Film and English with Year Abroad University of Southampton

Overview

At the Film and English with Year Abroad BA course offered at the University of Southampton you'll study familiar classics alongside contemporary cinema, and genres including:

• film noir
• horror
• science fiction
• documentary
• animation

You'll deepen your understanding and enjoyment of films and develop your critical thinking as part of a lively community.

The English modules look at written English from across the world, in many social and cultural contexts.

You can examine both classical and popular novel adaptations in our specialised module. From Jane Austen to Harry Potter, you'll explore the close links between film and literature.

You'll spend your third year studying at one of our partner universities abroad. Your options include: South Korea, Sweden, Ireland or the Czech Republic – countries with their own distinctive film cultures.

As part of this course you can:

• explore British, European and world cinema

• take modules in scriptwriting and narrative non-fiction

• join writing workshops at Nuffield Southampton Theatres

• explore experimental writing at Entropics, hosted by the John Hansard Gallery

• use a unique collection of rare books at Chawton House Library

• submit your own film to a yearly film festival

Career Opportunities

This degree will allow you to develop and evidence subject-specific and targeted employability skills. This includes the required skill set for a range of future careers, further study, or starting your own business.

The skills you can expect to focus on and gain from this course include:

• Research

• Critical thinking

• Self-management

• Confidence

• Communication

• Creativity

• Adaptability

• Problem solving

• Resilience