English BA
Bachelor's degree
In Birmingham
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Birmingham
Studying English will enable you to explore past and present cultures and societies, through a wide range of perspectives and in a variety of different literary genres.
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Subjects
- English
Course programme
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.
Year 1Compulsory modules
- Prose
- Poetry
- Plays and Performance
- Language for Literature or Theory for English Literature
- Reading English
- English in the World
- Literary Practice or Creative Practice
Detailed descriptions of year 1 compulsory modules
Year 2Compulsory modules
- Shakespeare: Elizabethan and Jacobean
- Histories of Literature or Histories of Literature and Creative Practice
- Themes in Literature
Detailed descriptions of year 2 compulsory modules
Year abroadYou 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.
Final yearCompulsory modules
- English Literature Dissertation
- English Literature Special Subjects or English Literature Special Subjects and Creative Practice
Detailed descriptions of final year compulsory modules
English BA