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BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing & History

University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Our approach to the English & Creative Writing course is innovative, modern and friendly, giving you a comprehensive understanding of English literature as a core basis for your creative work.

The emphasis is on helping you develop a range of skills to grow your future career, including textual analysis and interpretation. With us, you can study everything from poetry, the novel and drama (stage, screen, and radio) as you would expect on an English and Creative Writing degree, but in addition, at Strathclyde, we offer the opportunity to use creative writing skills as part of your approach to literary criticism.

Hear more from course leader Elspeth Jajdelska.

Studying history – the story of humanity through the ages – develops your knowledge of the past and gives you a better understanding of the present.

Throughout your studies, you'll receive excellent training in areas such as problem-solving, communication, research methods and interpretation.

Our classes cover some of the most important and interesting historical periods at home and abroad, including Scotland’s ‘Highland Problem’ in the 16th century, Slavery in World History and Cold War Europe, 1945-1991.

Our BA degrees in Humanities & Social Sciences are broad-based to start with. In Year 1 you will study three subjects, including your chosen subject(s).

General Eligibility

A Levels

ABB-BBB

(GCSE English Language 6/B or Literature 6/B, GCSE Maths 4/C)

International Baccalaureate

32-30

HNC

Year 1 entry: Social Sciences: A in Graded Unit; Maths National 5 B, or equivalent

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

English & Creative Writing

  • English 1A & 1B

History

  • History 1A

  • History 1B

2 Year 2

Compulsory

English & Creative Writing

  • Writing Through Time 1&2

Elective

  • The Construction of Scotland

  • Making the Modern Human

History

  • Scotland: Renaissance and Reformation

  • Disease & Society

  • History of Scotland 1700-1832

  • Modern Europe

3 Year 3

Compulsory

English & Creative Writing

  • Writing Short Fiction & Poetry

  • Dramatic Writing

Elective

  • The American Novel

  • The Glasgow Novel

  • Victorian Literature

  • Twentieth Century Literature

  • Sex, Revenge & Corruption in Renaissance Drama

  • Language in Business & Organisations

  • The Body: Theories & Representations

  • TextLab

  • English & Creative Writing Work Placement

History

  • Oral History: Theory and Practice

  • Religion Behind the Iron Curtain

  • Disability in Modern Britain

  • Medicine & Warfare

  • France at War

  • Propaganda & War in the Twentieth Century

  • Historiography

  • Communism in Practice: the Case of Czechoslovakia

  • Genocide in the 20th Century

  • Society and Politics in Colonial India: 1880s-1947

  • Cold War Europe

  • Scotland’s Highland Problem

  • Scottish Society Since 1914

Year abroad

  • Year abroad

Language Requirement

IELTS 6.5 overall (no individual band less than 5.5)

Ready to get started?

For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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