Film and Television Studies and English with Placement Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

In addition to a love of films and TV shows, do you enjoy reading novels, stories or poems and thinking about how they might translate onto the screen? Do you want to understand story-telling techniques more fully, giving you an additional skillset applicable to the creative sector and beyond?

If so, the joint English with Film and Television Studies degree at Brunel may be just what you’re looking for!

In addition to your English coursework, this degree provides you with an opportunity to study audio-video practices alongside a range of modules that focus on how screen media have been variously theorised. You will have the flexibility to map your own route through the programme by combining theory and practice modules in a way that work best for you. On the English side, you will study the major historical areas of English literature, through to recent publications in poetry, fiction and drama, whilst developing ‘human’ skills – critical and creative thinking, communication, and collaboration – all crucial to employability in the world of AI.

Finally, as a joint honours student, you will have access to Film and Television’s partnerships with the ScreenCraft Works and the BAFTA Albert programme, among others. These opportunities will help you develop an additional range of skills to further enhance your employability and open doors across a wide range of careers.

Our editing suites have up-to-date production software such as Adobe Creative Cloud; Avid Media Composer; Avid ProTools, and others. We also have a range of high quality camera (including a Netflix approved 12K camera), sound, lighting, and grip equipment for you to use throughout your degree – whether that is for course work or for your personal projects outside of the classroom.

Put your learning into practice with the option of doing a placement year between your second and third year of study. With the support of our award-winning Student Development team, you can secure work experience that is a good fit in terms of your professional aspirations. If that’s not for you, though, you’ll still have plenty of opportunities over the course of your studies to hone your career.

The Film and Television Studies and English BA is a part of the BAFTA albert education partnership. This accreditation provides students with exclusive access to the industry’s BAFTA albert carbon calculator, a tool used by Netflix, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, UKTV and Sky when producing their content. Participating students will work towards creating environmentally-friendly, sustainable content.

Our academics are published researchers in the fields of both Film and English, and award-winning filmmakers and can support you in establishing your own path in this exciting but competitive field.