BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Film Studies at Liverpool John Moores University

As a student on the BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Film Studies at Liverpool John Moores University you will be taught by internationally published poets, novelists and film industry professionals. The degree combines practice in screenwriting, digital film production, and other writing forms with a critical study of film and written texts. As the degree progresses, you will be able to specialise in screenwriting and produce your own scripts for short films (fiction and documentary) and longer dramas, as well as learning to write treatments and pitch your ideas to a professional standard.

Faculty: Faculty of Society and Culture  |  Department: School of Humanities and Social Science  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September (2027/28 entry)  |  Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Film Language, Film Theory, Production Skills, Observation and Discovery, Character and Story, Language and Craft.

Career pathways

Alongside the skills you will gain in writing to publishable standard and film production practice, the course equips you with an understanding of media processes that could be applied to careers in public relations, advertising, corporate communications, cultural journalism, research and the film and television industries.

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