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Course summary
Why study BA English at Goldsmiths Our BA English degree gives you the opportunity to develop the critical and verbal skills needed for confident, effective reading of literary texts and criticism.
- Bold, flexible, and richly diverse – this degree will take you on a thrilling intellectual and imaginative journey. Along the way, we encourage you to ask big, complex, and often challenging questions about how to read literature in all its cultural, artistic, and political contexts.
- Hugely varied – you will travel across histories, cultures, and languages and be encouraged to engage in debates around, for example, gender and sexual identity, the Transatlantic slave trade, climate change, feminism, Caribbean writing, indigenous literature and philosophical ideas about what it means to be human across time.
- Design your own curriculum - read both traditional and non-traditional texts alongside other cultural works such as films, photography, museums, and visual arts.
- Transferable skills and careers support – our degree prepares you for a range of roles by developing your communication, analytical, and research skills. You’ll have the option to do a work placement as part of your course.
- Intensive pastoral care and academic support – we offer three years of support for your essay writing and research skills as well as a dedicated pastoral care system tailored to your individual needs.
- Experience London – our location allows you access to the wealth of cultural institutions and opportunities that the capital offers right on your doorstep
Modules
Year 1 In your first year, you will take the following compulsory modules. Explorations in Literature Approaches to Text Genre Ideas in Practice Creative-Critical Project Year 2 In the second year, full-time students take these compulsory modules: Reading the Past: from Bede to Sterne The Long Nineteenth Century You will also choose one of the following modules: The Goldsmiths Project or Work Placement (English) You will have the opportunity to take the module 'Communicating the Climate Crisis' as part of the Goldsmiths Connected Curriculum or you can choose another 15-credit Goldsmiths Elective Module. Optional modules You will also choose 2 optional modules from a list provided by the Department of English and Creative Writing. Modules vary from year to year, but may include the following: Homer and Contemporary Literature Staging Women’s Voices: Feminism and Writing (Enlightenment to now) Poetry since 1945 American Gothic Language and Society Creative and Life Writing Aesthetics Black British Literature Year 3 In your final year, you will take two compulsory modules: Challenging World Literature: Diversity and Difference Modern and Contemporary Literatures Optional modules You will also take 3 to 4 optional modules to the total of 60 credits, chosen from a list provided by the Department of English and Creative Writing. Modules may vary from year to year, and examples have included the below: Caribbean Women Writers Decadence Writing Lives Discourse Analysis: Language, Culture and Politics Shakespeare’s Sisters: Contemporary Women’s Writing 1960s to the present Contemporary Indigenous Literatures and Cultures American Crime Fiction Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.
Assessment method
You’ll be assessed by a variety of methods, depending on your module choices. These include coursework, examinations, group work and projects.
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)
120 credits at Level 4 and a 2:1 average in a comparable programme, and meet the standard qualification requirements for entry to Year 1 of the programme.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - BBB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM
Access to HE Diploma - D: 30 credits
Scottish Higher - BBBBC
Scottish Advanced Higher - BBC
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 33 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H2, H2, H2, H2
T Level - M
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | With a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 |
Student Outcomes
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Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Additional fee information
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Provider information
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross
Lewisham
SE14 6NW