BAEnglish Literature (4 Years Including Foundation Year)

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	Q320

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 5.5 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

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Overview

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Programme structure

Year 0

Political and Social Theory From Plato to the Present Day
An Introduction to the History of the United Kingdom During the Twentieth Century
Major Writers in English Literature
Academic Skills
Western Philosophy: Fundamental Questions, Major Thinkers

Year 1

Critical Writing: The Essay (optional)
Literature: Origins and Transformations
Close Reading Skills (optional)
Understanding Employability: Preparing for Your Future
Contemporary Texts and Contexts (optional)
The Enlightenment (optional)

Year 2

Early Modern Literature
Versions of Modernity
Approaches to Text
United States Literature Since 1850 (optional)

Final year

The Victorians: Writers and Society (optional)
Post-War(s) United States Fiction (optional)
Shakespeare and the History Play (optional)
The History Play After Shakespeare (optional)
Cityscapes of Modernism (optional)
Arthurian Literature (optional)

Career opportunities

Our students are in demand from a wide range of employers in a host of occupations, including law, PR, journalism and the media, the Civil Service, charity work, banking, and the NHS. Our recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies.

Philosophy develops your transferable skills, providing you with:

The ability to understand all sides of a dispute objectively and without forming a premature opinion
The ability to work in a team, taking a collaborative approach to problems
The ability to interpret dense text and to communicate effectively
Analytical and problem-solving skills