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

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OCT-25

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3 Years

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

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3 Years

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Taking Film and English Literature at Lancaster gives you the opportunity to study for a stimulating degree scheme based jointly at the Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA) and the Department of English and Creative Writing.Your Film degree examines cinema’s aesthetic importance in the context of an increasingly visual and media-oriented culture, while investigating the connections between contemporary art, theatre, music and film. Lancaster’s course is academic rather than ...Read more

Taking Film and English Literature at Lancaster gives you the opportunity to study for a stimulating degree scheme based jointly at the Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA) and the Department of English and Creative Writing.Your Film degree examines cinema’s aesthetic importance in the context of an increasingly visual and media-oriented culture, while investigating the connections between contemporary art, theatre, music and film. Lancaster’s course is academic rather than vocational, but you will have the opportunity at each year of the programme to make your own digital films using the University’s state-of-the-art equipment.In English Literature, you’ll explore texts of different periods and genres, develop a deeper understanding of literature’s role in society, and discover new approaches. The department has an established interest in intersections between literature and film.You’ll begin your degree with modules including English Literature and Introduction to Film. In your second year, you’ll study subjects such Literature and Film and Global Cinema before completing your degree with a Film Dissertation module.

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65/101
CUG Subject Ranking
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Source: Complete University Guide 2025
10th
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CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
10th
English Studies (Non-Specific)
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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 - 91 = 9% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
9%
Sociology
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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 - 83 = 17% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
17%
What students say
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Erin
06 Dec 24

I have enjoyed studying at Lancaster however I feel that the amount of communication for my course could be improved. I hear from the English Literature department nearly every..Read more

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Tom
05 Dec 24

I think it's aight but the workload makes me wanna Kms I think I'm just lazy though, but idk how I'm supposed to get so many secondary..Read more

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Access to HE Diploma:

D:36,M:9 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

35 Grades / Points required

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Popular A-level subjects

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

History
33%
Law
32%
English Literature
28%
Psychology
26%
Sociology
25%
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English Studies (Non-Specific)

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

English Literature
69%
English Language
45%
History
34%
Psychology
20%
General Studies
16%
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Latest reviews

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Erin
06 Dec 24
English Literature and History BA (Hons)
I have enjoyed studying at Lancaster however I feel that the amount of communication for my course could be improved. I hear from the English Literature department nearly every...
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Tom
05 Dec 24
English Literature (Placement Year) BA (Hons)
I think it's aight but the workload makes me wanna Kms I think I'm just lazy though, but idk how I'm supposed to get so many secondary...
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Lancaster University
Lancaster University , Lancaster

Lancaster University is a highly rated public research university that stands as a beacon of academic excellence and innovation....

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Admissions Bailrigg Lancaster Lancashire LA1 4YW United Kingdom
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