BA (Hons) English Literature and History

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Bachelor's degree

In Ormskirk

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Ormskirk

  • Duration

    3 Years

Combining the study of classic works and popular writing from the past 500 years with cutting-edge teaching and research in the fascinating field of Modern History, this degree enables you to explore the ideas that lie behind published literature in all its forms, learn more about the impact of literature on societies, and place this knowledge in a broader historical context. A wide range of optional modules in each subject area enable you to tailor your degree to suit your personal interests, from exploring film adaptations, vampire fictions and satire, to investigating African American civil rights, migration in contemporary Europe and the origins of the Israel/Palestine conflict.

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Ormskirk (Lancashire)
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St Helens Road, L39 4QP

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On request

About this course

Typical careers for English Literature graduates include teaching (further training required), speech therapy, library work, media, journalism, arts administration, publishing, public and voluntary sectors, and managerial work. Alternatively, you may wish to progress to further study or research in English Literature.

Typical careers for History graduates include teaching (further training required), the civil service, business, media and journalism, local government, retail management, law and information management. Alternatively, you may wish to progress to further study or research in History.

120 UCAS Tariff points on the new UCAS Tariff, preferably to include A Level English and A Level History or equivalent.

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Subjects

  • Writing
  • English
  • Conflict
  • History
  • English Literature
  • Time Detectives
  • Speculative Fiction
  • Shakespeare Problem
  • Sexuality
  • Gothic Romanticism
  • Economic Crisis
  • Graphic Novel
  • Vampire Fictions

Course programme

Year 1

LIT1015 Beyond Books 1 (20 credits)

LIT1016 Beyond Books 2 (20 credits)

LIT1020 Ways of Reading (20 credits)

LIT1021 Critical Theories (20 credits)

LIT1022 Introduction to Literary Periods and Genres 1 (20 credits)

LIT1023 Introduction to Literary Periods and Genres 2 (20 credits)

Language modules in French, Spanish or Mandarin, delivered at the Edge Hill Language Centre, are available to study as an integral part of this degree. A single Language module can be studied instead of either LIT1022 Introduction to Literary Periods and Genres 1 or LIT1023 Introduction to Literary Periods and Genres 2.

Year 2

You will select two of the following modules:

LIT2040 Renaissance Literature: Self and Society (20 credits)

LIT2048 Renaissance Drama (20 credits)

LIT2049 Literature 1660-1760 (20 credits)

LIT2050 Romanticism (20 credits)

You will select four of the following modules. It may also be possible to select up to two of these additional modules from the remaining Year 2 options above.

LIT2027 Texts in Motion: Film Adaptation (20 credits)

LIT2041 Literature Dissertation Project (20 credits)

LIT2042 Literature and Globalisation (20 credits)

LIT2043 Literatures of Conflict (20 credits)

LIT2044 About Love (20 credits)

LIT2045 Modern American Literature: 1865 to the Present Day (20 credits)

LIT2046 Pilgrims Progress: British Children's Literature from the 18th Century to the Present Day (20 credits)

LIT2047 Producing a Literary Publication (20 credits)

LIT2051 Special Author 1 (20 credits)

LIT2052 Satire in the Long Eighteenth Century (20 credits)

LIT2053 Writing the Female Body (20 credits)

LIT2054 Writing the Supernatural (20 credits)

LIT2055 Rogues' Gallery: Crime and Criminality in the Long 19th Century (20 credits)

LIT2056 Vampire Fictions (20 credits)

WRI2019 The Graphic Novel (20 credits)

If you studied a Language module in Year 1, you may wish to study a further Language module in Year 2. This would form an integral part of your degree in place of one of the optional modules above.

Year 3

You will select two of the following modules:

LIT3040 The Victorians At Work (20 credits)

LIT3041 The Victorians At Play (20 credits)

LIT3042 Modernisms (20 credits)

LIT3043 Contemporary Literature in English (20 credits)

You will select a total of 80 credits from the following modules. It may also be possible to select up to 40 of these credits (i.e. up to two modules) from the remaining Year 3 options above.

LIT3034 Gothic Romanticism (20 credits)

LIT3039 Literature Dissertation (40 credits)

LIT3044 Early American Literature: 1500-1865 (20 credits)

LIT3045 Hosting a Literary Festival (20 credits)

LIT3046 Narratives of Nation and Empire (20 credits)

LIT3047 Neo-Victorian Literature and Culture (20 credits)

LIT3048 Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll: Young Adult Fiction (20 credits)

LIT3049 Special Author 2 (20 credits)

LIT3050 Sexuality and Subversion (20 credits)

LIT3051 The Shakespeare Problem (20 credits)

LIT3052 Late-Victorian Gothic (20 credits)

LIT3124 Dickens and Popular Culture (20 credits)

LIT3125 Speculative Fiction (20 credits)

WRI3020 The Writer at Work (20 credits)

If you studied Language modules in Years 1 and 2, you may wish to study a further Language module in Year 3. This would form an integral part of your degree in place of one of the optional modules above.

Optional modules provide an element of choice within the programme curriculum. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by timetabling requirements.

Additional information

International students enrolling on the programme in academic year 2017/18 are £11,575 per annum.

How will I be assessed?

Assessment involves a mixture of coursework and examinations with emphasis placed on work produced in your own time or formally presented in class. Typically, you can expect to be assessed on essays, reports, close readings, critical analyses, oral presentations and group work.

Who will be teaching me?

We have a dedicated and enthusiastic team of highly experienced, enthusiastic English Literature and History tutors also contribute to Masters courses and the supervision of research students. Our staff are active in research at the cutting edge of a range of topics, publishing books and articles on a regular basis. Several English Literature tutors have been successful in winning national research awards from bodies such as the British Academy, the Arts and Humanities Research Council and The Leverhulme Trust. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, 30% of the History team’s published research was judged to be either ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’.

BA (Hons) English Literature and History

£ 9,250 + VAT