English Literature and Linguistics (Placement Year) : BA Hons : QQ14

Lancaster University

Bachelor's degree

In Lancaster

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lancaster

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Lancaster's English Literature and Linguistics degree is taught by the English Literature and Creative writing Department, which ranks highly across teaching, research and student surveys, and the Department of Linguistics and English Language.

Youll begin your degree with courses including English Literature and Linguistics before moving on to more specialised second-year modules, such as The Theory and Practice of Criticism and The Structures of Language. In your final year, youll be able to study modules including Topics in Linguistic Theory; From Decadence to Modernism 1890-1945; American Literature from 1900; Shakespeare; and Contemporary Literature.

During the placement year you will remain a Lancaster University student which means that you will still be eligible for a student loan, have access to facilities such as the library and receive discounts on transport and council tax. Your tuition fee will be reduced to 20% during the placement year.

The placement will enhance your understanding of the connections between theory and practice and this will benefit your final year of study. This is an exciting opportunity to build up experience and transferable skills, as well as to make contacts with potential employers which will place you a step ahead in the graduate recruitment market.

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Lancaster (Lancashire)
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Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

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About this course

Your degree offers fascinating insights into a broad range of literature alongside an in-depth study of the language used to write them. Youll gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of a wide range of texts through a careful study of the sound, grammar and meaning systems of different languages.
You will have the opportunity to spend Year 3 on placement with a public, private or voluntary organisation in the UK or overseas. This experience will boost your employment prospects and will help you to decide on your career direction and the kind of organisation in which you want to work once you graduate. You will be doing a real, responsible job – with all the satisfaction that brings. Our Placements Team will support you in finding and applying for a suitable placement that will support your professional development. Applying for a placement is a competitive process and the preparatory modules you will complete in years one and two are designed to give you the best chance of success in your placement applications. You will also be provided with dedicated workshops, 1:1 appointments with careers professionals as well as opportunities to speak with employers here on campus.

At Lancaster, we encourage you to connect the study of language with real-world problems and their solutions. This prepares you for a wide variety of careers.

The study of language and of the process of communication is valuable if you’re interested in careers working with the linguistically disabled. Other possible paths include social work, counselling and the media.

The empirical and analytical methods used in Linguistics are also useful preparation for careers where numeracy and logical thinking is needed, such as computer programming, administration and accountancy.

Your degree provides a useful grounding for roles requiring clear and effective communication that is sensitive to people's interests and needs, including teaching and management.

Lancaster University is dedicated to ensuring you not only gain a highly reputable degree, but that you also graduate with relevant life and work based skills. We are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in The Lancaster Award which offers you the opportunity to complete key activities such as work experience, employability/career development, campus community and social development.

A Level AAB

Required Subjects A level English Literature or English Language and Literature grade A

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

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Subjects

  • Creative Writing
  • English
  • Shakespeare
  • Contemporary Literature
  • Writing
  • English Literature
  • Linguistics
  • World Literature
  • British Romanticism
  • Media

Course programme

Many of Lancaster's degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to complement their main specialism. You will be able to study a range of modules, some examples of which are listed below.

Year 1

Core

    • English Literature
    • Linguistics
    • Placement Preparation

Optional

    • Introduction to Creative Writing
    • World Literature
Year 2

Core

    • Developing Academic Practice
    • Sounds of the World's Languages
    • Structures of the World's Languages
    • The Theory and Practice of Criticism
    • Work Based Learning Preparation

Optional

    • British Romanticism
    • Literature, Film, and Media
    • Renaissance to Restoration, English Literature, 1580-1688
    • Victorian Literature
Year 3

Core

    • Cognitive Linguistics
    • Topics in Phonetic and Phonological Theory
    • Work Based Learning Placement

Optional

    • 21st Century Theory: Literature, Culture, Criticism
    • Between the Acts
    • Bible and Literature
    • Contemporary Literature in English
    • Contemporary Middle Eastern Literatures
    • Culture, Heritage and Creative Industries: Work Placement
    • Dissertation Unit
    • Jane Austen
    • Literary Film Adaptations, Hollywood 1939
    • Literature and Religion at the Fin de Siecle
    • Literature and the Visual Arts
    • Modernism towards Postmodernism
    • Monstrous Bodies: Romantic Period Poetry and Prose
    • Premodern Gothic
    • Public and Private Performances of Self in Medieval Literature and Drama
    • Schools Volunteering Project
    • Science Fiction in Literature and Film
    • Shakespeare
    • The Break-Through Book: Five Twentieth-century Poets
    • The Byron-Shelley Circle
    • Thinking Through Twenty-First Century World Literature and Theory
    • Utopias and Utopianism
    • Victorian Gothic
    • Women Writers of Britain and America

Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and others which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into two sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). For most programmes Part 1 requires you to study 120 credits spread over at least three modules which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects. A higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years.

Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.

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