English degree course - BA (Hons)

Program Overview

This English Literature and Communication degree program cultivates critical thinking and independent learning, equipping students with a range of intellectual, research-based, and practical skills. Through a combination of core modules and optional courses, students explore various aspects of literature, communication, and society.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Year 1:
• Core modules:
• How Texts Work
• Introduction to the Study of Literature and Writing
• Deconstructing Communication
• Language, Communication and Society
• The History of the Novel
• Year 2:
• Core modules:
• Ruskin Module (15 credits)
• Bridging Cultures
• Woke Wars
• From Modernism to the Millenium
• Optional modules:
• Sounds and Communication
• Podcasting
• Nineteenth Century Literature and the Environment
• Nineteenth Century Afterlives and Adaptations
• Professional Placement
• Doing Stylistics with Corpora
• Digital Media Theory: Social Media, AI and the Cultures of the Internet
• Online Journalism
• Teenage Kicks: Youth Culture and Media
• Crocodiles, Pirates and Moon-men: Renaissance Encounters
• Science Fiction
• Performing Shakespeare
• Writing Short Fiction
• Philosophy of Art and Image
• Key Paradigms 2: Sociology and Politics
• Anglia Language Programme
• Year 3:
• Core modules:
• Prejudice and Ideologies
• Research Communication
• Major Project
• Optional modules:
• New Media Discourse
• Communication Disorders
• Cultural Politics of Celebrity
• Digital Publishing
• Spectacle and Representation in Renaissance Drama
• Literature and Exile: Displacement, Identity, Self
• Crime and Detective Fiction
• Renaissance Magic
• Writing Poetry
• Language and the Law
• Communication, Flesh, Philosophy
• The Making of Modern Media
• Life Writing
• Key Paradigms 3: International and Global Perspectives in Education
• Anglia Language Programme

Assessment:

• Essays
• Portfolios
• Self-reflection
• Presentations
• Open-form project work (including creative multimedia outputs)
• Online learning systems

Careers:

• Journalism
• Teaching
• Business
• Law
• Consultancy
• Administration
• Librarianship
• Civil service

Other:

• The program emphasizes critical thinking and independent learning.
• Students will develop a range of intellectual, research-based, and practical skills.
• The program includes built-in employability sessions.
• Students will have opportunities to work on live briefs with industry professionals.
• Graduates may pursue further study in English Literature or Creative Writing.

UK students starting 2024/25 (full-time, per year)

£9,250

International students starting 2024/25 (full-time, per year)

£15,900 You can pay your fees upfront, in full or in two instalments. We will ask for a deposit of £4,000 or a sponsorship letter