The English with Film programme is aimed at students who wish to deepen and refine their critical engagement with a wide variety of texts and cultures, and especially with literature, film, television, the internet, and other popular media. We educate students in the history of literary, media and cultural production, in current theoretical methods and approaches, and in a wide range of historical and national literatures, genres and media.  We promote our core values – independence, creativity, collaboration, critical reflection, cultural engagement, and social and political consciousness – through innovative teaching, learning and assessment methods.  Lecture, seminar, workshop and small group work are at the core of our teaching. Inn these supportive learning environments students and their lecturer/tutor come together in the spirit of mutual inquiry, reflection, discussion and debate. Work is assessed by a variety of methods including exam, essay, reflective journals, presentations, worksheets, portfolios, creative writing, individual and group projects. Together these modes of assessment foster the development of a range of important qualities and proficiencies.  We work to equip our students with the knowledge, skills, resources and inspiration useful for a range of professions and beneficial for life, and to produce graduates capable of fulfilling their highest potential as critically-minded and creative citizens. The challenges, experiences and opportunities provided in this educational environment prepare students for a variety of different workplaces.

• Articulate ideass with clarity, precision, depth and style, while demonstrating an awareness of genre, modes of argument, rhetorical skills, and audience
• Articulate the value and essential cultural functions of literature, film, television, the internet, and other popular media
• Be confident in own critical judgments, informed by appropriate academic and theoretical skills, and capable of expressing critical judgement with clarity and purpose
• Be innovative, independent thinkers who are creative in their approach and response to complex issues, with the capacity to transfer skills and ideas from one intellectual sphere to another
• Carry out effective research, identify gaps in knowledge and locate and evaluate appropriate sources of information (including online resources, databases, digital tools)
• Commit to the aspiration of life-long learning and to the continued exploration of the rich variety of literary and cultural production
• Demonstrate extensive command of literary and visual terminology, and the ability to apply this knowledge to the analysis of texts in a range of genres and media
• Engage as critical readers and media consumers, able to situate a text within appropriate thematic, critical, historic and cultural contexts, and to interrogate it in the light of current critical debates and their own ideas
• Express nuanced understanding of form, genre and mode, with an ability to connect ideas across different periods, cultures, and media
• Illustrate an In-depth knowledge of literary and media production in specific time periods and cultures, and capable of identifying aesthetic innovations and trends
• Refine skills in detailed textual analysis and close reading, and highly attentive to the tensions and ambiguity of written and visual texts and language