BA English and History
Entry requirements
A level: BBC in three A Levels. IB: 554 in three Higher Levels or 29 points.
About this course
BA (Hons) in English and History, combining literary study with historical analysis across medieval to modern periods. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students undertake a final-year research project in each discipline, and can complete a work placement, study abroad, or spend a year in industry.
Modules
- Defining Moments in World History, 1000-2000
- Power, Belief and Identity: The Medieval and Early Modern Worlds, 500-1789
- Themes, Sources and Debates in History
- Cultures in Conflict: Victorian to Contemporary World Literature
- Revolutions in Thought: Medieval Pioneers to Romantic Rebels
- Literature and Society
- Colonial Legacies: The Inconvenient Histories of Individuals, Families, and Communities since 1800
- Persecution in Medieval Europe
- Brave New Worlds: Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Radical Writing: From Modernity to Counter-Culture
- History in the Headlines
- World Wars and the Age of Extremes
- Digital Curation and History
- Teenage Dreams: Youth Subcultures in Fiction, Film and Theory
- Applied History 2: Working with the Past
- Professional Experience with History (Year 2)
- Pathways with English: Developing Your Profile
- American Dreams and Nightmares: Race, the Environment, and Struggles for Justice
- Professional Experience with English (Year 2)
- The American South: US Summer School (Level 5)
- The Age of Migration in Global Perspective: gender, disability, race, and place