English with Film Studies BA (Hons)
King's College London
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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The English with Film Studies BA at Kings allows you to study in the heart of London and engage with both its literary and visual history.You will have the chance to explore a variety of exciting topics, with English modules covering global English literatures from the medieval to the contemporary, alongside Film Studies modules which will provide you with a detailed knowledge of the creative potential of film, and the relationship between film and the societies it portrays.**Key benefits**- We ...Read more

The English with Film Studies BA at King's allows you to study in the heart of London and engage with both its literary and visual history.You will have the chance to explore a variety of exciting topics, with English modules covering global English literatures from the medieval to the contemporary, alongside Film Studies modules which will provide you with a detailed knowledge of the creative potential of film, and the relationship between film and the societies it portrays.


Key benefits

- We are one of the oldest English departments in the country, with an international reputation for the quality of our teaching and research- Our Central London location offers opportunities to work with Shakespeare's Globe as well as an exciting range of other sites and archives. Our location also offers exciting possibilities for further access to film, most notably King’s close proximity to the British Film Institute Library, and the new BFI Southbank.- Ours is a department committed to teaching English literatures of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries written in America, Anglophone Africa, Australia, Ireland and South Asia as well as within the UK- Consistently one of the best departments for the study of film in the UK, and currently ranked as the 1st department of Film in central London (Guardian University Guide 2018)- You'll develop transferable analytical and communications skills making you highly desirable to employers across a range of sectors- With several research centres at King's, including the Centre for Modern Literature and Culture, Queer @ King's and the London Shakespeare Centre, students work alongside cutting-edge research across a range of fields- Broad list of film modules covering popular Hollywood, European and Asian film, underground and cult cinemas, documentary and new media, film and media philosophy, among many other areas.Please see our online prospectus for further details on this programme: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/english-with-film-studies-ba

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CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
18th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
24th
English Studies (Non-Specific)
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
5%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
60%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
English Studies (Non-Specific) graduate salary at this uni
£22,000
UK English Studies (Non-Specific) graduate salary
£21,000
Media Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
5%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
60%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Media Studies graduate salary at this uni
£20,000
UK Media Studies graduate salary
£19,000
What students say
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Orla
28 Feb 23

Best aspect for me is student life, I’ve met some absolute amazing people in Kings that I know I’ll keep for years. I would say the worse aspect of King’s is the location for some..Read more

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Oisín
15 Feb 23

It is heavily integrated into the culture that the course is about (for example its proximity to the BFI and how a lot of the lecturers are themselves prominent voices in the..Read more

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

AAA Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

ABB Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

AA Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:36,M:9,P:0 Grades / Points required

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:

D3,D3,D3 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

36 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H1,H1,H2,H2,H2,H2 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels. Must include English Literature, or combined English Language and Literature.

Must be a combination of three Scottish Highers and two Scottish Advanced Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.

Must be combined with three Scottish Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject. Must include grade A in Advanced Higher English.

Access to English Literature/Arts/Humanities (or similar subject). Must include at least 15 Level 3 credits in English Literature or English Language and Literature, awarded Distinction.

Please note that Global Perspectives is not accepted by King’s as one of your Pre-U Principal subjects. Combinations of Pre-U principal subjects and other qualifications (such as A-levels) will be considered. Must include Literature in English.

36 points overall or an aggregate score of 18 from three Higher Levels. Must include grade 6 in Higher Level English Literature or English Language and Literature. Note: The total point score of 36 includes TOK/EE.

Must include English Literature or combine English Language and Literature.

Please see our online prospectus for further details on our BTEC entry requirements.

Popular A-level subjects

Media Studies

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

English Literature
58%
Film Studies
31%
History
26%
Media Studies
21%
Drama
17%
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English Studies (Non-Specific)

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

English Literature
91%
History
48%
Religious Studies & Theology
17%
Psychology
14%
Drama
12%
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Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Scotland

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Wales

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Northern Ireland

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Channel Islands

This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

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O
Orla
28 Feb 23
Film Studies BA (Hons)
Best aspect for me is student life, I’ve met some absolute amazing people in Kings that I know I’ll keep for years. I would say the worse aspect of King’s is the location for some...
Read more
O
Oisín
15 Feb 23
Film Studies BA (Hons)
It is heavily integrated into the culture that the course is about (for example its proximity to the BFI and how a lot of the lecturers are themselves prominent voices in the...
Read more
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King's College London
Strand London City Of Westminster WC2R 2LS United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Temple  0.1 miles away Nearest train station: Charing Cross   0.2 miles away
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