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

Our Film Studies and English Literature BA(Hons) course is for those who love cinema as well as books. You’ll study literary texts and films from all over the world, from time-honoured classics to the latest contemporary masterpieces, and you’ll explore the cultural, historical, and creative dimensions of both media.

At Huddersfield, our distinctive degree structure means that all our courses foster interdisciplinary work, so it’s normal for students from different subjects to be working alongside each other. This helps you broaden your skillset and develop your critical thinking and creativity.

Why Study Film Studies and English Literature BA(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?

Our innovative approach to coursework emphasizes interdisciplinary thinking and creative exploration, allowing you to compare and connect storytelling techniques in literature and cinema. Assessments are designed to develop the skills you need to analyse and interpret narrative, style, and form across films, plays, novels, and other texts. You’ll also engage in practical media projects, using our cutting-edge film and media facilities, to prepare you for a creative career in the industry.

Whatever your career aspirations might be, this degree will nurture and support them. In your second year, a work experience module guides you through any decisions, plans, and preparations you need to make to launch your career when you graduate. Your degree equips you with valued employability skills – like carrying out independent research, writing to professional standards for real-world audiences, and critical thinking – that we know from our state-of-the-art careers service are just what employers are looking for.

If you’re looking for a degree that combines film and literature and combines creative and critical approaches to both, this could be your ideal course.

Professional Bodies

At Huddersfield, you’ll study the Global Professional Award alongside your degree† so that you can gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.

†full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.

Why Huddersfield?

Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.