BA (Hons) English Literature with Film
Bachelor's degree
In Hatfield
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Hatfield
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
A degree in English Literature with Film will help you grow from passionate reader and film-fan into a critical thinker able to understand literary and cinematic works by applying a wide range of critical, theoretical, political and historical perspectives. The disciplines of Literature and Film Studies are highly complementary, and as you progress through your degree you will find many fruitful connections between them.
This fascinating degree is both geographically and historically wide-ranging. This means you’ll study literature written in English from the Renaissance to the present day, by writers from all parts of the globe; and alongside this, you’ll explore film and television from America, Asia, Britain and the rest of Europe, from the earliest days of moving images to some of the most exciting contemporary work being produced today.
In both disciplines, you’ll be taught by research-active academics who bring fresh thinking to our accessible, engaging courses. We’ll introduce you to writers and film-makers who will open doors to contemporary worlds and cultures remote from your own, and also help you explore more familiar works – both textual and visual – in ways that challenge your preconceptions.
Whatever your taste in literature, there will be something to interest and provoke you. From The Tiger Who Came to Tea to Jane Eyre, from Paradise Lost to Zadie Smith’s Swing Time, we’ll broaden your literary horizons and hone your critical thinking.
A core Literature module in your first year will equip you to read and interpret both traditional and contemporary literary texts critically as a scholar of English literature. Alongside this you can choose to revisit Shakespeare and consider his cultural relevance today through fictional, cinematic and TV adaptations; or to deepen your understanding of Gothic writing by tracing its origins back to the Romantic era.
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About this course
We give you:
The chance to explore the cross-over between these highly complementary disciplines.
An expert academic team to support you and build your confidence as you develop into a scholar with expertise in both fields, plus the opportunity to get involved with local cinemas and our own bespoke film club.
A global approach to both Literature and Film, providing both a broad overview of literary and cinematic history and the chance to study more specialised areas of interest.
Teaching rated excellent by 92.14% of our students in the 2018 National Student Survey.
CV-building potential through work placements and extra-curricular activities.
UCAS points 104
A Level BCC
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Subjects
- Works
- English
- Writing
- American Literature
- Shakespeare
Course programme
Students of English Literature with Film will be taught in a variety of ways according to the characteristics of each module. Many are taught via weekly lectures and weekly seminars, and there are timetabled weekly screenings to make sure that you always have the chance to see the films you are studying. Workshops are used in English Literature to discuss subjects in more depth and encourage independent analysis, and in Film for modules where the practical skills taught are enhanced by the supervision of experts in their field. You may be assessed using innovative methods such as the video-essay, for which you will be taught highly transferable skills in editing and presenting. You will also be expected to read and watch primary material in your own time, to contribute to online discussions, and to download and read notes from StudyNet, our virtual learning environment.
Level 4
Module
- Introduction to Film Criticism
- Texts Up Close: Reading and Interpretation
- Make it New: Literary Tradition and Experimentation
- Border Crossings: Modern Literature from around the World
- Genre, Styles and Stars
- Shakespeare Reframed
- American Voices: Introduction to US Literature and Culture
- Romantic Origins & Gothic Afterlives
- Journeys and Quests: Adventures in Literature
- Identity and Contemporary Writing
Module
- Ways of Reading: Literature and Theory
- Graduate Skills0 CreditsCompulsory
- A Nation of Readers: British Identity and Enlightenment Culture
- Revisiting the Renaissance
- Studies in Twentieth Century Literature, 1900-1945
- American Literature to 1900
- Twentieth Century North American Writing
- Images of Contemporary Society: British Literature and the Politics of Identity
- Age of Transition: the Victorians and Modernity
- Literature at Work
Module
- Renaissance Tragedy
- Eighteenth Century Bodies
- Literature Project
- Between the Acts: Late Victorian and Edwardian Literature 1890-1920
- Postmodern Genders
- Children's Literature:Growing up in Books
- Native American Literature
- East End Fictions: Interdisciplinary Studies of London's East End
- Worlds Apart 1: Utopian & Dystopian Writing
- Texts and Screens: Studies in Literary Adaptation
- The Golden Age: Victorian Children's Literature
- African-American Literature
- Generation Dead: Young Adult Fiction and the Gothic
- Twenty-first Century American Writing
- Euro-Crime on Page and Screen
Additional information
UCAS code - Q3W6
EU Students Fee
Full time - £13450 for the 2021/2022 academic year
International Students Fee
Full time - £13450 for the 2021/2022 academic year
BA (Hons) English Literature with Film