Joint Honours

2026/27 - UPDATE IN PROGRESS

This information is not for Q300 English, QW34 English and Theatre or VQ32 English and History students, but is for any student doing a joint honours degree with English, where their home department is elsewhere:

English and Creative Writing; English and French; English and German; English and Italian; English and Hispanic Studies; English and Classics; English and Classical Civilisation; Film and Literature; Philosophy and Literature; Philosophy, Literature and Classics and Liberal Arts English Pathway.

You will find links on the right-hand side of the page (or at the bottom of page on some mobile devices) to the induction handouts to help you navigate your English modules and sign-up. These will also be available at the induction itself.

Here's a summary checklist of things you need to do in the first weeks relating to the English side of your degree:

1. Enrol 
2. Attend the Joint Honours Induction - Wed 30 September 14:00, Woods-Scawen Room (Arts Centre)
3. Find the Library
4. Register for your optional modules (see induction handout for instructions).
5. Buy your books
6. Wellbeing
7. Later in term, use the ECLS Academic Writing Moodle (link on right) for help with essays.

Finally, if you need help in the first week with the "English" aspect of your degree, contact the Undergraduate Office or contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies for first years, Dr John West.

Enrol

The Autumn term officially begins on Monday 5th October 2026 (week 1). You should already have enrolled on-line before this date, but if not, please make sure that you do so as soon as possible.

If you have been unable to enrol from home or elsewhere before arrival at the University, you can get access to the internet to enrol from the suite of PCs in the Student Computer Centre. Please see University enrolment information for full details.

Induction Meetings

All Joint honours students should attend the English Department induction for students based in external departments:

Wednesday 30 September 14:00, Woods-Scawen Room (Arts Centre, Ground Floor)

The Bookshop

Course books are available for purchase from Blackwells.
All course book lists should be available by the beginning of term but you don't need to purchase them all at the same time and you may find specific editions and price comparisons. Pay attention to whether modules specify certain editions.

There is also a collection of free pre-owned books and journals donated by staff and former students who were keen to pass these on to current undergraduates - especially those who find it challenging to purchase all the required texts. We have a range of books from first and honours years modules, as well as texts that may support your wider reading.

You should check the module reading list by typing in the module code or module name on Talis Aspire to see if the library has hard/e-copies available.

If you have trouble locating a text, inform your module convenor immediately.

Social Announcements

Look out for notices inviting you to join the huge range of the university's social clubs – including the Lit.Soc, Freshblood, and Warwick University Drama Society.

Wellbeing

Your wellbeing is supported by the university and the department throughout your time at Warwick. Your first port of call will be your Personal Tutor and for particularly serious issues your Home department Senior Tutor and they will inform us of anything you wish to share / we need to know.