Course Overview

Studying English at BGU provides an exciting and wide-ranging engagement with the power of human creativity and the rich heritage of literary expression. In this course, you will look at great works of literature from Ovid to Ali Smith and from Shakespeare to Bernardine Evaristo, Salman Rushdie, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, enriching your learning with explorations into creative and environmental writing, detective fiction, world literature, drama, children’s literature, film, Victorian, Romantic, and contemporary literature.

You will study an exciting range of writers, texts, and topics. You will be able to analyze works in their historical and genre contexts, explore literary concepts and themes (identity, memory, gender, and adolescence), make intertextual and creative connections (myth, adaptation, film, creative writing), and develop your critical independence and career prospects with comprehensive research and work-based projects (English@Work, research project). During your studies, you will follow your interests through an assessment strategy that facilitates your choice of focal points and textual examples for assessment tasks.

Through diverse assessment methods, you will acquire essential academic and transferable skills such as critical thinking and evaluation, analysis, research, and high-level communication skills, which blend established crucial communication skills with up-to-date digital literacies and platforms. You will develop expressive and creative skills fit for the 21st century, combining written essays and oral presentations with e-portfolios, multimodal videos, posters, hypertext, digital publication, and independent research projects. You will benefit from an innovative and flexible approach to teaching and learning that promotes student participation and engagement. With the close academic support you will receive here at BGU, you will have the opportunities and guidance to fulfill your full potential.

As an English student at BGU, your engagement with literature won’t stop at the seminar door. The English team are all research-active lecturers passionate about studying literature and its positive impact on the individual and broader society. We actively support a range of organized events and visits to enable more involvement in literary culture, including visiting speakers, a research seminar series, subsidized film and theatre trips, workshops and celebrations, poetry readings, and academic awards.

General Eligibility

Application for this course is via UCAS, although there is no formal requirement for UCAS points to access the system (commonly, GCSE English or equivalent is desirable). As part of your application, you will have the opportunity to speak with a member of BGU Admissions staff to resolve any questions or queries.

Different degree subjects may have specific entry requirements to allow you to progress from the Foundation Year. While not a condition of entry onto the Foundation Year, you must have met these by the time you complete the first year of this four-year course.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• N/A