BA English with Foundation
Entry requirements
A level: 32 UCAS tariff points. BTEC National Extended Diploma: PPP. Access to HE Diploma: Pass an Access to Higher Education Diploma (preferably English, Humanities or Combined). T level: Pass in any subject. International Baccalaureate: 24 points overall. Other qualifications: Other combinations and non-A level qualifications also considered. We are looking for applicants with good potential, including with non-standard qualifications and backgrounds, so will consider every application on a case-by-case basis. If you have any questions or concerns about meeting the entry requirements listed above, we encourage you to contact the Admissions team on +44 1752 585858 or email admissions@plymouth.ac.uk , and a member of the team will be able to offer you further advice.
About this course
BA (Hons) in English, covering literature from medieval texts to contemporary fiction. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, and Design & Creative Practice. This four-year programme offers an optional placement year of at least 24 weeks and concludes with a supervised dissertation of 9,000 to 10,000 words.
Modules
- School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Placement Year
- Academic Foundations
- Independent Project
- Imagining the Past
- Literature, History and Visual Cultures
- Gods, Monsters, and Heroes: Myths and Legends in Literature
- The Craft of Writing I: Prose Fiction and Non-Fiction
- Rewritings: Contemporary Literature and its Histories
- Adventures in Criticism: Introduction to Critical Theory
- Make it New: Digital Writing
- Writing and the Modern World:1600-1800
- Preparing for Dissertation Research
- Gothic Fictions, Villains, Virgins and Vampires
- Revolutions: Romanticism and Victorian Literature
- Literary transformations: Modernism and contemporary literature in the 20th and 21st centuries
- Stage 2 Professional Development, Placement Preparation and identifying opportunities
- Professional Writing for Different Media
- Brave New Worlds: Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Politics
- Modern and Contemporary Literature
- Dissertation
- University of Plymouth Literature Festival
- Eco-Dystopia: Literature, Culture and Environmental Crisis
- Portfolio and Publication