BA (Hons) Film and Creative Writing, University of Essex

Course Overview

The world of film and creative writing offers endless opportunities for self-expression and storytelling, allowing you to explore your imagination and share your unique perspectives with a global audience. Whether through screenplays, novels, or poetry, you will have the power to evoke emotions, provoke thought, and inspire change through your work. When you study film and creative writing, you will learn how to craft compelling stories and develop your own unique voice as a writer. Additionally, you will gain an understanding of visual storytelling techniques and how to effectively communicate ideas through film.

The BA (Hons) Film and Creative Writing, University of Essex combines hands-on practical filmmaking, creative writing workshops, and theoretical and contextual studies. You are encouraged to forge links between theory and practice, and to make critically-informed choices in your own creative work through the knowledge you gain of film history, literary classics and writing across a range of genres. 

This programme, offered under IACT’s UK Transfer Degree (Media & Communication) offers a comprehensive curriculum that blends essential theoretical knowledge with practical skills, preparing you for the challenges of the modern world. Taught by a global creative faculty, this programme allows you to spend 2 years at IACT and 1 year in the UK.

Learning Outcomes

• Be taught by film professionals with extensive industry experience.
• Gain hands-on practical training in all aspects of film production, including camera work, editing, lighting, scriptwriting, and production management.
• Produce group films (learning how to work together as a team) as well as personal projects
• Have access to HD cameras, extensive editing facilities, a film library and a dedicated cinema.