in the ba english literature and film programme, students will explore two complementary and inter-connected forms of media (the written word and film) that have shaped modern culture.

students will learn about film from its beginnings in the late nineteenth century to the present day, and will be able to learn more about everything from contemporary hollywood to avant-garde cinema, together with new forms of digital entertainment and video art. 

in the english literature modules, students will encounter authors and genres that they may already know (from tragedy to gothic, from shakespeare and dickens to plath and beckett). students will also explore aspects of literary studies that may be less familiar to them, from children’s literature to publishing studies and the history of the book.

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 on languages and literature in heritage, in education, and in the media. students in reading's communications at work module also undertake a short placement to explore the ways in which the skills and knowledge gained in their studies have direct application to the workplace.