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BA (Hons) English Literature

University of Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Discover the power to transform yourself and society by studying pure literature or a flexible combination of language, literature and practical communication. Graduates from this course can go on to work in: management and leadership cultural industries corporate/charity communications lecturing and teaching (after completing teacher training) the Civil Service publishing/cultural industries business/charity communications television/journalism education.

General Eligibility

96 – 112 UCAS tariff points, CCC – BBC at A levels, MMM – DMM at BTEC or a Merit in your T-Level.

English Language or Literature and Maths Grade 4/C in GCSE (or equivalent) are normally required.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

All students must complete these modules:

  • Reading and Studying English

  • The Power and Magic of Language

  • Myth and Folk Tales

  • Foundations of Drama

  • Children's Literature

  • Writing the Self

  • Structure of English

  • Poetry: Inspiration and Expression

2 Year 2

All students must complete these modules:

  • Engaging Humanities

  • The Search for New Stories to Live By

  • Victorian Literature

  • Writing Nature/Nature Writing: British Romantic Literature

You can choose from the following modules:

  • Crime Fiction

  • Dialects, Literature and Film

  • American Literature

  • English Through the Ages

  • Shakespeare and the Early Modern Stage

  • Professional and Critical Writing

3 Year 3

All students must complete these modules:

  • The Dissertation

You can choose from the following modules:

  • Contemporary North American Literature

  • Literature and Nation

  • Travel Fictions: Narratives of Self and Space

  • Inventing Modern Ireland: Literature and Nation, 1890s to the Present

  • Ethics and Communication

  • Communication and Leadership

  • English Dialects

  • Language and Society

  • Thomas Hardy: Fiction and Poetry

  • Modern Drama

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69

The IELTS score for international applicants is 6 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).

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