of film and literature from various angles, focusing on periods, genres, themes, and critical approaches. Students will examine a wide array of literary and cinematic texts from Old English poetry to postmodern novels and British cinema to Hollywood blockbusters. The curriculum invites you to think about the power both forms of expression have to represent and question culture and society.Key Modules: The program includes core and optional modules that span across English Literature and Film Studies. Core modules cover topics like Shakespeare, Modernism, American Literature, and Cinema History. Optional modules allow students to delve into a range of topics such as Genre Cinema, Film Aesthetics, Post-War Fiction, and many others. There is an opportunity for students to undertake an independent project.Accreditations: The course is accredited by the internationally renowned School of English and Drama and the School of Languages, Linguistics, and Film at Queen Mary University of London. Future Careers: Through a combination of subject-specific knowledge and transferable skills, this course provides an excellent foundation for careers in the creative industries, journalism, publishing, marketing, PR, teaching, and other sectors. Queen Mary’s Careers team can assist students with job applications, interviews, and more.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.