Q5FY English Literature with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

University of Bedfordshire

Foundation degree

In Luton

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  • Type

    Foundation degree

  • Location

    Luton

Why study this course In the Foundation year you will study three days per week. The focus will be on academic writing skills and numeracy, plus subject-specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree. This course offers you the opportunity to follow the development of English Literature, from the tales of Chaucer and the plays of Shakespeare to the poems of Benjamin Zephaniah and the novels of Monica Ali. This course covers all the major periods of English Literature, including the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century, the Romantics and the Victorians, and the Modern Age. In the second year, you will also have the option of studying Shakespeare and his contemporaries, American literature or creative writing, while ...

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Luton (Bedfordshire)
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University Of Bedfordshire Business School, Luton Campus (Vicarage Street), LU1 3JU

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Subjects

  • Creative Writing
  • English
  • Writing
  • American Literature
  • Shakespeare

Course programme

Modular structure In the second year, you will also have the option of studying Shakespeare and his contemporaries, American literature or creative writing, while third-year options include Gothic stories, world literature and childrens fiction. In your final year, you will also produce a dissertation, with the option of submitting either an extended essay of your choice or a portfolio of creative writing. Areas of study include: Shakespeare and his contemporaries, American literature and culture, Gothic literature, histories of perception, childrens fiction, World literature, gender and culture and professional and creative writing.

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Skills and experience gained You will be fully supported in all of your units by tutors who are knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the subjects they teach. By working in small groups and engaging in guided group discussions, your debate and communications skills will improve quickly. Overall, the course will enhance your employability by providing you with the sort of transferable skills that are highly valued in the current information economy. This course will train you to work effectively within the current information economy. You will learn how to synthesise materials from different sources into coherent essays that articulate considered and evidence-based arguments, you will practise the conventions of modes of writing in the professional world and you will be taught creative thinking techniques and how to communicate ideas and perceptions in fresh and original ways. From the beginning of the course, you will develop the skills and the knowledge necessary to become an independent learner who is able to work proactively in academic and professional contexts. You will also acquire a wide range of reference in the subject of English Literature and will be aware of its major movements and writers. After the course On completing this course, you might progress to one of the following professions: • Academic librarian • Advertising or professional copywriter • Arts administrator • Editorial assistant • Journalist • Programme researcher • Public relations officer • Teaching, following further study

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Q5FY English Literature with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

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