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Course Description
Lancaster's degree in Film and Creative Writing is taught jointly by the Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts and the Department of English and Creative Writing. It combines the study of Film with the writing of original and imaginative fiction, poetry or plays. These two different focuses reinforce and complement each other.
Your Creative Writing modules are taught by a team of widely published authors through a combination of lectures, readings, practice and discussion in regular tutor-led workshops. Your degree includes an Introduction to Creative Writing in your first year, and in your second and third years of study you will choose additional genre-specific units such as Short Fiction, Poetry Writing or Creative Non-fiction.
Film at Lancaster is a stimulating and intellectually engaging course which provides a framework for the close analysis of individual films. You will study cinema history and the social significance of films and will develop a detailed understanding of the techniques of film production. You will also have the opportunity to produce short films in all three years of your study. You can choose from a range of specialist courses and will develop skills that can lead to postgraduate study and careers in the media, advertising and marketing.
Course Content
Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and others which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme to complement your main specialism. We divide academic study into two sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). For most programmes Part 1 requires you to study 120 credits spread over at least three modules which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects. A higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years. For more information about our teaching methods at Lancaster please visit our Teaching and Learning section.
The following courses do not offer modules outside of the subject area due to the structured nature of the programmes: Architecture, Law, Physics, Engineering, Medicine, Sports and Exercise Science, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedicine and Biomedical Science.
Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, and the University will make every reasonable effort to offer modules as advertised. In some cases changes may be necessary and may result in some combinations being unavailable, for example as a result of student feedback, timetabling, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes and new research.
Year 1
Core
Fundamentals: Contemporary Arts and Design
Fundamentals: Film (part 1)
Fundamentals: Film (part 2)
Introduction to Creative Writing
Introduction to Film Studies
Year 2
Core
Critical Reflections
Hollywood and beyond: Global cinema
Intermediate Creative Writing Workshop
Optional
Creative Non-Fiction: Genre and Practice
Documentary Film Practice
Documentary Film: History and Theory
European New Wave Cinema
Film and Comic Books
Media & Performance
Perception and the Arts
Poetry: Genre and Practice
Short Fiction: Genre and Practice
Women Film Makers
Writing place and landscape
Year 3
Core
Dissertation
Optional
Advanced Creative Writing Workshop
Advanced Film Theory
Advanced Short Story: Form and Practice
Apocalypse Then: New Hollywood Cinema
Classic Hollywood: The Studio Era
Contemporary Hong Kong Cinema
Creative Enterprise
Creative Non-Fiction II
Longer Fiction: Skills and Techniques for Approaching a Novel
Narrative and New Media
Poetry and Experiment
Silent Cinema
Writing/Reading Poetry
Course Intakes
| Location | Start Date | Fees | Duration | ||
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Classroom Bailrigg Lancaster Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YW, United Kingdom |
September, 2025
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3 years, Full Time |
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Entry Requirements
A Level ABB
Required Subjects A level in one of the following subjects: Creative Writing, English language, English Literature or A level English Language and Literature.
IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component. For other English language qualifications we accept, please see our English language requirements webpages.
Other Qualifications
International Baccalaureate 32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 Higher Level subjects including a HL Literature or HL Language and Literature subject
BTEC Distinction, Distinction, Merit considered alongside A level Creative Writing, English language, English Literature or A level English Language and Literature
We welcome applications from students with a range of alternative UK and international qualifications, including combinations of qualification. Further guidance on admission to the University, including other qualifications that we accept, frequently asked questions and information on applying, can be found on our general admissions webpages.
Contact Admissions Team + 44 (0) 1524 592028 or via ugadmissions@lancaster.ac.uk
Assessment Methods
A broad range of assessments methods will be used throughout the degree. As a guide, 82% of assessment is by coursework over the duration of the course.
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