English with Sandwich Placement

Bachelor's degree

In Telford

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Telford

  • Duration

    4 Years

Studying BA (Hons) English at the University of Wolverhampton gives you the opportunity to explore a broad range of literary and non-literary texts from the Renaissance to the present day and from the West Indies to the West Midlands.

Plus you'll be joining a course that achieved 100% overall satisfaction rating in the 2015, 2016 and 2017 National Student Surveys.

You will study great canonical writers and uncover the literary forms we associate with them (like Shakespearean drama, Milton’s epic, the ‘major’ Romantic poets and great Victorian novelists). You will learn of the challenges to this tradition offered by the Modernists, 1960s radicals and others marginalised by class, gender, sexuality and race.

The course will equip you with the theoretical, philosophical and contextual tools to critically examine the process of literary production and reception, enabling you to make informed judgments about literary value and cultural capital.

We deliver the course through a variety of learning activities which will aid both subject-specific knowledge and also transferable skills. Typical methods include lectures, seminars, tutorials, interactive workshops, independent research, individual and group presentations, formal examination and online forums, portfolios and blogs.

BA English concentrates largely on literature / literary study. But for those students with an interest in the study of English Language, the course also offers you the flexibility to study selected modules focusing on the evolution of words, dialects and other structures within the English language, exploring why these changes take place and how they influence our social and cultural development.

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Facilities

Location

Start date

Telford (Shropshire)
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Level 3 Southwater One, Southwater Sqare, Southwater Way, TF3 4JG

Start date

On request

About this course

At the end of this course you will be able to:
1. Engage in the comprehension, analysis and appreciation of literary and non-literary texts.
2. Develop your language competence through a range of written, oral and digital resources.
3. Attain an advanced knowledge of literary history and the contextual approaches to the production and reception of texts.
4. Cultivate a critical self-awareness and intellectual curiosity about literature in a multi-cultural and international context.
5. Demonstrate enterprising learning, scholarly skills and independent thought.
6. Acquire a range of transferable skills intrinsic to the subject area and of value to graduate employment.

2019 Entry

BBC from ‘A’ levels
BTEC QCF Extended Diploma grade DMM
BTEC QCF Diploma grade D*D*
Access to HE Diploma full award (Pass of 60 credits - of which a minimum of 45 credits must be at level 3 including 18 at Merit or Distinction).
If you've got other qualifications or relevant experience, please contact The Gateway for further advice before applying.
International entry requirements and application guidance can be found here

Other Requirements.
Students must have studied a minimum of two years post GCSE level

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Subjects

  • Drama
  • English
  • English Language

Course programme

Year 1 gives you a solid foundation in approaches to literary study at undergraduate level. You will be introduced to approaches to literature through focusing on: historical contexts; issues surrounding authorship; critical reception and interpretation; and as a source of individual and national identity. You will also learn the basics of drama in Making A Scene, taught in the Arena Theatre.

Year 2 encourages you to develop your own personal interests in literatures represented from diverse periods and cultural contexts: from the English Renaissance of Shakespeare and Milton, to American writing and the literature of deviance and transgression.

Year 3 offers you further opportunity to explore and expand your interests, and includes a final-year project which enables you to carry out supervised research into a literary topic of your choice. You can also elect to boost your career ambitions with English-in-the-workplace projects in the final year.

Throughout all three years there are modules in English language, exploring topics such as the nature and impact of variations in linguistic expression and structures both regional and national, and studies in discourse analysis to complement your literary studies.

International student language requirements and application guidance can be found at

English with Sandwich Placement

Price on request