Film and English

Study our film and english degree at southampton and discover how we tell stories across both art forms. on this course, you'll analyse writing from early poetry to the present day novel. you'll learn how to view hollywood blockbusters, european and world cinema with a critical eye. you can look at literature and films in new contexts, including performance, music, science, philosophy and more. in film, you'll study familiar classics alongside contemporary cinema, and genres including: film noir horror science fiction documentary animation

When you study film and english at southampton you'll gain a strong foundation in skills that are attractive to all graduate employers: written and verbal communication analytical and critical thinking presentation research organisation project management our research staff and industry experts will help you gain a picture of the film and tv industries today. some modules include work experience. how the arts work, for example, shows you how to programme and manage a professional arts venue. humanities students can take employability modules to learn how to plan a future career. these consist of lectures and seminars given by experts, employers and alumni. they cover: careers opportunities for humanities graduates, including digital jobs entrepreneurial and start-up options psychometric and skills assessment to help you discover hidden talents volunteering opportunities will help you improve your work-related skills. for example: union films is our on-campus cinema where you can develop new skills, such as team leading, projection and digital design our student film societies, filmsoc and wessex films, where you arrange film screenings, help organise the university's film festival or take workshops to develop your skills our radio and tv societies can give you hands-on experience of making television and radio shows some of our graduates go on to careers in film and media, including: film production, editing and post-production, distribution and marketing. others continue into postgraduate studies or find employment in careers such as: advertising, marketing and pr arts based careers charities civil service financial sector jobs journalism legal sector jobs teaching writer

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Southampton University has partnerships with the following companies: