English with Creative Writing and Film - BA (Hons)

University of West London

Combine your study of English literature with a pathway leading to an award tied to your interests and paving the way to your future career. You will study a common first year gaining a grounding in literary history, in theories of literature and in the skillsets for both creative writing and film. Alongside vibrant and engaging core modules covering the English literature content in years 2 and 3 students are able, guided by our dedicated teaching team, to curate their module choice from a range of options leading to the award of either the BA in English with Creative Writing, the BA in English with Film. The three -year English major-minor degree course (a major in English combined with a minor pathway) at UWL comprises a programme of study in English literature spanning the period from Shakespeare to contemporary authors such as Zadie Smith. Offering significant flexibility to students to shape the content of their degree, the final degree award title is based on the selection of modules and is planned in consultation with staff by students seeking a Major-Minor defined outcome during the first semester of Level 4. Students on the course will be acquainted with the variety of critical perspectives and analytical methods specific to the two areas of study of their degree. The course aims to foster an independent approach to formulating problems and arguments, using the close reading and analytical skills that are fundamental to the discipline of English Literature and to the discipline in combination with the specific theories and practices of the Creative Writing or Film pathway.