Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies

Undergraduate study

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Empowering the creative artists of the future

Undergraduate degrees in our department include single and joint honours courses, and give you the opportunity to choose from a range of exciting optional modules. This flexibility gives you the chance to build a personalised university experience, and build a strong foundation and skill-set for your future career.

 

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Our rankings
  • We’re 8th in the UK for Drama in the Guardian University Guide 2025
  • Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies has a 91% positivity score for 'academic support' (National Student Survey 2024)
  • We’re in the top 300 globally for English Language & Literature in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
Holly Pester
“In LiFTS we are a learning community of experimenters, storytellers and inclusive thinkers. Our teaching staff believe in making the most radical works of literary, dramatic and cinematic arts accessible to all, and in presenting the most urgent questions of our time as an invitation to imagine.”
Dr Holly Pester Director of education Literaure, Film, and theatre studies

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