BA (Hons) Literature

You will study the following core modules:

Semester 1

• Theories of literature: an introduction

• Reading fiction: an introduction

Semester 2

• Reading drama: an introduction

• Reading poetry: an introduction

You will also choose two further option modules which may include:

Semester 1

• An introduction to Gaelic prose

Semester 2

• Travelers in the wilderness: literature and the theme of exile

Semesters 1 and 2

• Option modules from our range of humanities subjects

Core modules are:

Semester 1

• Medieval literature: text and contexts

• An introduction to Gaelic poetry

Semester 2

• Theatrical powerplay: classical and modern tragedy

• Heroic literature: epic from classical to contemporary

You will also choose two further option modules from across our humanities subjects.

You will study five core modules which may include:

Semester 1

• Romantic genius: Scottish and European literature 1750-1830

• Risk anything! The modernist short story

• Literary borrowings: adaptations and appropriations

Semester 2

• Imagining new worlds: renaissance literature and thought

• Nature writing and ecology

You will also choose an option module from our range of humanities subjects.

You will complete a literature dissertation in Semesters 1 and 2.

You will also study four core modules which may include:

Semester 1

• Avant-garde literature

• Apocalyptic fictions

Semester 2

• Metafiction: self-referential texts

• Satire: the art of attack