Modules

Develop a confident grounding in the study of literature, creative writing, and employability skills in your first year with our range of core modules. Encounter literature from the Middle Ages to the present day as you explore texts from Britain and beyond, delving into a global history of writing in English.

• Close Reading: Analysis and Interpretation (15 credits)

• Critical Reading: Theory and Practice (15 credits)

• Controversy and Conflict: Literature in Historical Context from the Middle Ages to 1660 (15 credits)

• Revolution and Reform: Literature in Historical Context from 1660 to the Present Day (15 credits)

• Storytelling (15 credits)

• Working with Words (15 credits)

• Empire and its Discontents: Race, Nation, Decolonisation (15 credits)

• The Creative World: English in the Twenty-First Century (15 credits)

• Shakespeare: Authorship and Dramatic Texts (15 credits)

• Publishing in the Digital Age (15 credits)

• Creative Writing Workshop (15 credits)

• Writing Women (15 credits)

• Shakespeare: Adaptation, Appropriation, Circulation (15 credits)

• Romanticism (15 credits)

• Literary London (15 credits)

• London After Empire: City and Society (15 credits)

• Digital Storytelling: Research, Writing, Design (15 credits)

• Concerning Futures: Writing Alternative Worlds (15 credits)

• Novel Times: Writing Modernity (15 credits)

• Humanitarian Reporting (15 credits)

• Sports Reporting (15 credits)

• Visual Journalism (15 credits)

• Writing about Music (15 credits)

• Popular Music Now! (15 credits)

• Micro-Placement (15 credits)

• Career Development and Work Placement (15 credits)

• Major Project: Dissertation (30 credits)

• Major Project: Professional Portfolio (30 credits)

• Major Project: Creative Writing (30 credits)

• Literary Journalism (15 credits)

• Crossing the Margins: Contemporary Voices in Creative -Writing (15 credits)

• Print and Digital Innovation: Making Content for the World of Books (15 credits)

• Teaching English (15 credits)

• Writing the Global City (15 credits)

• Visual Storytelling (15 credits)

• Women on the Edge (15 credits)

• Literatures of Conflict (15 credits)

• Breaking Conventions: Popular Genre Fiction (15 credits)

• Reporting Conflict (15 credits)

• Music, Sound and the Environment (15 credits)

• Romantic Aesthetics (15 credits)

• Micro-Placement (15 credits)

• Industry Projects (15 credits)

Assessment method

Your modules will be delivered using a combination of: • Lectures • Practical workshops • Interactive sessions • Small seminars • Personal tutorials Lectures will provide you with commentary and explanation of key content areas. Most modules also offer small seminars and workshops, where you can develop your understanding of key texts and ideas through discussion and debate as well as hone your practical and professional skills. This versatility of approach will not only facilitate discussion but allow you to generate your own content, with different readerships, forms, and functions in mind. Assessment methods Your programme will be assessed via a range of coursework and practical assignments, which may include: • Essays • Professional, reflective, and creative assignments and portfolios • Group assignments, including projects, performances, and presentations • Live showcase events. The assessment weighting for year one is 10%, year two is 30% and year three is 60%.