Film Studies and English Literature

Film studies and English literature is a pairing that invites you to think seriously about storytelling in its two most dominant modern forms. English literature develops your ability to read, analyse, and interpret written texts across a wide chronological range, attending to the ways language and form shape meaning and experience. Film studies applies an analogous analytical rigour to the moving image, examining how cinema uses visual and sonic language to tell stories, construct worlds, and engage audiences.

Together they develop a sophisticated critical mind capable of engaging with culture in multiple registers.

At the University of Huddersfield this three-year full-time programme combines close textual analysis in both traditions, allowing you to explore the texts you love while developing the vocabulary and methods to analyse and write about them at a high level. You will study literature across different periods and traditions and examine film history, theory, and practice with equal seriousness. The course includes a sandwich placement year and a work placement component, giving you the opportunity to develop professional experience in sectors such as publishing, the screen industries, media, education, or arts organisations before you graduate.

The typical entry tariff of 104 points provides a guide to the academic standard expected.

You will develop analytical precision, the ability to construct sustained critical arguments, and a broad cultural literacy that transfers across many professional and creative contexts.

Graduates pursue careers in publishing, journalism, film criticism, content creation, teaching, arts administration, broadcasting, marketing and communications, and the wider creative industries. Postgraduate study in English literature, film studies, cultural studies, creative writing, or media is a well-established next step for those who want to continue developing their expertise.