English and Film Studies

About this course

English and Film Studies is a pairing that has become more than the sum of its parts. Both disciplines are fundamentally about storytelling, representation and the way meaning is made, but they use different tools and ask different questions. English trains close attention to language: the way words are chosen, arranged and placed in historical and cultural context. Film Studies asks similar questions about the image, the cut, sound design and the technologies of production and distribution. Studying them together gives you a richer understanding of narrative and culture than either could provide alone, and it develops the critical vocabulary to move fluidly between written and visual texts. This four-year programme at the University of St Andrews includes a year abroad, which gives you the chance to study in a different national context and to experience how literature and cinema are t

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 35% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 65 / 100Web and Multimedia Design Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 35 / 100Design occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 5% of graduatescards →

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