English BA (Hons) English Literature
What’s it about?
A degree in English provides you with the analytical, critical and communication skills needed in a wide variety of fields including marketing, management, teaching and the civil service. If you’re interested in studying a broad variety of literary texts, ranging from Shakespearean drama to contemporary literature, poetry and creative writing, this programme is for you. This programme will also encourage you to explore social and cultural issues raised by literary texts.
What will I learn?
In year 1 you will take a range of compulsory modules which will equip you with essential key skills, as well as the analytical tools needed for further literary study.
In year 2 you will study the Romantic Period and Victorian Literature. You will also be able to choose four option modules in areas that particularly interest you. A foreign language option may also be taken.
During year 3 you will study Modernism and Postmodernism. Again, you will be able to choose four option modules, or a foreign language option, and students (especially those considering postgraduate work) may apply to write a dissertation on a chosen topic.
Modules include: • Narrative, Fiction and The Novel • Literary and Cultural Theory • Introduction to Drama • Female Gothic • British Writers and Popular Culture • Renaissance Poetry • Cinema and Psychoanalysis • The Rise of the Periodical • British Theatre Post-1950 • Signs of Masculinity • Representing the Holocaust • Women Behaving Badly in Nineteenth Century Fiction
This is a small sample of the choices on offer.
“What makes the School really exciting for me is the cosmopolitan, lively and dynamic atmosphere. One of the reasons for this is the overseas exchanges that we do… we have exchanges with universities across the world.”
Dr Gaynor Bagnall Senior Lecturer, School of English, Sociology, Politics & Contemporary History
How will I learn?
Teaching is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars and tutorials. Lectures will be used to introduce you to key conceptual ideas and frameworks. Seminars and tutorials will give you the opportunity to explore such ideas in relation to specific texts through small group discussions.
There are optional extra-curricular talks, masterclasses and workshops available to all students.
There is also the option to study overseas in Australia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands for either a full semester or a full academic year. Teaching is in English and all EU exchanges are supported by an Erasmus grant.
Where can I get a job?
Graduates have gone on to pursue careers in the following areas: literary research and postgraduate work, publishing, local government and the civil service, teaching (secondary and further education, as well as teaching English overseas), management in the commercial and business sector (for examples Lloyds TSB, the AA, WH Smith), journalism and broadcasting.
Recent graduates from BA English Literature went on to work for Larkhill Primary School, Pearson Group and the Learning Disability Services.
3 good reasons to study this programme at Salford
• Combines traditional and innovative modules
• Highly ranked in the last Research Assessment Exercise
• Successful review by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)
Typical entry requirements 260 UCAS points
Specific requirements: Preferably with grade B or C in A2 English Language, English Literature or English Language/ Literature
We encourage applications from students with equivalent qualifications and recognise experience of adult learners see page 27 for further details
www.salford.ac.uk/course-finder has a full list of entry requirements
Programme details
Duration: Three years full-time
Average teaching contact time: 8-10 hours per week
Assessment: A combination of exams and coursework such as essays, presentations and portfolios. Most modules incorporate some form of diagnostic assessment in order to allow you to identify your strengths and weaknesses prior to undertaking your final exam or essay
Programme code/s: Q300 Q300I with IFY
Employment and/or further study
84% of English, Sociology, Politics and Contemporary History graduates go on to employment and/or further study within six months of graduating
Further details from Course Enquiries Service +44 (0)161 295 4545
course-enquiries@salford.ac.uk
Study Overseas Available
PLACEMENT YEAR PART TIME STUDY OVERSEAS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION YEAR MEDIACITYUK GLOBAL PLACEMENT BURSARY
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