BA (Hons) English Literature
Course Overview
This English Literature course invites you to delve into the greatest works ever written while developing highly valued analytical and creative skills. You will engage in lively debate and critical research, learning to articulate your ideas with persuasive clarity for both academic and professional success. The program is uniquely designed to blend the profound pleasure of reading with practical, real-world application.
Key Program Highlights
- Diverse, exam-free assessment through unique coursework and research projects
- Exceptional teaching from academic staff ranked in the UK's top 5 for research quality
- Exciting field trips to cultural hubs like Shakespeare's Globe and The British Library
- 100% of graduates are in work or further study within fifteen months of graduating
- Development of cutting-edge digital literacy and media presentation skills
Course Overview
This English Literature course invites you to delve into the greatest works ever written while developing highly valued analytical and creative skills. You will engage in lively debate and critical research, learning to articulate your ideas with persuasive clarity for both academic and professional success. The program is uniquely designed to blend the profound pleasure of reading with practical, real-world application.
Key Program Highlights
- Diverse, exam-free assessment through unique coursework and research projects
- Exceptional teaching from academic staff ranked in the UK's top 5 for research quality
- Exciting field trips to cultural hubs like Shakespeare's Globe and The British Library
- 100% of graduates are in work or further study within fifteen months of graduating
- Development of cutting-edge digital literacy and media presentation skills
Requirements
Modules
- Critical Thinking
- Introduction to English Literature
- Introduction to Creative Writing
- Introduction to English Language
- The Gothic
- Researching the Humanities
- Work Experience Placement
- History of English
- The Victorian Novel
- American Poetry from the 19th Century to the Present Day
- Shakespeare Now and Then
- Twentieth Century Fiction
- Arts and Humanities Placement
- Public Humanities
- World Literature
- Dissertation
- Twentieth Century Drama
- Twentieth Century Poetry
- Extraordinary Gentlemen: Masculinity and Popular Fiction in the Nineteenth Century
- Voices of the Holocaust
