English via Study Centres BA (Hons)
3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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€ 499
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ABOUT
Follow a Pathway: Literature, Language or Creative Writing. Develop your own writing style. Graduate with a life-long love for language and literature, and a highly respected degree.
Overview
English is a wide-ranging and innovative degree. You’ll explore the best of English Language, Creative Writing and English Literature, gaining understanding of their interrelation and the value of studying each area in depth at degree level. As the course progresses you will specialise in your chosen field.
Following your own pathway, you will graduate with one of three named degrees: BA (Hons) English: Language, BA (Hons) English: Literature, or BA (Hons) English: Creative Writing.
Please contact your Study Centre for more information about the delivery of this course.
Why us?
- Specialising in your second year gives you a well-rounded exploration of English with the flexibility to change your pathway
Course structure
A typical week for you will include lectures, seminars and group work, as well as independent study.
Your progress will be assessed mainly through coursework, such as written assignments and presentations, with the opportunity to carry out a more extended piece in your third year.
All pathways
Year 1 (national level 4):
Core modules (120 credits):
- The Writer’s Craft 1: Prose and Poetry (20 credits)
- Order from Chaos: Narrative and Poetry (20 credits)
- Stages and Pages: Drama and Criticism (20 credits)
- Language in the 21st Century (20 credits)
- Describing Modern English (20 credits)
- The Writer’s Craft 2: From Page to Stage (20 credits)
English Literature pathway
Year 2 (national level 5):
Core modules (40 credits)
- Questioning Literature: History and Theory (20 credits)
- Refocusing Literature: Applying Literary Theory to Texts (20 credits)
English Literature pathway modules (40 credits). Choose two:
- Exploring the City and the World in Eighteenth Century Literature (20 credits)
- Literature of the Victorian Age (20 credits)
- Literature from the Inferno to Paradise: The Renaissance (20 credits)
- Romanticism (20 credits)
English Language pathway
Year 2 (national level 5):
Core modules (40 credits)
- Language in Education (20 credits)
- Contemporary Sociolinguistics (20 credits)
Choose two modules (40 credits) from the following:
- Introduction to Media Language (20 credits)
- Language and Childhood (20 credits)
- Language and Power (20 credits)
- Language, Literature and Computers (20 credits)
- Writing Works (20 credits)
In addition, students on all pathways will take an additional 40 credits from a combination of any core or designated modules above, or from our range of optional modules.
Example optional modules
- X-Raying Narrative Fiction (20 credits)
- The Writing of American Freedom and Slavery (20 credits)
- Under the Red, White and Blue: American Literature, 1920-2020 (20 credits)
- Genres of Poetry (20 credits)
- Reading and Writing the Short Story (20 credits)
Year 3 (national level 6):
Choose two of the following modules (choices may vary from year to year):
- World Englishes in Fiction (20 credits)
- Broadcast Talk (20 credits)
- Language and Gender (20 credits)
- English in the Northeast (20 credits)
- Reading and Writing Children’s Fictions (20 credits)
Take a further two modules (40 credits) from final year modules.
English: Creative Writing pathway
Year 2 (national level 5):
Core modules (40 credits)
- Creative Writing and Critical Thinking (20 credits)
- Creative Writing and Therapy (20 credits)
English: Creative Writing pathway modules (40 credits)
- Explorations in Prose Fiction (20 credits)
- Writing for Stage (20 credits)
- Performance, Poetry and Song (20 credits)
- How to Write like Tolkien: Reading and Writing Mythic Literature (20 credits)
In addition, students on all pathways will take an additional 40 credits from a combination of any core or designated modules above, or from our range of optional modules.
Example optional modules:
- X-Raying Narrative Fiction (20 credits)
- The Writing of American Freedom and Slavery (20 credits)
- Under the Red, White and Blue: American Literature, 1920-2020 (20 credits)
- Genres of Poetry (20 credits)
- Reading and Writing the Short Story (20 credits)
Year 3 (national level 6):
Choose two of the following modules (choices may vary from year to year):
- Genre Fiction (20 credits)
- Creative Writing and Publishing (20 credits)
- Writing the Novel (20 credits)
Career ready
BA (Hons) English is an extremely well-respected degree. Your highly developed skills in communication, research and analysis will make you a perfect fit for a wide range of organisations, including graduate training schemes. Many of our graduates progress to careers in teaching, journalism, business and publishing.
If English is not your first language you should have at least one of the following qualifications (or equivalent) as a minimum.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
You need an overall score of 6.0, with at least 5.5 or higher in each component: reading, writing, listening and speaking. An alternative approved Secure English Language Test (SELT) will also be accepted if the applicant’s element scores are equivalent to those required for IELTS. After 6 April 2015, you must take your IELTS exams at one of the test centres listed on the UKVI website.
Pearson Test of English Academic
You need an overall score of 59 with no less than 59 in each skill.
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)
You need grade C or above.
Cambridge Certification in Advanced English (CAE)
You need grade C or above.
Deadlines
26 January 2022 – UCAS deadline
Applications for all UCAS Undergraduate courses, except those with a 15 October deadline, should arrive at UCAS by 6pm on 26 January 2022. This is the ‘equal consideration’ deadline, which means course providers must consider all applications received by this time equally.
25 February 2022 – UCAS Extra opens
If you’ve used all five choices, and you’re not holding any offers, you can add another choice using Extra.
19 May 2022 – University decision deadline
If you applied by 26 January and you’re still awaiting a decision from one of your choices, we have until today to decide whether we’re making you an offer. Any choices that are still outstanding after this will be made unsuccessful.
9 June 2022 – Deadline to reply to offers
If you receive all your university decisions by 19 May, you must reply to any offers by today (except if you are using Extra to find a place), otherwise they’ll be declined.
30 June 2022 – Final day to make an application to five universities
You can still apply with up to five choices until 6pm today. After this, your application will automatically be entered into Clearing.
4 July 2022 – Final day to apply for a course in Extra
This is the last day to add an Extra option to your 2022 application. If you don’t hold any offers after this, you will be able to add an additional choice using Clearing.
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accommodation
The university offers three different student residential buildings, all of which are within walking distance from the university campuses. All students that are residing in these buildings can take advantage of the free transport that the university offers. What is more, all the dorms are equipped with facilities like fridge, Shower, toilet facilities, Wi-Fi, bed Wardrobe, Washbasin and mirror, as well as car parking and bicycle storage.
The first student residence of the university is called Scotia Quay that costs up to £95.50 per week. Each room is suitable for up to 5 students. the second one is named Panns Bank costs about £77.79 a week and is also suitable for families of four. Lastly, Clanny House also costs around £77.79 per week and is suitable for couples as well as single students.
After Graduation
All the students have the opportunity to seek help from The Careers and Employability Service, a team dedicated to helping students find proper and suitable employment either during or after their education.
Students are encouraged to take on part-time vocational roles in order to gain perspective on the reality of the labor market and also earn extra cash. As a matter of fact, the university helps and guides them during this process. It helps students find part-time jobs that do not impact their studies or temporary jobs that can be done during vacations and breaks. Students also have the chance to take part in paid or unpaid internships and job placements that are related to their field of study.
The Careers and Employability Service also helps students with finding employment after graduation. They help students with the resumes, CVs, job applications and job interviews.