English Literature, BA (Hons) - The College, Sw

Tuition Fee

GBP 17,500

Per year

Start Date

Medium of studying

Duration

48 months

Program Facts

About Program

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Program Details

Degree

Bachelors

Major

English Literature | Literature

Area of study

Humanities

Timing

Full time

Course Language

English

Tuition Fee

Average International Tuition Fee

GBP 17,500

Intakes

Program start date	Application deadline
2024-09-01	-
2023-09-01	-

About Program

Program Overview

Swansea University's English Literature program cultivates language sensitivity and critical thinking skills through the exploration of literature from Beowulf to contemporary works. Students can tailor their degree with a range of topics, including creative writing, gender studies, and global literature. The program offers opportunities for study abroad and industry experience, preparing graduates for diverse careers in fields such as education, marketing, and social media.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Studying English Literature at Swansea University cultivates sensitivity towards language and seeks to answer some provocative questions. It also opens up a range of exciting career possibilities by helping you to develop transferable skills, which are highly valued by employers. You will have the chance to explore over a thousand years of literature, from Beowulf to the present day. Our course covers national and global literature stretching from Renaissance literature, Gothic and genre fiction and 19th century literature through to modernity and contemporary fiction. Other exciting topics include gender and culture and creative and professional writing. You will have the chance to spend a semester studying in the USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong or Singapore, further improving your career prospects.

Outline:

You can choose from a fascinating range of English Literature and creative writing topics to tailor your degree to your interests.

Year One

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
Monsters, Theories, Transformations
English Essentials
The Stage Play World
Optional Modules
Guidance: Select at least two and a maximum of three modules.
The sound system of English
Approaches to Gender in English Literature
Creative Writing: Fiction Genres
Introduction to American Literature and Culture
Literature and Society in Medieval Europe.
Creative Writing: Styles of Fiction
AND
Optional Modules
Guidance: If required, select one module ensuring no more than three modules in total have been selected in each teaching block.

Students who have selected a beginners language in TB1 may take the follow up course in TB2 at the discretion of the Programme Director

A History of the English Language
Mythbusters: beliefs and truths about language
Of Gods and Heroes - Greek Mythology
Medieval Europe: An Introduction
French for Beginners I
German for Beginners I
Spanish for Beginners I
Materiality and Meaning in the Visual Arts
Introduction to Visual Culture
Grammar and Meaning
Language Teaching Methodology
Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology
Cinema in a World Context
French for Beginners II
German for Beginners II
Spanish for Beginners II
Hollywood: A History of American Film
Visuality and Embodiment

Year Two

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules - Selective - Group A (Teaching Block 1)
Guidance: Students must select at least TWO modules.
Debating Texts: Theory in Literature
Revolution of the Word: Modernism
Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to Postmodern
AND
Compulsory Modules - Selective - Group B (Teaching Block 2)
Guidance: Students must select at least TWO modules.
Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of Britain
Contentious Shakespeare
Medieval Encounters
AND
Optional Modules
Guidance: Students may (but do not have to) choose one or two modules to make up 120 credits for the year.
Language Teaching in Context
Child Language and Literacy
The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex
Introduction to Writing Poetry
Introduction to Writing Fiction
Race and Ethnicity: American Perspectives
Techniques of Seeing
Discourse Analysis
World Englishes
Roman Love Poetry
Introduction to Writing Drama
American Word / American Image
Writing a Short Film

Year Three

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules - None found
Optional Modules
Guidance: Select a minimum of 80 credits, and a maximum of 120 credits.
Dissertation - English Literature
Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales
Staging the Image: Drama and Visual Culture
Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire
Graphic Novel
Beyond Shakespeare
African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance
Chaucer
Reading/Writing Trauma
Stylistics
Plato's Republic
Crime Fiction since 1920
Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes
The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module
Contemporary American Fiction
Science Fiction and Media
AND
Optional Modules
Guidance: Select up to 40 credits if required to fulfill 120 credits in total for the year.
Further Fiction Writing
Further Creative Non Fiction
Creative Writing Personal Project
Further Poetry Writing

Year Four (with a year abroad)

Year Three

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
Study Abroad (English Literature and Creative Writing)

Year Four

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules - None found
Optional Modules
Guidance: Select a minimum of 80 credits, and a maximum of 120 credits.
Dissertation - English Literature
Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales
Staging the Image: Drama and Visual Culture
Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire
Graphic Novel
Beyond Shakespeare
African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance
Chaucer
Reading/Writing Trauma
Stylistics
Plato's Republic
Crime Fiction since 1920
Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes
The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module
Contemporary American Fiction
Science Fiction and Media
AND
Creative Writing - Optional Module Choices
Guidance: Select up to 40 credits if required to fulfill 120 credits in total for the year.
Further Fiction Writing
Further Creative Non Fiction
Creative Writing Personal Project
Further Poetry Writing

Year Four (with a year in industry)

Year Three

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules - None found
Optional Modules
Year in Industry - School of Culture and CommunicationAcademic Year

Year Four

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules - None found
Optional Modules
Guidance: Select a minimum of 80 credits, and a maximum of 120 credits.
Dissertation - English Literature
Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales
Staging the Image: Drama and Visual Culture
Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire
Graphic Novel
Beyond Shakespeare
African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance
Chaucer
Reading/Writing Trauma
Stylistics
Plato's Republic
Crime Fiction since 1920
Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes
The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module
Contemporary American Fiction
Science Fiction and Media
AND
Creative Writing - Optional Module Choices
Guidance: Select up to 40 credits if required to fulfill 120 credits in total for the year.
Further Fiction Writing
Further Creative Non Fiction
Creative Writing Personal Project

Teaching:

Apart from a small number of online-only courses, most of our courses consist of in-person, on-campus teaching, enabling full engagement with your lecturers and fellow students.
Practical skills sessions, lab work seminars, and workshops predominantly take place in person, allowing for group working and demonstrations.
Online learning may take place ‘live’ using software such as Zoom, allowing you to interact with the lecturer and other students and to ask questions.

Careers:

Graduating with an internationally recognised degree in English will put you in a great position to succeed in a wide range of careers. We offer varied and flexible course content, so you can shape your course to your own interests, whether in Gothic and genre fiction, gender and culture, Renaissance literature, national and global literatures, modernity and contemporary writing, 19th century literature, or creative and professional writing. You will develop excellent oral and writing skills, strong research and analytical skills, learn to present your ideas in a range of formats, solve problems, make informed decisions and manage your time and workload effectively. All this expertise will ensure you can compete successfully in the job market. Our graduates enter careers in a wide range of sectors including:

Education
Marketing
Social Media
Project Administration

3 Year Full Time Start Date UK International September 2023 £ 9,000 £ 16,650 September 2024 £ 9,000 £ 17,500 4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad Start Date UK International September 2023 £ 9,000 £ 17,500 4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad Start Date UK International September 2023 £ 9,000 £ 16,650 September 2024 £ 9,000 £ 17,500 4 Year Full Time With a Year In Industry Start Date UK International September 2023 £ 9,000 £ 16,650 September 2024 £ 9,000 £ 17,500 Fees for full time Undergraduate UK students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government. Fees for full time Undergraduate EU/International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study. During a sandwich year (e.g. year in industry, year abroad or placement year) a lower fee will apply. For more information visit our tuition fees page. You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page. You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page. Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page. Funding and Scholarships Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page. Funding and Scholarships You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page. Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page. Additional Costs Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up. You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to): Travel to and from campus Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks) Purchase of books or texts Gowns for graduation ceremonies