English Literature BA(Hons) 2012-13

That you are passionate about reading goes without saying. Literature is for you both a joy and a way to delve deeper into the profound questions of human experience. You want to develop your knowledge and understanding of English Literature, from Beowulf to the Booker prize, and to gain the critical skills to produce original and persuasive arguments. This course and its staff will support you in the formulation of your ideas about how writing has shaped your world, and how it is reflecting the present. Whether your primary interest is classical or modern, poetry or prose, you will gain the confidence to write with your own voice.

• Your first year will be an exciting exploration of English language, literature and creative writing. At the end of the year you have the flexibility to choose your preferred speciality for the rest of your degree.

• Your tutors are active in their own specialist areas of publishing and writing and recognised by the Higher Education Academy. You can be confident your studies are led by experts with flair and enthusiasm, renowned nationally for their excellence in teaching.

• As leading researchers in their fields of expertise, your course leaders are published authors, award-winners and acclaimed thinkers. 75% of the work submitted for the most recent Research Assessment Exercise was said to be ‘internationally significant’ and ‘world leading’.

• Your learning will extend beyond the boundaries of the classroom, as literature is born of and transcends traditional boundaries. With huge events such as the Huddersfield Literature Festival Huddersfield Literature Festival, exciting concepts like graphic recording and poetry karaoke alongside educational trips to the British Library (History of English exhibition), your course will amaze, delight and encourage you.

On this course you will explore a wide range of expression from a variety of cultures and periods. You will study literary form, literary heritage, the relationship between literature and cultures, and the role literature plays in reflecting and contributing to the human experience. You will investigate the relationships between literature and film, literature and the material environment, literature in dramatic productions and literature in cultural context.

Year 1
You will follow a programme of core modules in literature, covering literary genres (drama, poetry, narrative and film) as well as popular literature and film. You will also be introduced to critical approaches to literature, and to the historical and linguistic study of literary texts (stylistics) studying the modules Introduction to Poetry and Drama, Approaches to Literature, English Past and Present, and Language, Literature and Creativity.

Year 2
Your knowledge of literature willbe broadened by four core modules, each spanning a century of literary production. These range from the Renaissance to the present - Stylistics, Victorian Issues, 20th Century Fiction, The Romantic Period, Renaissance and Revolutions. You will alsofurther your understanding of critical and cultural theory and continue the study of stylistics in either poetry or drama.

Year 3
You will write a dissertation on a chosen subject in consultation with staff, and study in-depth literature modulesbased around our contemporary research interests and specialisms. These currently range from Renaissance drama to modernist, and from romanticism to postcolonial literature. There is also the option to study literature and film.These modules includeShakespeare and the Renaissance Playwrights; Romantic Confessions; Modernism, Literature and the Arts; Colonial and Postcolonial Literature; Literature Through Film

As an English graduate, you are valued for the advanced skills you have developed in communication, self-motivation, teamwork, analysis, creative problem solving and persuasiveness. Depending on your specialism, your career choices are as varied and exciting as your degree course. With the skills and confidence you have learned throughout your degree you will be well suited and prepared for a career in publishing, broadcasting, teaching, writing, advertising, management, politics and local government.

Teaching takes place in lectures and seminars supported by opportunities for individual feedback and consultation with staff. You are encouraged to participate in group and pair work and in presentations. Assessment includes essays, textual analyses, formal examinations and group presentation.

At the University of Huddersfield, we have worked hard to ensure that we set a fair fee for undergraduate students that offers fantastic value for money. The University of Huddersfield is debt free, meaning every penny you spend on your education is re-invested in you.

Your tuition fees will cover the cost of your study at the University as well as charges for registration, tuition, supervision and examinations. For more information about funding, fees and finance, please see Fees and finance.

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We hope you are interested in what you have seen and want to apply to join us.

If you are a student from the UK or from a country in the European Union (EU), you can find application information here.

If you are an international student from outside the European Union (EU), you can find application information here.

Research plays an important role in informing all our teaching and learning activities. Through research our staff remain up-to-date with the latest developments in their field, which means you develop knowledge and skills that are current and highly relevant to industry. For more information, see the Research section of our website.

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