About Creative Writing And Film Cultures BA (hons) in Kingston University

Film and Creative Writing go hand in hand: from the pioneers of 1920s Soviet Cinema, through the innovation of Jean-Luc Godard and the 1960s French New Wave, to George Lucas in the 1970s, Tarantino in the 1990s and Greta Gerwig in the present day, great directors have often been great writers. But they've also understood the history, theory and craft of their chosen area.

This combined Creative Writing and Film Cultures degree provides you with a rigorous exploration of approaches to storytelling on both page and screen. You'll demonstrate your understanding through a range of assessments, from traditional essays and presentations to creative work such as videos and screenplays.

Your degree covers the histories and global contexts of the moving image, and theoretical, critical and practical approaches to creative writing. It encourages you to see the connections between not just these two areas, but related cultural forms such as video games, television, theatre and comics. You'll study both popular and avant-garde art, and understand its relationship to its national, political and cultural setting.

Throughout the programme, our teaching team of award-winning novelists, short story writers and film scholars explore creative writing and film as part of a dynamic matrix of cultural influences. We'll help you to develop your own creative practice, and through masterclasses from professionals, prepare you for a range of possible careers in these industries including screenwriting, copywriting, reviewing, archive curation, and cinema programming. You'll graduate with a portfolio of work that you can show potential employers, and a thorough understanding of your chosen field.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Students who have successfully completed Standard XII examinations will be considered for entry onto our undergraduate degrees across the full disciplinary spectrum.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS :6.0 overall including 5.5 in all elements
• TOEFL IBT: 80 overall including R=20, L=19, S=21, W=20
• PTE: 50 R, L, S, W = 50

Kingston University Highlights

Kingston University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

The estimated cost of living in Kingston, England, is displayed in the table below. Under the British National Health Service, students who have been enrolled in a full-time programme for more than six months are eligible for free medical care.

• The duration of an undergraduate course in the UK is normally nine months. Based on the estimate above, the cost of living for the year would be between 8,244 - 17,415 GBP including tuition fee.
• The duration of postgraduate courses in the UK is generally 12 months. Based on the estimate above, the cost of living for the year would be between 10,992 - 23,220 GBP including tuition fee.

Kingston University Cost of living

While tuition fees are the grounding rock, there are other survival needs to be considered as well before you apply to a program which has been mentioned as follows: