English and History BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Preston

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Preston

Join us to share your enthusiasm for English and History. This new course includes the study of traditional literature by figures such as Shakespeare and Dickens alongside options in American literature and culture, gothic, graphic novels, theatre, film, children’s literature and the fairy tale. You’ll approach history from many different directions, from cultural history, social and gender history to international history and politics. You’ll learn about the relationship between literature and culture, and explore a variety of eras from the early modern to the contemporary. You’ll also learn to communicate with clarity and precision, acquire expertise in literary and historical analysis and develop important research and presentation skills.   

Facilities

Location

Start date

Preston (Lancashire)
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University Of Central Lancashire, PR1 2HE

Start date

On request

About this course

Entry Requirements 2017/18 112-128 points at A2; General Studies accepted
BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction, Merit, Merit
BTEC Diploma: Distinction* Distinction*
Pass Access To HE:112-128 UCAS points. 
International Baccalaureate: 28P
IELTS: grade 6 with no subscore lower than 5.5
GCSEs: 5 at grade C inc Maths & English or equivalent For...

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Subjects

  • English
  • Options
  • American Literature
  • Modern Contemporary

Course programme

Course at a Glance Year 1

In your first year, your four core modules provide you with a good overview that will support your learning throughout your degree.

  • Introduction to Renaissance Literature
  • The History of English Literature
  • Understanding History
  • The Making of Britain 1688-1815

plus options in American Literature, Creative Writing, American Culture and History

Year 2

In your second year, you have four compulsory modules – and can select from options in Literature and History, and an elective from another subject.

  • A World of Difference: Literature and Globalisation
  • Restoration to Revolution: Literary Culture 1660-1789
  • From Romantics to Decadents: Literary Culture 1798-1900
  • Britain and the World 1776-1949

plus options in The Fairy Tale, The Graphic Novel, Reading and Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction and 20th Century European and American History

Year 3

In your third year, there is greater flexibility for you to select options, in addition to the compulsory modules which you need to complete the single honours programme.

  • Dissertation in English or History
  • The Shock of the New: Modern and Contemporary Literature
  • Thatcher’s Britain

plus options in Literature and Film, Children’s Literature, Gothic fiction, American Literature, Germany under the Nazis and Public Space in the English City 1850-1910

English and History BA (Hons)

£ 9,250 + VAT