English Literature
Join English Literature as part of a Combined Honours degree. Explore and understand a selection of writings from the Renaissance to the Modern Age.
About the programme
UCAS Code: BA Combined Honours (Y001)
In English Literature you'll have the chance to study a selection of writing from the medieval period to the Modern Age.
During your studies, emphasis is placed on the development of critical and writing skills. You can also get involved with other like-minded English Literature students for social activities in the
You can get creative and attend workshops, writing activities and more with the
This is offered by the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics.
Pre-requisites
Students do not need to have taken English Literature at A-level to study English Literature here, but evidence of preparedness to study English Literature is essential.
This evidence may include having studied a related subject at A-level and achieved an A or B grade or having a strong personal interest in Literature in conjunction with A or B grades in your A-levels.
Stage 1
Select the module code for specific module information. This includes an outline of the syllabus, the module aims, learning outcomes, teaching staff, and assessment information.
Students taking three subjects in Stage 1 take the following two compulsory modules:
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEL1034 | Beginnings | 20 | 1 |
| SEL1035 | Revolutions | 20 | 2 |
Students taking two subjects at Stage 1 must take SEL1034, SEL1035 and the following module:
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEL1033 | Doing Criticism | 20 | 1 |
Stage 2
SEL1034 AND SEL1035 ARE BOTH PRE-REQUISITES FOR ALL STAGE 2 MODULES
Candidates must select Stage 2 modules in English Literature to a credit value of not less than 40 and not more than 80.
Candidates taking 40 credits in English Literature in Stage 2 must select:
- One module from Group A and one module from Group B.
Candidates taking 60 credits in English Literature in Stage 2 must select:
- One module from Group A and one module from Group B.
- One further module, from either Group A or Group B.
Candidates taking 80 credits in English Literature in Stage 2 must select:
- One module from Group A and one module from Group B.
- Two further modules, from either Group A or Group B.
Group A Modules
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Bodies (Capped at 150) | 20 | 2 | |
| Writing New Worlds, 1688-1789 (Capped at 150) | 20 | 1 | |
| SEL2219 | Monsters, Misery & Miracles (Capped at 150) | 20 | 1 |
| * | Poetry Workshop (Note: pre-requisite of SEL1000 waived for Combined Honours students) |
20 | 2 |
| SEL2226* | Theatre Script Workshop (Note: pre-requisite of SEL1031 waived for Combined Honours students) |
20 |
2 |
| * | Prose Workshop | 20 | 2 |
| SEL2228* | Screenwriting Workshop | 20 | 2 |
| SEL2242 | Medieval Worlds 1100-1500 (Capped at 150) | 20 | 2 |
Group B Modules
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEL2203 | Revolutionary Britain, 1789-1832 (Capped at 150. Optional fieldtrip to Dove Cottage in the Lake District) | 20 | 2 |
| Victorian Passions: Victorian Values (Capped at 150) | 20 | 2 | |
| SEL2206 | Contemporary Cultures (Capped at 150) | 20 | 2 |
| SEL2215 | Creative Practice (Note: pre-requisite of SEL1000 waived for Combined Honours students) |
20 | 1 |
| SEL2233 | Literatures of Decolonisation (Capped at 150) | 20 | 1 |
| SEL2240 | Early 20th Century American Literature (Capped at 150) | 20 | 1 |
* Note: SEL2224, SEL2226, SEL2227 and SEL2228 are the pre-requisites for Stage 3 Group E modules - we strongly recommend looking ahead at the Stage 3 modules when selecting for Stage 2.
Stage 3
SEL1034 AND SEL1035 ARE BOTH PRE-REQUISITES FOR ALL STAGE 3 MODULES
Candidates must select Stage 3 modules in English Literature to a credit value of not less than 40 and not more than 80.
Candidates taking 40 credits in English Literature in Stage 3 must select:
- One module from Group A and one module from Group B.
Candidates taking 60 credits in English Literature in Stage 3 must select:
- One module from Group A and one module from Group B.
- One further module from either Group A or Group B.
Candidates taking 80 credits in English Literature in Stage 3 must select:
- One module from Group A and one module from Group B.
- A further [40 credits] of modules from any of the modules in Group A, Group B, Group D* or Group E.
