Discover Film and Creative Writing at Birmingham

Explore our undergraduate course offerings

How will you tell your story? From screen to stage or page, University of Birmingham students craft everything from films to novels, screenplays, and more. Join the ranks of global talent, developing your creative skillset as you approach texts and media from a variety of perspectives.

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    Put your creativity to work

    Get hands-on experience through work-based placements and employability-focused modules. Our excellent collaborative relationships with professional partners in film, television, theatre, literature and new media and opportunities within the sector will ready you to graduate with sought-after experience of the creative industries.

Why Study Film and Creative Writing at Birmingham?

  • Learn from experienced, global film industry experts – including filmmakers, camera operators, screenwriters, film editors and film writers and commentators.
  • Study on our beautiful campus and access our range of incredible facilities – Practice and create in our content creation, podcasting and editing studios, performance spaces and iMac labs.
  • Explore on-campus cultural venues – Visit and get involved with institutions such as the Barber Institute, the Bramall Music Building, with its own concert hall, and the Lapworth Museum.
  • Find your voice amongst award-winning and bestselling authors – including 2021 Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje Prize winner Professor Ruth Gilligan; 2021 Forward Poetry Prize winner Professor Luke Kennard and one of Granta magazine’s 2023 best young novelists Dr Anna Metcalfe.

I really enjoy the balance of theory and practice. The modules that I have chosen not only help me look at films from a new perspective and critically analyse them and their making, but also help me make my own short film.

Gurnoor, BA English and Film

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