Liberal Studies (English) BA (Hons) with Integrated Foundation

Majors / pathways

This is an American-style Liberal Studies programme that incorporates an area of specialisation (a major), a general education programme which all students take in their first year providing a broad foundation for your degree, plus electives chosen from a wide range of subject areas to be taken alongside your major.

There is a major project in the final year of study which enables you to open out the specialist area of your major to the breadth of your learning on the whole programme.

It is also possible to undertake a dual major or one or two minor subject areas alongside your major from other subjects offered within the overall programme. Majors, minors and elective classes are offered in the following subject areas:

• Art History
• Business and Management
• English
• History
• International Relations
• Journalism
• Media and Communications
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Relations

There are also elective classes in Music Appreciation, Philosophy, and Theatre.

Students with an interest in other creative media will be able to combine their English studies with elective courses in photography, art and art history and music. Those especially interested in the historical dimension of English studies may wish to choose electives from within the history portfolio. Creative events and performances are a regular feature of University life, especially during the Annual Arts Week.

Study abroad

In addition to studying in London, you will have the opportunity to participate in an exciting term spent studying abroad. This provides you with a unique opportunity to explore a diverse range of topics offered by other institutions and gain international experience. This term takes place in Year 2 and replaces the second term of your Regent's degree. For more information see the study abroad section.

Additional information

Please note that an optional study period abroad always take place during degree level studies and is not included in your foundation year.

Modules

Foundation Modules

• Foundation Seminars 1 and 2
• Humanities
• International Relations
• Media Studies
• Psychology
• Political Science
• Quantitative Literacy
• Scientific Understanding

Degree Level Modules September 2016

• Introduction to Creative Writing
• Introduction to Eighteenth Century and Romantic Literature
• Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism
• Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature
• Introduction to Victorian and Modern Literature
• American Literature 1: origins to the Civil War
• American Literature 2: from the Civil War to the Present
• From Text to Screen: Adapting Literature for Cinema
• Intermediate Creative Writing
• London’s Literature
• Advanced Creative Writing
• Literature in Context
• Shakespearean Drama 1: Comedy and History
• Shakespearean Drama 2: Tragedy and Tragi-comedy
• Major Capstone (Dissertation)

See module descriptions