English BA (Penryn)

Programme structure

The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.

The English degree programme is made up of compulsory (core) and optional modules, which are worth 15 or 30 credits each. Full-time undergraduate students need to complete modules worth a total of 120 credits each year.

Depending on your programme you can take up to 30 credits each year in another subject to develop career-related skills or just widen your intellectual horizons.

Please note that modules offered are subject to change, depending on staff availability, timetabling, and demand.

Year 1

The first year gives you a foundational knowledge of English theory, concepts, texts. You will also gain important analytical techniques that will be useful across a range of subjects and research tasks.

Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits TRU1100Shakespeare and the History of Ideas30 TRU1101Foundations30 TRU1103Critical Theory30 TRU1104Reinventions30 Year 2

This year offers an in-depth exploration of the themes and literary trends initially encountered in year one. Expert tutors lead each period-based module, and students have the opportunity to discuss literature in its cultural and historical context.

Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits TRU2006Renaissance, Reformation and Rebellion: English Literature 1580-1700 30 TRU2010From Romanticism to Decadence 30 TRU2011From Modernism to the Contemporary 30 TRU2012Reason & Passion: Literature 1700-1799 30 Year 3

The centre-point of the final year is the dissertation. This provides you with the opportunity to explore an area of interest and to demonstrate what you have learned over the previous years of your degree. You will also take up to three specialist modules to create a programme of work fully reflecting your interests.

Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits Students must select ONE of the following modules: TRU3032Dissertation30 TRU3042Creative Writing Dissertation30 Optional modules

Select 90 credits of English Level 3 optional modules.

CodeModuleCredits TRU3002Witchcraft, Magic and Gender in Literature 30 TRU3018Women's Writing: Romantic to Modern 30 TRU3024The Gothic 30 TRU3025Tolkien: Scholar, Critic, Writer 30 TRU3028Literature, Culture, and Crisis in Early Modern England 30 TRU3029Sex, Scandal and Sensation in Victorian Literature 30 TRU3035'Great Hatred, Little Room': Irish and Scottish literature, 1800-193930 TRU3036Inventing the Body30 TRU3038Decadence and the Birth of Modernism30 TRU3039British Children's Literature30 TRU3040Revenge30 TRU3041Short Fiction30 Full module descriptions

For full module descriptions please visit the English website.