English and Classical Literature & Civilisation BA

Please note: You will take 120 credits of modules in each year of study. The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. Unless indicated otherwise, the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2020. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to compulsory modules; in this event we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.

Every degree programme at the University is divided into 120 credits of study for each year of the programme. In the first year of a Joint Honours programme, you will study 60 credits in each subject as you learn the core elements of the disciplines. We recognise that students on Joint Honours programmes might come to favour one subject slightly more than another. To account for this, we have added more flexibility into the second and final years of our programmes. In the second year, you can stick with the 60-60 split between the two subjects or shift to a 80-40 credit weighting, effectively a major/ minor combination. You can either go back to 60-60 in the final year, maintain the same 80-40 split or reverse the major and the minor and go to a 40-80 weighting.

You can see more information about the different modules and options that may be available on the links below. Within the English side of your programme you can follow either a Literature or a Language pathway.

• Project A (10 credits)
• Project B (10 credits)

20 credits in each semester from

• The Greek World
• The Roman World
• Beginners' Greek 1 and 2
• Beginners' Latin 1 and 2

Descriptions of Classical Literature and Civilisation First Year Compulsory Modules

• Prose (20 credits)
• Poetry (20 credits)
• Reading English (10 credits)

• English in the World (10 credits)

Descriptions of English Literature First Year Compulsory Modules

• Fundamentals of Language: Sounds and Words (20 credits)
• Fundamentals of Language: Grammar and Discourse (20 credits)
• Investigating Language (20 credits)

Descriptions of English Language First Year Compulsory Modules

• 80 credits - optional modules, including the appropriate level of language (beginners or intermediate or advanced Latin, Greek, Egyptian or Akkadian) from the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology)
• 60 credits - optional modules, including the appropriate level of language (beginners or intermediate or advanced Latin, Greek, Egyptian or Akkadian) from the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology)
• 40 credits - optional modules, including the appropriate level of language (beginners or intermediate or advanced Latin, Greek, Egyptian or Akkadian) from the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology)

Descriptions of Classical Literature and Civilisation Joint Honours Second Year modules

• 80 credits - Histories of Literature; Shakespeare: Elizabethan and Jacobean; Themes in Literature module
• 60 credits - Histories of Literature; Shakespeare: Elizabethan and Jacobean or Themes in Literature module
• 40 credits - Histories of Literature

Descriptions of English Literature Joint Honours Second Year modules

• 80 credits - Professional Research Skills for Linguists; English Grammar; English Language Options
• 60 credits - Professional Research Skills for Linguists; English Language Options
• 40 credits - English Language Options

Descriptions of English Language Joint Honours Second Year modules

You can apply to study abroad for a year in an approved university around the world. If you achieve a grade of 2.1 or above in your first year then you will be invited to apply for a Year Abroad in your second year. If your application is successful, you will go abroad in your third year and return to us for your final year. Find out more.

• 80 credits - Dissertation (40 credits) or Extended Essay (20 credits); optional modules
• 60 credits - Dissertation (40 credits) or Extended Essay (20 credits); optional modules
• 40 credits - Dissertation (40 credits) or Extended Essay (20 credits); optional module

Descriptions of Classical Literature and Civilisation Joint Honours Final Year modules

• 80 credits - English Literature Dissertation or Extended Essay; English Literature Special Subjects
• 60 credits - English Literature Extended Essay; English Literature Special Subjects
• 40 credits - English Literature Extended Essay and / or English Literature Special Subject/s

Descriptions of English Literature Joint Honours modules

• 80 credits - English Language Dissertation or Investigation; English Language Options
• 60 credits - English Language Investigation; English Language Options
• 40 credits - English Language Options

Descriptions of English Language Joint Honours Final Year modules