BA (Hons) English and Film at Manchester Metropolitan University

Programme overview

How do literature and film influence the stories we tell, the cultures we create, and the way we understand the world around us? As a BA (Hons) English and Film student, you'll explore a wide range of content from the Renaissance to today’s global, digital, and multimedia landscapes. Both literature and film will be analysed in all their forms to understand how they reflect and shape society, while considering their connections to other cultural expressions like art, music, and popular culture.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Department: School of English | Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with placement year or study abroad | Study mode: full-time, placement year available | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our BA (Hons) English and Film course equips you with the critical, creative, and technical skills to thrive in the evolving worlds of literature, film, and media. Across three years, you will analyse texts, films, and screen media while developing the practical skills needed for professional and creative contexts. Year 1 core: The Art and History of Cinema, Framing Narrative, Reading and Writing Mancunia (Literature), Screens, Streams, and Platforms. Year 2 core: Literature, Theory, and Culture, The Politics and Pleasures of Cinema, Promoting Screen Cultures; options: American Spaces, Global Screen Media, Make It Now: Creative Workshop, Shakespeare and Adaptation: Stage and Screen. Year 3 core: Independent Project: Screen Studies, Shared Futures; options: Blockbuster Movies: Mainstreams and Margins, Contemporary Global Literatures, The Global Nineteenth Century, The Gothic, Reading Games, Making Games, Space, Place and Environment.

Career pathways

Graduates enter a wide range of careers, especially media work and teaching, where their transferable skills are particularly relevant. Recent graduates have gone into diverse fields such as: Education.

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Entry requirements

GCE A levels - grades BCC or equivalent. Pearson BTEC National Extended Diploma - grade DMM. Access to HE Diploma - Pass overall with a minimum 106 UCAS Tariff points. UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma - grade of Merit overall. OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - grade DMM. T level - We welcome applications from students undertaking T level qualifications. Eligible applicants will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of Merit as a condition of offer. IB Diploma - Pass overall with a minimum overall score of 26 or minimum 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects. Other Level 3 qualifications equivalent to GCE A level are also considered. A maximum of three A level-equivalent qualifications will be accepted towards meeting the UCAS tariff requirement. AS levels, or qualifications equivalent to AS level, are not accepted. The Extended Project qualification (EPQ) may be accepted towards entry, in conjunction with two A-level equivalent qualifications. Please contact the University directly if you are unsure whether you meet the minimum entry requirements for the course. GCSE grade C/4 in English Language or equivalent, e.g. Pass in Level 2 Functional Skills English. IB: IB Diploma with minimum 26 points overall or 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects. If you plan to meet the Level 2 course requirements through your IB Diploma you will need to achieve Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 5 in English. IELTS: 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5, taken within two years of course start date.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Standard UK and Channel Islands full-time fee for 2027/28 as stated on the course page Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with placement year or study abroad

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com

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