Film Studies and Creative Writing with Foundation Year
Keele UniversityA-Level Entry
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UCAS Points
40 points
Avg. Graduate Salary
£21,000
About this course
Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.
International Students
For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/
Film Studies and Creative Writing
Step into the vibrant world of film and creative writing at Keele. Learn from experienced lecturers and benefit from links with industry partners, including hands-on modules and the option of taking work placements. Our contemporary curriculum covers the analysis of film, screenwriting and literary forms, considering global cultural, political, and economic contexts. On this course you'll build a diverse portfolio through practical assignments and professional development opportunities. This programme will equip you with the skills required to create literary or cinematic works in the modern world.
Why choose this course?
Immerse yourself in the dynamic film and creative writing community at Keele. The contemporary curriculum involves an in-depth analysis of film as an art form and industry, focusing on the screenwriter's role. You will consider the cultural, political, and economic dimensions of film globally. The learning explores the aesthetic and technological resources used historically and in contemporary film and television. You'll examine the historical, socio-political, ethnic, gender, and geographical contexts of literary texts and screenplays, reflecting on the contexts that will shape your writing style and identity.
About Keele
Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.
We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.
Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.
Entry Requirements
Career Prospects
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
- Study Mode
- Full-time including foundation year
- Duration
- 4 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Keele
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Digital media, production, and technology, Media studies, PR and communications, English literature and creative writing
- Avg. Graduate Salary
- £21,000