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ENGLISH FACULTY OF ARTS
English at Bristol covers all periods of English literature and is distinguished by research-led teaching in a department with a long history in literary studies.
Why study English at Bristol? Studying in the hub of the University campus, you will join a friendly department that specialises in research-led teaching. BA English covers major texts and authors from all periods of English literature and gives you the opportunity to develop your own special interests.
Core units in years one and two and optional units in years two and three allow you to study the full historical development of English literature from the medieval period to the present day, as well as key critical and theoretical approaches to literary study.
Optional special subject units, which are based on the research interests of our teaching staff, allow you to explore particular authors, topics or genres. Staff research interests currently include literature, poetry and drama from the Middle Ages to the contemporary period, and draw on many perspectives and literary theories such as reception theory, deconstruction, post- structuralism and comparative literary studies. Our creative writing tutors have specialisms in poetry, fiction for adults, children’s fiction, creative non-fiction, screenwriting and editing.
We also have a lively postgraduate community and many of our students go on to study on our master’s programmes and research degrees. An English degree will help you to develop a broad range of communication skills and evaluative techniques that are considered very favourably by employers.
For more information about our courses visit
bristol.ac.uk/ug19-english.
BA English A-levels AAA (ABB†
) IB 36 (32†
)
An English degree from the University of Bristol gives you the opportunity to study the full breadth and range of literature written in English.
Year one lays strong foundations, providing training in close reading, critical and theoretical approaches, and in the skills and conventions of academic writing, alongside the study of poetry, narrative writing and drama from the medieval period to the mid-eighteenth century. You may also choose an optional unit or a unit from another department in the University.
In year two the continued study of successive periods of English literature, from the mid- eighteenth century to the present day, is complemented by work on individual authors and topics chosen from a list of research-led special subject units, including creative writing, as well as options related to earlier literature. You may choose to study abroad for one teaching block of your second year.
The third year offers a combination of options in later literature, in trans-historical topics and in special subjects, as well as the opportunity to write a dissertation on a topic of your own choosing.
BA English Literature and Community Engagement This degree offers you the chance to gain an undergraduate degree from the University of Bristol and to share what you are learning in the wider community. It combines study of a full range of literature in English, from the medieval period to the present day, with a community engagement element. You will run a reading group or undertake similar work in the community as part of your degree.
This course is taught part time on one evening a week over six years and is aimed primarily at mature students. However, students on this course range widely in age (from those in their 20s to those aged over 70), prior educational experience and background. The Department of English also offers a range of short preparatory courses which may be appropriate for those who wish to progress to this course.
Application to the course is direct to the University only. For further information on the course and how to apply please visit bristol.
ac.uk/english/study/part-time/elce-course.
BA English and Classical Studies A-levels AAA (ABB†
) IB 36 (32† )
Our Joint Honours English and Classical Studies degree combines investigation of the ancient Greco-Roman world with the study of works from all periods of English literature, many of which reflect or reanimate ancient texts and topics.
Both halves of the course give you the opportunity to follow your own interests and particular enthusiasms through optional units, including Latin or Greek. You may also study ancient arts, such as epic or drama, alongside their more modern forms in literature written in English.
Your dissertation in year three will draw on both degree subjects to discuss a topic that concerns both the ancient world and English literature.
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