BA English Literature
Entry requirements
Offers are tariff based, 104 - 128 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.: A Levels: English Literature/English Language/English preferred but not required; General Studies and Key Skills not normally accepted. BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM - DDM Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM- DDM City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080): considered on a case-by-case basis International Baccalaureate Diploma: including grade H5 in English Literature/Language Access: pass required Welsh Baccalaureate: We will accept this qualification in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications T Levels: T Levels in a relevant subject considered on a case-by-case basis Extended Project Qualification: Points can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent.
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Project Management, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Modules cover medieval, early modern, Romantic, Victorian, modern and contemporary writing, with options in Gothic, comedy, and science fiction. The course includes a final-year independent project that may take the form of a dissertation or an alternative format such as creative work or an exhibition. A first-year module involves collaborative fieldwork research based in Bangor.
Modules
- Heroes and Villains: Introduction to Medieval Literature
- Comedy
- Reading, Thinking, Writing
- Gothic
- Children's Fictions
- Language and Culture: A Toolkit
- Exploring Early Modern Literature
- Exploring Nineteenth-Century Literature: Romantics and Victorians
- Exploring Modern and Contemporary Literature
- Exploring Medieval Literature
- Realms of Magic: Medieval Romance and Its Afterlives
- Sex, Sin, and Death: Medieval Women’s Writing
- Alternative Worlds: Sci Fi, Young Adult and Speculative Fiction
- Shakespeare and Early Modern Literature
- Nineteenth-Century Networks: Writing Global Connections
- Final Year Project: English Literature
- Exploring Modern and Contemporary Literature
- Writing Wales, Writing Ireland
- Legends and Super Heroes: King Arthur And His Peers
- Reading Myth
- The Monstrous Middle Ages
- Exploring Nineteenth-Century Literature: Romantics and Victorians
- Exploring Early Modern Literature
- Exploring Medieval Literature
- Revolution! Dreams of Other Worlds in Nineteenth-Century Literature
- Climate Change in Contemporary Culture