Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Creative Writing and Film & Theatre (WW48)

Develop and hone one's writing skills, and explore the important relationships between film and theatre, in the BA Creative Writing and Film & Theatre course.

Taught jointly by the Department of English Literature and the Department of Film, Theatre and Television, this multi-faceted course will: • Develop your creative writing in a small-group environment • Explore a variety of literary, dramatic and film texts • Provide practical and theoretical approaches to film and theatre.

Creative writing, film and theatre complement each other perfectly. Developing characters and narratives in creative writing, and working to improve and refine them, will make students better writers. This will enhance their ability to create compelling characters and narratives in filmmaking and theatre work.

Students will be introduced to film and theatre from across the world and study narrative traditions from both theoretical and practical perspectives. This will enable students to understand how theoretical ideas are applied to, and have an impact on, the creative process. Students will watch, interpret and debate a wide range of film, theatre and television.

Reading's innovative placement scheme gives students the chance to undertake an academic placement in commerce, industry or the arts. Students can also take a placement module in film, theatre and television, on languages and literature in heritage, in education, and in the media.