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BA Comparative Literature and Culture and English

Royal Holloway, University of London

Institution
Royal Holloway, University of London
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Comparative Literature and Culture and English
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
QQ23
Typical offer
A-level ABB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A level: ABB-BBB (Required subjects: A-level B in an essay based subject. We require English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade 4 (C)) IB: 6,5,5 at Higher level or 32 points overall including 5 in an essay based subject at Higher Level

About this course

BA in English Language and Literature and Hebrew and Jewish Studies, combining the study of English literary traditions with Hebrew and Jewish cultural studies. Core topics include critical and analytical thinking. All materials are taught in English translation, and the course includes modules on comparative analysis of short stories from different periods and geographical areas, as well as the origins and developments of the novel form.

Modules

  • Reading Texts: Criticism for Comparative Literature
  • Critical Foundations: Thinking As A Critic
  • Reorienting the Novel
  • Introduction to Poetry
  • Histories of Representation
  • Critical Worlds: Theory for Comparative Literature and Culture