BA English Literature and French with a Year Abroad

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Postgraduate

In Singleton Park

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  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Singleton park (Wales)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

As a student of English Literature and French at Swansea, you will not only analyse a range of literary texts from various contexts and historical periods, but you will also explore the complex relationships between literature, politics and history and develop your knowledge of a world language.

The Department of English Language and Literature is ranked 7th in the UK within the recent Research Excellence Framework exercise (REF 2014), gaining a score of 100% for the social impact of its research activities.

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Singleton Park (Swansea)
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University Of Wales Swansea, SA2 8PP

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  • Swansea is a great place to be and it holds a range of events and acitivities all through the year. They welcome people from all walks of life and its a wonderful place to be thanks a lot. There is a lot to do here.
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12/07/2018
What I would highlight: Swansea is a great place to be and it holds a range of events and acitivities all through the year. They welcome people from all walks of life and its a wonderful place to be thanks a lot. There is a lot to do here.
What could be improved: It was great.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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Subjects

  • English Language
  • Welsh
  • Translation
  • English
  • Writing

Course programme

Modules

Disclaimer: Module selection options may change.

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Degree / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

English Literature Compulsory Modules - Selective

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select at least two of the following. You may decide to select all three.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceEN-100Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Monsters, Theories, TransformationsEN-119Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Stage Play WorldEN-120Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20English Essentials

AND

English Literature Optional Modules

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 20 credits from the list below if you have only selected 40 credits of compulsory mopdules.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceALE120Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Studying the English LanguageAM-113Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Introduction to American Literature and CultureEN-112Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Approaches to Gender in English LiteratureEN-113Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Literature and Society in Medieval Europe.EN-117Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Creative Writing: Fiction GenresEN-118Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Creative Writing: Styles of FictionHIH117Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Medieval Europe: an introductionML-102Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Modern European Film: Themes and PerspectivesMLE100Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Modern European Fiction: Texts and Contexts

AND

French Compulsory Selective

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students take 40 credits in language modules at the appropriate level (advanced or beginner) and 20 credits in culture modules. Choose English-medium or Welsh-medium modules as appropriate.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceMLF101Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20French for Beginners IMLF101WSemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Ffrangeg i Ddechreuwyr IMLF102Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20French for Beginners IIMLF160ASemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20French Language 1AMLF160AWSemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Iaith Ffrangeg 1AMLF160BSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20French Language 1BMLF160BWSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Iaith Ffrangeg 1B

AND

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceMLF100ASemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Introduction to French Culture (A)MLF100AWSemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Cyflwyniad i Astudiaethau Diwylliannol Ffrangeg (A)MLF100BSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Introduction to French Culture (B)MLF100BWSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Cyflwyniad i Astudiaethau Diwylliannol Ffrangeg (B)

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Degree / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Languages- Compulsory Modules

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students take 40 credits at the appropriate level (advanced or intermediate). Choose English-medium or Welsh-medium modules as appropriate.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceMLF210Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10French Translation Workshop 2MLF210WSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Gweithdy CyfieithuMLF260ASemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20French Language 2AMLF260AWSemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Iaith Ffrangeg 2AMLF260BSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10French Language 2BMLF260BWSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Iaith Ffrangeg 2BMLF270ASemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Intermediate French Language 2AMLF270AWSemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Iaith Ffrangeg Canolradd 2AMLF270BSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Intermediate French Language 2B

AND

Languages - Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select one module from below. Students must have 60 credits in each teaching block overall.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceMLF211ASemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20A History of the French LanguageMLF220Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Paris

AND

English Literature Compulsory Modules

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : select at least two modules from below.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceEN-206Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Debating Texts: Theory in LiteratureEN-207Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Revolution of the Word: ModernismEN-226Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Conflict and the Gothic in the long nineteenth centuryEN-237Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to PostmodernEN-239Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20No-Man's Land: Literature of the Great WarEN-241Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of BritainEN-242Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Contentious ShakespeareEN-266Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Medieval Encounters

