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English
Indicative Course Content Why this Course?
Year One
• Study with practising critics and
Students will be reading a variety of
writers
exciting texts and exploring new ways of
• Varied and challenging curriculum
looking at language and literature.
• High success rates
• Nineteenth and Twentieth Century
• Range of specialist topics
Literature
• Up-to-date approaches to teaching
• Language Structure, Variety and
and learning
Change
• Skills developed on this course
• Literary Theory
include: interpersonal skills, analysis
• Creative Writing – How Writers Work
and problem-solving, writing,
• Drama
research, independent and critical
thinking, teamwork, self-management
Year Two
and IT skills
Students can shape their route
• Mature students welcome with non-
according to their strengths and
standard qualifications
interests. Strands include:
• Literary History – Shakespeare to
Student View
Romanticism
“Being a mature student, I was quite
• Contesting Texts – Women’s Writing,
worried about being the odd one out,
Post-Colonialism
but everyone joins in discussions and
• Modern English Language
coffee breaks together. This is a great
• Drama
University with brilliant lecturers and
Year Three friendly staff. I love it here.”
In addition to a Personal Study
– Robert Skillcorn, English 3rd year
(compulsory for Single Honours/Major,
optional for Joint Honours) of the
Careers
student’s own choice, students follow a
• Media, including journalism
range of modules including:
• Teaching
• Women’s Writing in the Romantic Era
• Management
• Canadian Women’s Writing
• Law (with conversion course)
• Shakespeare
• Victorian Women’s Writing
• American Drama
• Twentieth Century American Fiction
• Fantasy Literature
• Fiction for Children
Interview:
Generally not required but there will be
opportunities to visit the department after
you receive your offer.
Fees 2009 Entry
• £8,300
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