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Programme profile
The study of English is concerned with the history and practices of writing in English and encompasses literary works spanning English, Anglo-Irish, American and emerging post-colonial cultures. It aims to develop a thorough knowledge of the history of these literatures while also enabling you to develop a sophisticated critical consciousness and an awareness of critical and cultural theory.
Compared to English literature (combined honours) students, English studies students study literature in terms of developing genres (Poetry, the Novel, Theatre, the Essay) and they also cover a longer historical range, including literature from before 1400
Joint Honours options are available
Programme content
In Years One and Two, a range of modules provides you with an introduction to a variety of critical theories, practices and approaches to literature. You will primarily concentrate on selected prescribed texts. Examples of modules include: Theories of literature; Irish writing; Enlightenment; Romanticism; Genre: The novel; Medieval and Renaissance romance; Shakespeare: Text, stage, screen; Introduction to postcolonial literature; Victorianism; Introduction to Modernism.
In Years Three and Four, you will choose most of your modules from a wide range of specialist options. By fourth year, modules are taught at an advanced level by seminar only. Examples of modules may include:Literature of the American South; Ulysses in contexts; African and Caribbean literature; Irish writer and society; Myths and fairies; Post-war British fiction; 20th century women novelists; Shakespeare and sexuality; Modernism; American letters; Children
Entry Requirements
Students must present six subjects of which two must be at grade C or above at Advanced GCE (A-Level. Others must be at least at grade C or above on GCSE or Advanced Subsidiary GCE (AS) papers.
The six subjects above must include: English Language OR English Literature [at A-Level, Grade C or above] PLUS Mathematics and a language other than English.
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