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BA English & Social Policy

University of Strathclyde

Institution
University of Strathclyde
Level
undergraduate
Subject
BA Hons English & Social Policy
UCAS code
Q3L4
Typical offer
A-level ABB

Entry requirements

A level: ABB-BBB Year 2 entry: AAA-ABB IB: 32-30 Year 2 entry: 36-32

About this course

BA in Social Policy and English. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme includes a work placement module requiring a minimum of 60 hours of professional experience, and a final-year dissertation allowing independent research into a chosen topic.

Modules

  • English 1A & 1B
  • Social Policy & Society in Contemporary Scotland
  • Private Issues & Public Problems
  • Writing Through Time 1&2
  • The Construction of Scotland
  • Making the Modern Human
  • Scottish Social Policy since 1845
  • Key Concepts in Social Welfare
  • The Making of Social Policy
  • The American Novel
  • Victorian Literature
  • Twentieth Century Literature
  • Sex, Revenge & Corruption in Renaissance Drama
  • The Body: Theories & Representations
  • English & Creative Writing Work Placement
  • Writing Short Fiction & Poetry
  • Dramatic Writing
  • Research Methods in Social Policy
  • Comparative Social Policy: Theories, Methods & Analysis
  • Writing Gender in Contemporary Literature
  • 21st Century Science Fiction
  • Victorian Gothic
  • Wild in the Renaissance
  • Global Challenges
  • Dissertation