Modules

This degree has three stages. In Stage 1 you will encounter a variety of different times and places and engage with some fascinating people, art works, ideas and stories. This broad foundation will help you develop the skills and the confident, open approach you need to tackle more specialist modules at Stages 2 and 3. At Stage 2 you can study two literature modules or combine one with a module chosen from a variety of arts and humanities modules. In the literature modules you can focus on whether literature matters, drawing on a range of literary texts. Alternatively, you can look at the ways in which writers of fiction have put together their stories. You’ll also investigate how people learn English, how English has developed into a global language that interacts with other languages, and how written and spoken English varies in different regional and social contexts. At Stage 3, you’ll choose between studying a diverse selection of great literature from 1570 to 1818 and from 1800 to the present. You can study both of these modules or choose a second module from a wide choice of arts and humanities modules.