English BA Placement offered

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Postgraduate

In Uxbridge

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Uxbridge

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Storytelling is a fundamental human activity. Every day we exchange jokes and anecdotes, and the important events in our lives need to be told and retold many times over before they achieve the pattern and polish to become the ‘story of our lives’. We tell and read stories for pleasure and information, but we also read to gain a better understanding of ourselves and the world around us.

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Uxbridge (Middlesex)
Brunel University, UB8 3PH

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About this course

IELTS: 6.5 (min 5.5 in all areas)
Pearson: 58 (51 in all subscores)
BrunELT: 65% (min 55% in all areas)

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What I would highlight: It was enriching I enjoyed a lot and it was simply great time. I learned a lot about life and people here it was truly great.
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Subjects

  • Shakespeare
  • Writing
  • English

Course programme

Course Content

At Level 1, you are introduced to the study of English through modules that cover various periods and genres, literary locations and approaches to university-level research and writing skills.

At Level 2, you will study some period-based modules such as Romanticism and Revolution, Shakespeare, the Nineteenth Century Novel, and Modernism. Critical theoretical perspectives are introduced in modules such as Postcolonial Writing and the Women’s Movement.

At Level 3, you can choose from a wide range of modules that are research-led by experts in the field, including: Writing India; Moving Modernisms, Writing Ireland, Nineteenth Century Literature and Culture; and Post-Millennial Fiction, 2000 to the Present. You will also complete a dissertation on a research topic of your choice.

The BA consists of both compulsory and optional modules, a typical selection can be found below. Modules can vary from year to year, but these offer a good idea of what we teach.

Level 1

Compulsory

  • Texts, Contexts, Intertexts
  • Reading Resilience
  • Modern Literature
  • Early Modern Literature
  • Portfolio Critical Reading
  • World Literature, World Literacies
  • Text, Contexts, Intertexts

Level 2

Optional

  • Nineteenth-Century Novel
  • Postcolonial Writing
  • Romanticism and Revolution
  • Genre Fiction
  • Shakespeare: Text and Performance
  • Modernism
  • Contemporary British Fiction
  • The Women's Movement: 20th Century and Contemporary Writing

Level 3

Compulsory

  • Project

Optional

  • Victorian Literature and Culture
  • Post-War and Late Twentieth-Century Literature
  • Modern and Contemporary Lesbian Literature
  • Psychogeography
  • Canon Reloaded
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • The Horror Film
  • American Independent Cinema
  • Writing Ireland
  • Creative Industries
  • Violence
  • The Muslim World in Early Modern English
  • Chaucer to Shakespeare
  • Reading for Writers / Writing for Readers
  • New Writing Page to Stage
  • Comedy

Read more about the structure of undergraduate degrees at Brunel and what you will learn on the course.


Additional information

Teaching and Assessment Teaching You will study a variety of traditional and non-traditional texts, covering various modes and genres of literature from the Early Modern Period to Contemporary Writing. By the end of your degree you will have covered key texts in the history of English literature as well as learned about various critical frameworks, contexts and theoretical perspectives. You will have honed existing skills and developed new abilities, such as in the areas of research and writing, oral presentations, analysis and critical thinking, project management, collaboration and teamwork. Our Staff Our course is taught by highly qualified staff members who are actively engaged in research, scholarship or relevant professional practice. Staff members are available by email as well as during office hours for individual consultation concerning coursework or any questions about the learning experience. Additionally, we frequently run optional workshops and hold research seminars to allow students to develop further skills and knowledge. The Teaching and Learning Experience Overall, we pride ourselves on excellence in teaching: our strengths in this area are reflected in positive course feedback as well as through our excellent results in university-wide student-led teaching awards and nominations. The teaching and learning experience is varied and lively, enabling you to gain knowledge and skills through diverse methods and techniques. In a typical week or term, you will be taught through various methods, such as lectures, tutorials, workshops and seminars. Here are some specific examples of the teaching and learning experience: Lectures convey new ideas, contexts, frameworks and information, offering you an expert view on a literary topic. They prepare you for a detailed discussion of a topic or issue that will be developed in seminar work. elves on our commitment to the individual, and you will find both academic and administrative staff only too pleased to...

English BA Placement offered

Price on request