This joint honours program allows students to combine the study of film with the study of literature, including a year of study at a partner university abroad. Students will explore film history, theory, and criticism alongside literary history, theory, and analysis. The year abroad offers valuable international experience and a broader perspective on both film and literature.

(Film Focus:) Film Critic, Film Historian, Film Theorist, Film Scholar, Lecturer/Academic (Film Studies), Researcher (Film Studies), Archivist (Film), Curator (Film), Editorial Assistant (Film), Programmer (Film Festival/Cinema)
(Literature Focus:) Literary Critic, Literary Historian, Literary Theorist, Literary Scholar, Lecturer/Academic (Literature), Researcher (Literature), Editor (Publishing), Writer, Journalist
(Combined Focus:) Film/Literary Critic, Screenwriter, Script Editor, Arts Administrator, Cultural Commentator
(All career paths potentially enhanced by year abroad, including language skills and international networks)

- A university with a forward-thinking environment and diverse international community
- Essex is a centre of world-leading research excellence for the social sciences
- Offers a location close to beautiful countryside that's only an hour away from London by train