English Literature BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Preston

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Preston

Join us to share your enthusiasm for English Literature. Our innovative course includes the study of traditional figures such as Shakespeare and Dickens alongside options in American literature and culture, gothic, graphic novels, drama, theatre, film, children’s literature and the fairy tale. You’ll learn about the relationship between literature and culture, understanding the vital role played by literary productions in interpreting the world around us. You’ll also learn to communicate with clarity and precision in oral and written forms, appreciating the value of aesthetic qualities in all modes of human interaction. You can participate in a Live Literature project – our students have organised creative writing events, worked with literary festivals and book awards, as well as organising a major ‘Comicon’ event – leading to 100% student satisfaction with the course.

2016 National Student Survey English Language courses at UCLan were rated in the top 10 for overall satisfaction on the course and second in the UK for academic support by students who completed the 2016 National Student Survey (NSS).

Facilities

Location

Start date

Preston (Lancashire)
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University Of Central Lancashire, PR1 2HE

Start date

On request

About this course

Entry Requirements 2017/18 104 points at A2; General Studies accepted
QCF BTEC Extended Diploma: Merit Merit Merit
QCF BTEC Diploma: Distinction Distinction, Cognate sub at A2 required.
Pass Access To HE: 106 UCAS points
International Baccalaureate Diploma: 26P
IELTS: grade 6 with no subscore lower than 5.5
5 GCSEs at grade C including Maths & English or equivalent. ...

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Subjects

  • English
  • Options
  • Writing
  • Drama
  • Creative Writing
  • Project
  • American Literature

Course programme

Course at a Glance Year 1

In your first year, modules provide you with a good overview of Literature which will support your learning throughout your degree – you also have the opportunity to take an elective in another subject.

  • History of English Literature (20 credits)
  • Reading Texts: Literary Theory (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Renaissance Literature (20 credits)
  • Literature, Criticism and the War Against Cliché (20 credits)

You can also take an option in either American Literature or Creative Writing and an elective from a variety of subjects.

Year 2

In your second year, you have four compulsory modules – and can select from options in Literature and Creative Writing, and an elective from another subject. In your second year you also participate in a project-based module, to develop and enhance your employability skills:

  • A World of Difference: Literature and Globalisation (20 Credits)
  • Live Literature Project (20 Credits)
  • Restoration to Revolution: Literary Culture 1660-1789 (20 Credits)
  • From Romantics to Decadents: Literary Culture 1789-1900 (20 Credits)

You’ll also take an additional module from our suite of options:

  • The Fairy Tale
  • Drama
  • The Graphic Novel
  • Reading and Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
  • An elective in a variety of subjects

Year 3

In your third year, there is greater flexibility for you to select options, in addition to the compulsory modules which you need to complete the single honours programme.

Compulsory modules

  • English Literature Dissertation (40 Credits)
  • The Shock of the New: Modern and Contemporary Literature (20 Credits)

And you also take an additional 60 credits (generally three modules of 20 credits each) from our suite of options:

  • American Literature
  • American Drama
  • Black Atlantic Writing
  • British Children’s Literature
  • 19th Century Gothic Fiction
  • Literature and Film

English Literature BA (Hons)

£ 9,250 + VAT