BA English Literature with English Language Studies (EFL)

Our students are expected to read widely, and to develop strong lines of argument and personal responses to what they find, anchored in an informed understanding of the discipline and with reference to the critical debates that animate it.The degree is structured around a combination of period study, thematic study, and modules inculcating theoretical and practical skills. Victorian literature modules cover prose from Dickens to Gaskell, and poetry from Browning to Hardy; twentieth-century literature topics range from Rhys, Hurston, Woolf, and Plath to Hemingway, Forster, Larkin, and Beckett. Shakespeare is one central focus. Other earlier writers who are studied include Marlowe, Donne, Webster, Herbert, Milton, Dryden, Centlivre, Swift, Pope, Blake, Wordsworth, Austen, Keats, and Shelley. You can explore some of the modules on this website. Thematic study encourages students to analyse contextually based on sociological variations, gender, contemporary politics, and psychological influences. We encourage the understanding of contemporary literary and cultural theory while never losing sight of the values of liberal/aesthetic education.English language modules enhance literary understanding by supporting the understanding of linguistics, expression, cultural and intercultural communication, and language within society.Our recent graduates have gone on to pursue careers in the media, creative writing, teaching, academia, business and marketing.Modules available on this course

English Literature modules

• Contemporary Writing
• Creative Writing 1
• Eras of English (September entry)
• Fiction and Theory
• Film Studies
• Literary Journalism (1642-present)
• Modern American Literature
• Modernist Writing
• Plays in Performance (September entry)
• Poetry and Poetics
• Renaissance Literature
• Restoration and Augustan Literature
• Rewriting Empire
• Romantic Literature
• Shakespearean Drama
• Victorian Fiction
• Victorian Poetry
• Women’s Writing

EFL modules

• English in Institutions
• English in Society
• Global Communication
• Intercultural Communication
• Modern English Language
• Modern English Usage
• Registers of English
• Varieties of English

Full course information in the University Handbook