English and History

• Combine your articulation as a reader with the investigative skills and critical thinking of a historian.
• Study a wide range of literary theories and theorists in conjunction with complimentary historical themes and periods.
• Supportive study environment.
• The History degree at Wrexham Glyndwr was recently ranked 2nd (out of 94 institutions) in the UK for Overall Student Satisfaction in the Complete University Guide for 2016/17.
• Study texts from British, European and American Writing alongside subjects which range from American Colonisation to popular culture.
• Be inspired by field trips to historical and cultural sites.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of genres and periodisation.
• Be a part of our thriving, student led Historical Society.

Year one introduces students to a range of written genres and historical periods and provides a comprehensive platform for the more detailed study undertaken in year two.

• Introduction to Narrative
• Stage and Screen
• Life Writing
• Introduction to Poetry
• Personal, Professional and Academic Skills

• Introducing Historical research
• The Roman Empire
• Personal, Professional and Academic Skills
• Crime and Popular Culture in Victorian Britain
• National Identity in Europe 1860-1945

Year two builds upon the investigate skills of the historian and the analytical skills of the reader/critic developed in year one. In addition, year two offers History students work placement opportunities and field trips.

• Post-War British Writing
• Victorian Writing
• Critical Theory
• Romantic Writing
• The Short Story

• The British in America, 1607-1783
• Life in Tudor England and Wales
• The Georgian Age
• Culture and Belief in Renaissance Europe
• Research Methods in Humanities
• History in the Workplace

Year three caters for a more advanced investigation into genre and period and further develops critical skills of investigation. Students will also carry out an extended project of their choice which complements and enhances the skills and knowledge acquired over the course of the degree.

• Post-Colonial Writing
• Post-Modern Writing
• Gender, Sexuality and Writing
• Modernism and Culture
• Dissertation

• Rise of a New Society
• Nineteenth Century Wales
• Revolution and Readjustment in England and Wales 1625-1690
• American Frontiers in the Nineteenth Century
• Dissertation

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.