English

BA (Hons) English

Mode: full-time

Entry requirements:
Single Honours & Major (75%) requirements:
A minimum of 200 - 260 UCAS points at A2 Level (including at least two A2 Levels at grade C or above), BTEC Nationals, Progression/Advanced Diploma, AVCE, OCRs, CACHE or pass Access Certificate/Diploma. An English qualification at A2 (or equivalent)and five GCSEs at Grade C or above, including GCSE English Language (or equivalent) are also required.

Joint (50%) & Minor (25%) requirements:
A minimum of 180 - 260 UCAS points at A2 Level (including at least two A2 Levels at grade C or above), BTEC Nationals, Progression/Advanced Diploma, AVCE, OCRs, CACHE or pass Access Certificate/Diploma. Five GCSEs at Grade C or above, including GCSE English Language (or equivalent).

Why study English?
The Newman English degrees enable you to extend your reading and appreciation of literature and encourage the exploration of a range of personal, cultural and historical issues. The language element provides fascinating insights into the ways in which spoken and written language is used in a variety of contexts.

What does the course cover?
This course covers literature, language, film studies, and creative writing. In literature study, you will explore how you, as an individual, make meaning from the texts you read as well as learning different critical approaches. You will be able to engage with a range of works of literature including Shakespeare’s plays, Victorian novels, poetry, books for children and contemporary works from a range of cultural perspectives. In language, you will analyse the ways in which meanings are conveyed in a range of spoken and written texts. Language modules encompass topics as diverse as the rules of conversation; language and gender; language and learning; the language of humour and the language of advertising.

In film studies, the focus will be on cinematic language, including the study of Hollywood classics, and contemporary films such as Blade Runner and Pulp Fiction. In the creative writing modules, a range of narrative and poetic techniques will be explored. You will also have the opportunity to work on script and on some non-fictional narrative forms such as autobiography, travel writing and journalism.