Film Studies and Creative Writing BA (Hons)

At Keele University, we’re proud to be consistently ranked in the Top 3 UK universities for student satisfaction, which is testimony to the safe, supportive and welcoming campus we hope you’ll soon call home.Combining Film Studies with Creative Writing allows you to explore the fertile connections between audio-visual and literary expression. From feature films to prose and poetry, you will develop your analytical and critical abilities, while having the opportunity to hone your creative skills through practical film and literary work.You will have the opportunity to develop your creative practice skills alongside the analytical study of screen and literary texts. You will explore the core areas of Film Studies, with Keele’s combined emphasis on local and global film cultures, and its focus on the key concepts and issues in film history and theory. Looking across a range of films and filmmaking contexts, you will analyse, discuss and debate the cultural significance and creative possibilities of this powerful medium. Alongside this, you will study literature and creative writing in every semester, experimenting with prose, poetry and screenwriting to develop your skills and to become a mature practitioner. You’ll be taught by a team of researchers and practitioners who are active and experts in their fields, with a commitment to lively and innovative teaching methods.Film Studies with Creative Writing is invaluable training for anyone pursuing creative careers in screen or print media. Beyond this, the degree will also equip you to work independently and collaboratively in a wide range of professions. You will develop key transferable skills, such as creative thinking and communication; developing and revising critical and creative texts and giving and receiving constructive critique. You will also develop your research, analysis, and critical writing skills, which will make you extremely attractive to a wide range of employers, including those within the different creative and cultural industries which now form a large part of the UK economy.