Film Studies and English Literature with a Placement Year

Overview

Discover the secrets of storytelling on the page and screen by making literature and film the joint focus of your degree. This exciting course also offers you the opportunity to gain valuable real-world experience in an industry placement in year three of your studies.

UEA is world famous as a pioneering centre for both film and literary studies. Our academics are celebrated in their field, and the university is home to the renowned School of Literature, Drama, and Creative Writing. Your degree in Film Studies and English Literature with a Placement Year will combine classes from both of these vibrant centres of learning, and offers flexibility to study across form and genre, while also giving you opportunities to practice creative writing if you choose.

You’ll study the history of film and television from its earliest days to the present, while exploring literature from the Middle Ages to modern times, from England, to Europe, and the wider world. From Shakespeare to science fiction films, this degree will expand your storytelling horizons and inspire your learning. You'll sharpen your critical powers and gain the skills needed for future career success.

Make use of our outstanding facilities, valuable partnerships, and local opportunities. We’re home to the East Anglian Film Archive – and we’ve close links with the British Film Institute in London and the Norwich Film Festival. Meanwhile, you’ll be studying in a region that is a dynamic centre of the media industries, and home to local production companies. You’ll be based in the beautiful and historic city of Norwich, famous as the 'City of Stories'. Norwich has been home to ground-breaking writers and readers for centuries, from Julian of Norwich (the first woman to write a book in English) to award-winning UEA alumni like Sir Ian McEwan. As a Film Studies and English Literature student, you'll immerse yourself in this thriving literary scene. You'll have access to unique resources like UEA's British Archive for Contemporary Writing. You'll be able to go to literary events or publishing fairs at the world-renowned National Centre for Writing. It's no wonder Norwich became England's first UNESCO City of Literature!

You’ll develop many transferable skills, including high-level research and communication skills, team working, leadership, and self-management. This will open doors to a wide variety of careers, whether you want to become a writer, producer, or director in the industry or any number of other occupations in marketing, advertising, the charity sector, and more. In the past, our graduates have gone on to success as film industry executives, producers, media managers, creative directors, or found work in film heritage, for example.

Disclaimer

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