Film and Creative Writing BA 36 months Undergraduate Programme By University of Birmingham |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

# 51-100QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

26,400 GBPTuition Fee/year

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

You have a story to tell, and Birmingham has the programme to help you write your future novel, sonnet or screenplay.


Develop your practical skills as a filmmaker and writer. You'll explore film, television and writing in their critical and industry contexts under the guidance of our award-winning, industry expert staff.


Study a broad range of genres within creative writing, film and TV - from nonfiction writing and prose, to children’s film and TV and documentary filmmaking.

  • Your study will be guided by a team of published authors and global film industry experts including filmmakers, screenwriters and commentators.
  • Learn the practise of writing and filmmaking, and enhance your practise with the literary and media theories behind these formats.
  • Benefit from our wide-ranging networks and work-placements across the sector, preparing you for future employment as an adaptable, resilient and innovative leader in the industry.
  • Our staff includes award-winning novelist and media practitioner Winnie Li; former Screentest Festival Director and filmmaking practitioner Chris Nunn; poet and novelist Luke Kennard; fiction and screenwriter Richard House; novelist and short story writer Anna Metcalfe; award-winning poet Isabel Galleymore; and best-selling novelist Ruth Gilligan. 

Programme overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

You have a story to tell, and Birmingham has the programme to help you write your future novel, sonnet or screenplay.


Develop your practical skills as a filmmaker and writer. You'll explore film, television and writing in their critical and industry contexts under the guidance of our award-winning, industry expert staff.


Study a broad range of genres within creative writing, film and TV - from nonfiction writing and prose, to children’s film and TV and documentary filmmaking.

  • Your study will be guided by a team of published authors and global film industry experts including filmmakers, screenwriters and commentators.
  • Learn the practise of writing and filmmaking, and enhance your practise with the literary and media theories behind these formats.
  • Benefit from our wide-ranging networks and work-placements across the sector, preparing you for future employment as an adaptable, resilient and innovative leader in the industry.
  • Our staff includes award-winning novelist and media practitioner Winnie Li; former Screentest Festival Director and filmmaking practitioner Chris Nunn; poet and novelist Luke Kennard; fiction and screenwriter Richard House; novelist and short story writer Anna Metcalfe; award-winning poet Isabel Galleymore; and best-selling novelist Ruth Gilligan. 

Admission Requirements

1350+
88+
67+
6.5+
176+
32+

3 Years
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
9,790 GBP
International
26,400 GBP

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