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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Full Time
SEP-25
3 - 4 Years
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Full Time
SEP-25
3 - 4 Years
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The worlds of Film and English make an exciting combination – there is much intellectual common ground on issues such as authorship, genre, identity and representation – and there is a great deal of cross-over when film adaptations are made from English Literature.You will develop skills and knowledge relevant to both film and literature but also a fuller understanding of the different aesthetic, commercial and consumption issues they raise.Your English learning will take you on a chronological journey from the beginnings of the English language right up to the 21st century, exploring the work of those who have the most prodigious effect on English literature and language.Leicester is ranked among the top 12 places in the UK for Film Studies*. We offer an exciting and wide-ranging approach to the study of film, television and other visual arts. Our Film Studies modules will teach you the various methods of critical analysis that can be applied to film, whilst you will also gain practical experience – alongside exploring the process of making films, you’ll learn how to produce your own.You can choose from a vast variety of option modules in your third year, allowing you to really focus of the areas of English Literature and Film Studies that interest you the most.*12th in the UK according to Complete University Guide 2024 (Communication and Media Studies)
Exam type
A levelA level:
BBB Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
BBBBB Grades / Points required
Scottish Advanced Higher:
BBB Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
D:24 Grades / Points required
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:
M2,M2,M2 Grades / Points required
Extended Project:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
28 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
H2,H3,H3,H3,H3 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DDM Grades / Points required
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Including English (Language, Literature or combined)
Including English
Including English
Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at Level 3. To include 12 credits at Distinction in English Level 3 Modules. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information: study@le.ac.uk
Including English
Considered alongside other qualifications
Including 6 in Higher Level English.
Including English. Qualification accepted. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information: study@le.ac.uk
Considered alongside other qualifications
Considered alongside other qualifications
Plus grade B in A-level English (Language, Literature or combined).
Considered alongside other qualifications
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