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- Bachelor's degree
- Aberystwyth
- 3 Years
...All the texts studied on this module first appeared in the 1990s or 2000s. Other Level One Modules Many students studying English Literature will...
- Bachelor's degree
- Aberystwyth
- 3 Years
...This module also provides a foundation in specialist writing and research skills suitable for the remaining years of the degree. Optional Modules Rewriting...
- Master
- Aberystwyth
- 1 Year
...on the MA programmes in the Department of English The Writing Portfolio is central - you are encouraged to produce your own work throughout the course...
- Master
- Aberystwyth
- 2 Years
...on the MA programmes in the Department of English The Writing Portfolio is central - you are encouraged to produce your own work throughout the course...
- Master
- Aberystwyth
- 1 Year
...from Women's Writing in the Later Middle Ages to Metafictional Experiments in the Postmodern Novel. During the latter part of the spring semester and over the summer vacation...
- Master
- Aberystwyth
- 1 Year
...How is the course organised? All students will take two one-semester core modules, and four option modules, according to student choice and module availability...
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Areas of specialisation
The degree scheme in English at Aberystwyth aims to offer students an understanding and enjoyment of literature from the Medieval period to the present day as well as offering an excellent range of ‘option’ modules which include modern poetry, African literature in English, British and American film, Anglo-Saxon and Medieval literature, Elizabethan drama, Arthurian literature, good representation of women’s writing in all historical periods, and Welsh writing in English.The Department also offers a thriving degree scheme in Creative Writing, allowing students to learn about the techniques and skills of narrative prose, poetry, and other forms of writing. Students are able to develop their literary talents through the many writing workshops and poetry readings organised by the student-led English society and the Department of English, and meet writers and professionals in the area of creative writing.
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The Department of English was rated ‘excellent’ in the last Assessment of Teaching Quality, and it received a grade 4 for its research in the last Research Assessment Exercise.We are a medium-sized department of 20 full-time staff, and overall, we enrol about 170 students to our Single and Joint Honours undergraduate programmes each year. This balance of staff and students ensures that we can give our students a great deal of personal attention. We are also committed to ‘small-group’ teaching.
