Develop your writing and filmmaking skills while learning about the films, writers and directors that have shaped the medium, with our BA (Hons) Writing and Film degree in Cambridge. Learn to write compelling narratives and explore professional writing techniques, whether you want to write poetry, drama, short fiction, news, features, or something else. You’ll also improve your critical and creative skills with invaluable feedback from professional writers, including our Royal Literary Fund fellows, and critical workshops with your fellow students. Investigating filmmaking practices from all over the world, and learning the language of film from the perspective of a filmmaker, you’ll make your own short films in video, animation or 16mm format, with full training in camera operation, sound recording and editing from professional filmmakers. You’ll learn to write knowledgeably and critically about film, with opportunities to get involved in Cambridge’s exciting arts scene, including the annual Cambridge Film Festival. Tailor your degree to your ideal career with our wide range of optional modules, including areas such as poetry and film art. You can continue to practise your filmmaking, and create a project that could be screened at our end-of-course event at Cambridge Arts Picturehouse. In Years 2 and 3, you can also learn a language on our Anglia Language Programme. **Careers** Our BA (Hons) Writing and Film Studies students go on to successful careers in a variety of fields, including film and video production, film criticism, cinema/film festival administration and management, film education, broadcasting, journalism and publishing. You’ll develop literacy, creativity, problem-solving, analysis and communication skills, which are highly valued by employers. You can enhance your CV by taking advantage of our extensive local and national media contacts to gain experience on work placements. Previous students have undertaken work experience at Cambridge University Press, ITN, BBC, Pinewood Studios, the New York Film Academy and many more. You could also continue your studies, developing your specialisms or starting a career in research, on our Masters degrees in English Literature, Creative Writing and Publishing. Take advantage of our Alumni Scholarship and get 20% off your fees.

Year one, core modules Introduction to Imaginative Writing: Prose Fiction Introduction to Film Studies Introduction to Video 1 Film Reviewing Language and Criticism for Writers Introduction to Film Theory Year one, optional modules Screenwriting: Introduction to the Screen Year two, core modules Writing Short Fiction Theorising Spectatorship Screenwriting: The Feature Film Classical Hollywood Cinema Year two, optional modules Writing Drama Documentary Film Theory Intercultural Encounters in Global Cinema News and Feature Writing Animation Screenwriting: Script to Screen Non-Fiction Filmmaking Writing Historical Fiction Year three, core modules Film Journalism Screenwriting: Adaptation Major Project Year three, optional modules Writing Poetry Special Topics in Film Studies Film Art Film, Modernity and Postmodernity Narrative in Global Cinema Independent Film Practice 1 Working in English and Media Social Media and the Business of Writing Scriptwriting Portfolio Multiplexed: Contemporary Popular Cinema Writing Speculative Fiction Writing Creative Non-Fiction Optional modules available all years Anglia Language Programme

For a full breakdown of module options and credits, please view the module structure. You’ll show your progress by writing portfolios, critical commentaries, presentations, performance, proposals, reading journals, case studies, critical essays, log books, evaluation reports, film reviews and analyses, internet, print and video production, commissions, and in 'crits', where you’ll present and defend your work. Each year you’ll prepare a Personal Development Portfolio, which includes a CV and personal statement. This will give you the chance to reflect on your progress to date, the skills you’ve developed and any extracurricular activities that will help you when looking for work.

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: WP83

Institution code: A60

Campus Name: Cambridge Campus

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

2020 Entry requirements are under review for the next cycle and have been published using the current cycle information. Please check back when apply opens for the exact requirements. If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 7.0 ( Academic level), or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

http://www.anglia.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/writing-and-film-studies

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

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English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Student satisfaction : 68%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 50%

Go onto work and study: 65%

England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1

https://aru.ac.uk/student-life/preparing-for-university/help-with-finances/undergraduate 2022 International fees are to be confirmed

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