English Literature: Joint Degrees

• Enjoy a range of diverse and interesting books and discuss these with other readers
  
  
• Develop your insights into how the work is created by analysing, and reading critically
  
  
• Investigate how literary works are produced, circulated and received in their historical context

"What you get out of the course is only limited by you"

A. Chevin Level 3 student

This course will lead you to think critically about the relationship between texts and the societies in which they are written and read. This exploration will take you from the traditional to the contemporary, from high to popular literature, from Shakespeare to postcolonial literature. The course also develops skills crucial for employment. By expanding your vocational skills through optional modules at Levels 2 and 3 you are able to undertake a project in a workplace of your choice. Learning is conducted through a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops. Assessment is via coursework essays and some group work projects: there are no formal exams. You will study modules which are closely linked to the personal research of our dynamic lecturers.

You may study two main subjects or areas, leading to a joint honours award. The award includes two equally weighed subjects, e.g. BA(Hons) Modern History and English. Alternatively you can study one subject as a major and one as a minor, e.g. BA(Hons) Film Studies with Sociology, where Film Studies makes up approximately two thirds of your programme of study.

Initially, you simply select the award code for the two subjects, and follow a joint honours programme. You don't need to choose a major until the end of Level 1 (or, on some awards, Level 2) (Note: Legal Studies can only be studied as a minor subject). Choosing to study a joint award gives you the freedom to broaden your knowledge base and offers you space to choose the subject you wish to concentrate on. Studying more than one subject for your degree means you don't necessarily have to specialise - you can keep your options open career wise and gain more skills.

International History - QV32

Modern History - QV31 

Philosophy - VQ53

Scriptwriting - QWH8

Sociology - LQ33

 Journalism - PQ53

• BA(Hons) English Literature Programme Specification (PDF, file size: 139.66KB)

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