Integrated Degree in English (including Foundation Year)

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In London

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This is a four-year degree at Goldsmiths. If you successfully achieve the progression requirements of the foundation year, you can continue with the full-time three-year BA (Hons) English degree.

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Start date

London
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New Cross, SE14 6NW

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Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

There are no formal entrance requirements, but you need to demonstrate a passion for the subject, and the ability to write about it in fluent prose. Admission is by interview and a short piece of written work. We also accept a wide range of international qualifications. around the world. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a 6.0 in writing and no element lower than 5.5 to study this programme.

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Subjects

  • English
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Course programme

What you'll study Overview The foundation year takes an overview approach to literary history, and includes components in: Renaissance studies. 18th-century literature. Victorian literature. Modernism. Novels, plays and poetry will be studied, and a variety of approaches to literary criticism are discussed and critically assessed. You also learn study skills, and critically evaluate your own work in individual tutorials. Teaching style This programme is taught through a mixture of lectures, seminars and workshops. You’ll also be expected to undertake a significant amount of independent study. This includes carrying out required and additional reading, preparing topics for discussion, and producing essays or project work. The following information gives an indication of the typical proportions of learning and teaching for the foundation year of this programme*: Year 0 - 23% scheduled learning, 77% independent learning. How you’ll be assessed You’ll be assessed by a variety of methods, depending on your module choices. These include coursework, examinations, group work and projects. The following information gives an indication of how you can typically expect to be assessed on the foundation year of this programme*: Year 0 - 45% coursework, 55% written exam. *Please note that these are averages are based on enrolments for 2016/17. Each student’s time in teaching, learning and assessment activities will differ based on individual module choices. Download the programme specification , for the 2018-19 intake. If you would like an earlier version of the programme specification, please contact the Quality Office. Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.

Integrated Degree in English (including Foundation Year)

Price on request