Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - English Language with Film

Students will explore the English Language from a variety of different angles and further their skills with a unique film course which combines the study of film as an art form with learning the practical skills of film making.

This BA English Language and Film degree introduces students to the scientific study of the English Language and allows them to examine human communication in different contexts. Students will be taught by research-active academics working in cutting-edge areas.

In their first year students will be introduced to film criticism, genre and style. They’ll also explore the diversity of use of the English language including regional variants, pidgin and creole English, language and ethnicity, and slang and street English. Core modules in their second year focus on English grammar and the sounds of English. Students can explore theories of how and why language developed and study language-related real-life problems such as plagiarism and crime investigation in forensic linguistics. Students will also gain knowledge of film production and they’ll think more about European or US cinema.

In their final year students can follow modules in different topics, including child language and communication, clinical linguistics, gender and language, and formulaic language, informed by academics’ own research specialisms. Students will also have the opportunity to make their own video essay as one of their film modules.