BA (Hons) Literature and Politics

You will study the following core modules:

Literature

• Theories of literature: an introduction (S1)

• Travelers in the wilderness: literature and exile (S2)

Politics

• Introduction to politics OR Ideas and ideologies in politics (S1)

• The evolving politics of the British Isles OR Conflict and the balance of power in Europe 1789-1945 (S2)

You will choose two further option modules from a range of literature, politics, and other humanities subjects.

Literature

You will study two modules, which may include:

• Medieval literature: text and contexts (S1)

• An introduction to Gaelic poetry (S1)

• Theatrical powerplay: classical and modern tragedy (S2)

• Heroic literature: epic from classical to contemporary (S2)

Politics

You will also study two core modules:

• History of political ideas (S1)

• Comparative politics OR Inside US politics (S2)

You will choose two further option modules from a range of literature, politics, and other humanities subjects. 

Literature

You will choose three modules, which may include:

• Romantic genius: Scottish and European literature 1750-1830 (S1)

• Risk anything! The modernist short story (S1)

• Literary borrowings: adaptations and appropriations (S1)

• Imagining new worlds: renaissance literature and thought (S2)

• Nature writing and ecology (S2)

Politics

You will also choose three modules, which may include:

• Advanced Social Research Methods (S1)

• Wars of the Promised Land (S1)

• Challenging liberal democracy: political ideas in a changing world (S1)

• European politics (S2)

• Devolution, federalism, and territorial politics: a comparative perspective (S2)

You will complete a dissertation in literature or politics. You will also study one option module from your chosen dissertation subject, plus three option modules from the other subject.

Literature

Modules may include:

• Avant-garde literature (S1)

• Apocalyptic fiction (S1)

• Metafiction: self-referential texts (S2)

• Satire: the art of attack (S2)

Politics

Modules may include:

• Geopolitics: territory, security, strategy (S1)

• Political theory (S2)

• Terrorism and unconventional warfare (S2)