* Students can only take one of the modules in Group D.
Students who are already taking a 20 or 40 credit independent study module on any other part of their degree cannot take either the Dissertation or a Portfolio module. Further, students who are already taking more than 20 credits of independent study on any other part of the degree cannot take a module from Group D.
Group A
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEL3379 | Enlightened Romantics: A Revolution in Feeling (Capped at 48) | 20 | 2 |
| SEL3391 | Women on Trial (Capped at 48) | 20 | 1 |
| SEL3412 | Writing Liberty in the Romantic Era (Capped at 48) | 20 | 2 |
| SEL3420 | Fiction and the Philosophy of Terror: From the Supernatural to the Sublime (Capped at 48) | 20 | 1 |
| SEL3442 | War Writing: Heroic and Hostile Discourses in Early Literature (Capped at 60) | 20 | 2 |
| SEL3444 | Envious Show: Wealth, Power and Ambition in Narratives of the Country House, 1550 – 2000 (Capped at 48) | 20 | 1 |
| SEL3445 | Unsex'd Females: Feminism in the Age of Revolution and Reaction (capped at 48) | 20 | 2 |
| SEL3451 | Keats and Romantic Epic (Capped at 48) | 20 | 1 |
| SEL3455 | Queer/Trans/Early Modern (Capped at 48) | 20 | 2 |
| SEL3459 | Shakespeare’s Show Business (Capped at 48) | 20 | 2 |
Group B
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEL3346 | Documentary Storytelling: Theory and Practice (Capped at 15) | 20 | 1 |
| SEL3091 | Sex and Money: Economies of the Victorian Novel (Capped at 48) | 20 | 1 |
| SEL3378 | Landscapes of American Modernism (Capped at 48) | 20 | 2 |
| SEL3395 | Time, Change and the Life Course in Literature of the Long Nineteenth Century (Capped at 48) | 20 | 1 |
| SEL3397 | American Poetry Now (Capped at 48) | 20 | 2 |
| SEL3415 | Literature and Human Rights (capped at 48) | 20 | 2 |
| SEL3422 | Reading Freud: An Introduction to the Principles of Psychoanalytic Theory (Capped at 48) | 20 | 1 |
| SEL3428 | Freedom and Imagination: US Literature 1850 - 1900 (Capped at 48) | 20 | 2 |
| SEL3458 | Growing up Global: Children's Literature and The Child (Capped at 44) | 20 | 1 |
Group D
Students can only take either SEL3364 or SEL3365, not both.
Students who are already taking more than 20 credits of independent study on any other part of the degree cannot take either SEL3364 or SEL3365.
Those wanting to take 40 credits of independent work in English Literature should choose the Dissertation or a Portfolio module (from Group E).
|
Module Code |
Module Title |
Credit Value |
Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Essay 1 (English Literature) | 20 | 1 | |
| Independent Essay 2 (English Literature) | 20 | 2 |
Group E
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEL3400 | Prose Portfolio (Pre-requisite SEL2227) | 40 | 1&2 |
| SEL3401 | Theatre Script Portfolio (Pre-requisite SEL2226) | 40 | 1&2 |
| SEL3402 | Poetry Portfolio (Pre-requisite SEL2224) | 40 | 1&2 |
| SEL3403 | Screenwriting Portfolio (Pre-requisite SEL2228) | 40 | 1&2 |
| SEL3405 | Dissertation: Digital Exhibition (Capped at 15) | 40 | 1&2 |
| SEL3417 | Dissertation: Editing Project | 40 | 1&2 |
| Dissertation: Long-Form Essay | 40 | 1&2 |
Combined Honours Modules
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSS3500* | Combined Honours Final Year Project | 20 | 1&2 |
| HSS3099* | Combined Honours Final Year Project | 40 | 1&2 |
*Undertake an in-depth, independent research project with flexibility to select a topic related to one or all your subject areas, and the option to deliver a written or creative output. Supervisors are assigned from the Combined Honours academic team, and you can choose which subject(s) you want the credits to go towards.
Get in touch
If you have any questions about choosing this subject as part of your Combined Honours degree, contact us and we'll be more than happy to help.
Subject adviser
Dr Leanne Stokoe - School of English Literature, Language & Linguistics