English
Modules
For more information on the English modules, please visit the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies' website.
Please note that module offerings change year to year and so individual modules may vary.
Year One
Liberal Arts modules |
Terms |
CATS(75 CATS in total) |
|
| Core module | 1 - 2 | 0 | |
| Core module |
1 - 3 | 30 | |
| Core module |
1 - 3 | 30 | |
| Core module |
1 | 15 |
Pathway module(related to Disciplinary Interest: English) |
Terms |
CATS |
| A choice of one module from the following list: |
(30 CATS in total) |
|
| Modern World Literature | 1 - 2 |
30 |
| Modes of Reading | 1 - 2 |
30 |
| Epic into Novel | 1 - 2 |
30 |
| Medieval to Renaissance English Literature | 1 - 2 |
30 |
Optional module |
Terms |
CATS |
| Any approved optional module from the Liberal Arts Department or across the University | 1 - 3 | 15 |
Activities |
|
Term |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | 1 | 10 weeks | |
| Certificate of Professional Communication with Work Placement |
Optional | 3 | 1 week plus work placement |
Year Two
An optional intercalated year abroad is available between your second year and final year.
Liberal Arts modules |
|
Terms |
CATS(60 CATS in total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core module | 1 - 3 | 30 | |
| Core module | 1 - 3 | 30 |
Pathway modules(related to Disciplinary Interest: English) |
Terms |
CATS |
| Choice of any approved modules offered by the English Department | 1 - 2 | 60 |
Activities |
Term |
Duration |
|
| Optional | 2 | 5 weeks | |
| Certificate of Professional Communication with Work Placement |
Optional | 3 | 1 week plus work placement |
| Presentation at an undergraduate conference such as the International Conference of Undergraduate Research | Optional | 3 |
Final Year
Liberal Arts module |
|
Terms |
CATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core module | 1 - 3 | 30 |
Pathway modules(related to Disciplinary Interest: English) |
Terms |
CATS |
|---|---|---|
| Choice of any approved modules offered by the English Department | 1 - 2 | 90 |
Activity |
Term |
||
| Assessment in a Public-Facing Forum | Required | 3 |
For more information please visit:
- Our clearing page for 2020 entry;
- Our study page for 2021 entry; and
- English and Comparative Literary Studies
Examples of modules taken on the English pathway
Student A
Year 2
Sustainability
Liberal Arts core module
30 CATS
Consumption
Liberal Arts core module
30 CATS
Twentieth-Century US Literature
Optional module (English)
30 CATS
Transnational Feminisms
Optional module (English)
30 CATS
Student B
Year 2
Sustainability
Liberal Arts core module
30 CATS
Consumption
Liberal Arts core module
30 CATS
Literature and Empire: Britain and the Caribbean to c. 1900
Optional module (English)
30 CATS
Eighteenth-Century Literature
Optional module (English)
30 CATS