AND

English Literature - Optional modules

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select sufficient modules to make up 60 credits in English Literature when combined with your 'Compulsory Modules'. You must have 60 credits in each TB overall

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceALE200Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Teaching English as a Foreign Language: Theory and PracticeALE218Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Discourse AnalysisALE224Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Vocabulary StudiesALE250Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20First Language AcquisitionAM-204Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Race and Ethnicity: American PerspectivesAM-215Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20American Word/American ImageAM-250Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Ghettos, Streets, Suburbs: Cultural Representations of the American City, 1890 - presentEN-204Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Introduction to Creative Non-FictionEN-232Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Introduction to Writing PoetryEN-234Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Introduction to Writing FictionEN-236Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Introduction to Writing DramaEN-260Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Studying DialectHUA207Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Business & EntrepreneurshipMS-219Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Studying Digital MediaMSS202Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The History of Screen Animation

Year 3 (Level 5 YR OUT)

FHEQ 5 Sandwich Year

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 120 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : This module is compulsory for all students pursuing a degree involving a foreign language. It gives students the opportunity to increase their language skills and familiarize themselves with other culture(s).

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceML-R00Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)120Year Abroad (Languages, Translation and Interpreting)

Year 4 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Degree / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

English Literature options

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You may take a minimum of 40 credits and you may take a maximum of 60 credits.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceAM-316Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Contemporary American FictionAM-333Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem RenaissanceEN-3011Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Discovering Old EnglishEN-3027Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20William Blake: Poetry and DesignsEN-3029Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Postmodernist and Post-war FictionEN-3031Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)40Dissertation - English LiteratureEN-3037Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Exodus: Moses and Minority LiteratureEN-3038Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20'If You Can Remember Them, You Weren't There': Literature of the 1960sEN-3042Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Postcolonial LiteratureEN-3043Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Poetry in the Twentieth CenturyEN-3045Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Crime Fiction since 1920EN-3046Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Stuff: Victorian Literature and Material CultureEN-3047Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Other Tongues: Multilingualism in English Language LiteratureEN-3048Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Professional Development: Preparing for WorkEN-3050Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Written in Blood: Reading the VampireEN-3051Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to GenomesEN-3052Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Sex and Death: Jacobean Drama EN-314Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20ChaucerEN-374Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Theorising Texts: Shakespeare, Bronte, JamesEN-376Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Prehistory, History and LanguageEN-394Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Reading/Writing TraumaEN-398Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Masculine and Monstrous in the Middle Ages

AND

Creative Writing

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : • You may take a maximum of 20 credits. • Students must have completed a Creative Writing module if they wish to take EN3026. • Students may not take both EN3031 and EN3026.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceEN-3014Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Further Fiction WritingEN-3026Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Creative Writing Personal ProjectEN-306Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Writing for Radio and ScreenEN-309Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Further Creative Non FictionEN-319Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Further Poetry Writing

AND

French General Language Compulsory Modules

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students take 40 credits. Choose English-medium or Welsh-medium modules as appropriate.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceMLF300Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10French for Professional Purposes 3MLF310Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10French Translation Workshop 3MLF310WSemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Gweithdy cyfieithu 3MLF330ASemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10French General Language 3AMLF330AWSemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Iaith Gyffredinol Ffrangeg 3AMLF330BSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10French General Language 3BMLF330BWSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Iaith Gyffredinol Ffrangeg 3B

AND

French Compulsory Modules - Selective

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select one of the following modules.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceMLF305Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Intersectional Identities in Contemporary French CinemaMLF325Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20France and the Second World War: Legacies of the Dark YearsMLF325WSemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Ffrainc a'r Ail Ryfel Byd: Hanes yr Oesoedd TywyllMLT307Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Interpreting - Health OptionMLT310Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Interpreting - Law Option (Police)

BA English Literature and French with a Year Abroad

Price on request