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BA (Hons) English Literature with Media Studies

University of Portsmouth ( Navitas ), United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Portsmouth is the perfect place to study literature. Charles Dickens was born here, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle called these streets home, and Rudyard Kipling’s work was inspired by his early years in the city. If you're interested in how literature and media influences individuals and societies, from fiction, newspapers and television, to social networks, this degree is ideal.

On this BA (Hons) English Literature and Media Studies degree, you’ll examine classic and contemporary literature along with television and social media, and become an expert in reading, analysing and discussing the written works and media that inspire you.

You’ll emerge with a skill set that’s sought after in careers in the arts, publishing and media. The critical thinking, reading and analytical abilities you'll develop will also set you up for postgraduate study or roles in areas like teaching and politics.

General Eligibility

  • A levels – ABB–BBC

  • UCAS points – 112-128 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent, to include a relevant subject .

  • International Baccalaureate – 25-26

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Placement year

On this course, you can do an optional work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years to get valuable experience working in industry.

We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year.

2 Year 1

Core modules in this year include:

  • Body Politics

  • Global Identities

  • Popular Culture

  • Unpacking Texts: Introducing Critical Theory

  • The Short Story: Murder, Madness and Experimentation

3 Year 2

Core Modules:

  • Literary Prizes and Public Acclaim

  • Research in Practice

Optional Modules:

  • Bloody Shakespeare: the Politics and Poetics of Violence

  • Crime Writing

  • Dystopian and Apocalyptic Environments: Ecocrisis in the Literary Imagination

  • Gender and the Media

  • Modern Foreign Language (Institution-wide Language Programme)

  • Professional Experience L5

  • Propaganda

  • Puritans to Postmodernists: American Literature

  • Screen Media

  • Space, Place and Being

  • Transmedia Narratives and Strategies

  • Women's Writing in the Americas

4 Year 3

Core Modules:

  • Dissertation / Major Project

Optional Modules:

  • Celebrity and Society

  • Consuming Fictions: Food and Appetite in Victorian Culture

  • Holocaust Literatures

  • Magical Realism

  • News, War and Peace

  • Professional Development: Recruiters and Candidates

  • Professional Experience L6

  • Representing Science in the Media

  • Studying Comedy

  • Time, Temporality, Contemporary Fiction

  • US Masculinities

Language Requirement

The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.0(with no less than 5.5 in each component).

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