Film and Television / English Literature,BA

Why study Film and Television / English Literature at Aberystwyth University?

• You will join a vibrant and creative department where drama and theatre, film and media, and scenography and theatre design collide.
• In both disciplines, you will benefit from the complementary learning landscapes where theory and practice are designed to feed into each other. Ensuring that you graduate with a gold standard degree that is appreciated and recognised by all employers.
• Across both subjects and throughout the duration of this course, you will have the option to choose from a diverse range of practical and theoretical modules in film and television, from fiction to documentary, and from mainstream to experimental.
• In your final year you will have the opportunity to take part in a writing retreat at a country house in mid-Wales - an amazing opportunity to spend time with fellow students and staff, developing your final year projects and dissertations, in a splendid rural setting.
• You will be taught by excellent teaching staff who will guide and mentor you during this course. Your teaching experts are research active and working in partnership with external organisations.
• The English & Creative Writing department is home to New Welsh Review, Wales’ foremost literary magazine - this could be an exciting opportunity for you to get involved. You will be immersed in a supportive and vibrant community of creative and critical thinkers, literary experts, and published scholars from every field
• All students will have access to our superb facilities and resources for practical work in film and television: 3 Camera High Definition television studio and gallery with chroma key and auto-cue capability; 30 editing systems - Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro software; 50 industry standard HD cameras – P2 and AVCHD formats; DSLR and GoPro cameras available.
• As the National Library is on our doorstep, we have unlimited access to the Sound and Screen archive at the National Library of Wales and Aberystwyth Arts Centre. This will be beneficial for you throughout your course, especially in your final year.

Our Staff

All academic staff at the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies are research active and/or involved in Knowledge Transfer projects and have either relevant academic qualifications at doctoral level or equivalent professional experience and expertise.

All academic staff in the Department of English and Creative Writing are active scholars and experts in their fields. They are either qualified to PhD level or have commensurate experience. Our Lecturers either hold or are working towards a Higher Education teaching qualification and the majority of academic staff also hold the status of Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

UCAS Tariff 120 - 104

A Levels BBB-BCC

GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4):
English or Welsh

BTEC National Diploma:
DDM-DMM

International Baccalaureate:
30-28

European Baccalaureate:
75%-65%

English Language Requirements:
See our Undergraduate English Language Requirements for this course. Pre-sessional English Programmes are also available for students who do not meet our English Language Requirements.

Country Specific Entry Requirements:
International students whose qualification is not listed on this page, can check our Country Specific Entry Requirements for further information.

What can I do with a Film and Television with English Literature degree?

Many of our graduates have been successful finding employment in these fields:

• research, editing, floor managing, camera operation, designing and directing for film and television production companies
• film distribution
• freelance film-making
• marketing and Public Relations
• film festival programming
• advertising
• arts administration
• education.

What skills do I gain from this degree?

Students in our department gain the following transferable skills that are sought after by employers. These include the ability to:

• apply creative, imaginative and problem-solving skills in a variety of situations
• research, evaluate and organise information
• structure and communicate ideas effectively in a variety of situations and using a variety of means
• work independently and with others
• effectively organise your time and deploy your skills
• listen to and make use of critical advice
• be self-motivated and self-disciplined
• use a range of information technology skills and resources
• be entrepreneurial in developing cultural projects.

Are there any work experience opportunities whilst studying?

The department has strong partnerships and connections with many organisations eg the BBC, Fiction Factory and Boom Pictures, with whom our students have been offered work placements.

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