The Liverpool Hope University, English Literature and Film & Visual Culture is one of the few courses in the country that offers a choice between an undergraduate degree and a postgraduate option. The undergraduate course, which is open to all students regardless of previous attainment, offers a range of specialisms in English Literature and Film & Visual Culture and English Language and Literature. Postgraduate options include a MPhil and a PhD in English Literature and Film & Visual Culture, as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Film Studies. There are also a number of short courses available in both undergraduate and postgraduate degree.