Diploma of Higher Education - DHE

Certificate of Higher Education - CHE

Bachelor of Arts with Honours - BAH

Level 4 Core

Level 4

Level 6 Optional

Level 6

Study Abroad

Optional placement

Optional Study Semester 

Level 5 Optional

Level 5

Programme Structure

6.0 (minimum of 5.5 in each component) or <a href="https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/study/courses/international-entry-requirements">equivalent English language proficiency test</a>.

6.0 (minimum of 5.5 in each component) or <a href="https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/study/courses/international-entry-requirements">equivalent English language proficiency test</a>. Offerings: All

Extended Diploma: DMM-DDM Offerings: All

BBC-ABB (112-128) Offerings: All

Grade 4 or grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics/ Numeracy.
GCSE Equivalences accepted: • Key Skills Level 2 in English/Maths • NVQ Level 2 Functional skills in Maths and English Writing and or Reading • Skills for Life Level 2 in Numeracy/English • Higher Diploma in Maths/English • Northern Ireland Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number • Wales Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number

Grade 4 or grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics/ Numeracy.
GCSE Equivalences accepted: • Key Skills Level 2 in English/Maths • NVQ Level 2 Functional skills in Maths and English Writing and or Reading • Skills for Life Level 2 in Numeracy/English • Higher Diploma in Maths/English • Northern Ireland Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number • Wales Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number Offerings: All

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.
You need to obtain the required UCAS points from a related subject area.

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.
You need to obtain the required UCAS points from a related subject area. Offerings: All

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications Offerings: All

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
Pass overall with a minimum of 112 points

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
Pass overall with a minimum of 112 points Offerings: All

BBC-ABB
Minimum Number of A Levels: 2 
Maximum AS UCAS Points: 20

BBC-ABB
Minimum Number of A Levels: 2 
Maximum AS UCAS Points: 20 Offerings: All

Is a DBS check required?
No

Is a DBS check required?
No Offerings: All

Can this course be deferred?
Yes

Can this course be deferred?
Yes Offerings: All

OCR National acceptability
<ul>
<li>National Certificate: Acceptable only when combined with other qualifications</li>
<li>National Diploma: Acceptable only when combined with other qualifications</li>
<li>National Extended Diploma: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications</li>
</ul>

OCR National acceptability
<ul>
<li>National Certificate: Acceptable only when combined with other qualifications</li>
<li>National Diploma: Acceptable only when combined with other qualifications</li>
<li>National Extended Diploma: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications</li>
</ul> Offerings: All

Historicise: comprehend the operation of texts within history. Identify the features of historical contexts that facilitate particular cultural expressions and inform the construction of particular identities.

Communicate effectively in various forms, which may include: group discussions, oral presentations, written work and film production.

Put to use a range of IT skills from basic competences such as word-processing to more complex editing software packages.

Critically evaluate developing professional skills and knowledge and formulate a personal plan for securing employment.

Analyse: describe and interpret artistic and cultural representations with an understanding of their generic, stylistic and institutional properties.

Produce work which demonstrates the techniques and practices involved in the production of audiovisual artefacts and/or creative texts.

Organise and manage supervised, self-directed projects and work productively in a group or team, showing abilities at different times to listen, contribute and lead effectively.	

Conceptualise: abstract from the specific conditions of a creative context in order to formulate key issues and questions.

Synthesise: information, ideas, critical perspectives and production practices.

Evidence knowledge and understanding of a range of films and texts from diverse cultural and industrial backgrounds.

Undertake critical research: formulating a topic or hypothesis, reviewing debates and existing literature, assessing differing perspectives and constructing an argument.

Apply effective self-management including meeting deadlines, prioritising tasks and fulfilling own roles and responsibilities.

Demonstrate a critical awareness of the variety of cultural and industrial contexts by which these texts are produced, disseminated and received.	

Evaluate; exercise independent judgement in the selection of material for critical and creative activities; in the assessment of critical and creative contexts; and in the articulation of informed and reasoned arguments (expressed in written, oral or audiovisual forms).

Work in flexible, creative and independent ways, showing self-discipline, self-direction and reflexivity.

Create, research, pitch, plan, produce and edit creative artefacts.

Locate, select and retrieve relevant material for independent or tutor-guided assignments (theoretical and/or practical).

Reflect: develop an understanding of the students' own subject position with reference to films, texts and contexts.

Take responsibility for your own learning, responding to feedback and practising self-evaluation.

Evidence knowledge and understanding of theoretical, historical and critical debates about film and creative writing.

Course Catalogue

Creative Writing and Film Studies - 33014 - BA (Hons)