BA English Literature with Spanish

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.Each language we offer is available to study at all levels – from beginners to advanced. You don’t need to worry about choosing which “stage” you are at when you opt to study a language – we will assess your level of language and place you into a group which is suitable for your abilities. As you learn more and more, you’ll move up through the stages.Our recent graduates have gone on to pursue careers in the media, creative writing, teaching, academia, business and marketing.Modules available on this course

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

Spanish 3

Spanish 4

Spanish 5

Spanish 6

Spanish 7

Spanish 8

Full course information in the University Handbook