This subject is offered by the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics.
The modules in English Literature introduce you to a selection of writings in English from the Renaissance to the Modern Age, and to the study of film. Emphasis is placed on the development of critical and writing skills.
Grade A or B in English Literature at A-Level is normally required.
Stage 1
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SEL1003 | Literary Studies l | 20 credits |
| SEL1004 | Literary Studies II | 20 credits |
| SEL1000 | Creative Writing | 20 credits |
| SEL1023 | Transformations | 20 credits |
| SEL1024 | Reading in Action | 20 credits |
Stage 2
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SEL2201 | Writing the Renaissance | 20 credits |
| SEL2203 | Revolutionary Britain | 20 credits |
| SEL2202 | Writing New Worlds | 20 credits |
| SEL2204 | Victorian Passions | 20 credits |
| SEL2205 | Migrating Fictions | 20 credits |
| SEL2206 | Contemporary Cultures | 20 credits |
| SEL2207 | Modernisms | 20 credits |
| SEL2209 | Poetry and Prose Workshop | 20 credits |
| SEL2208 | Independent Research Project 1 | 20 credits |
| SEL2210 | Independent Research Project 2 | 20 credits |
Stage 3
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SEL3004 | Atlantic Renaissance | 20 credits |
| SEL3003 | Writing Conflict | 20 credits |
| SEL3001 | Shakespeare in Performance | 20 credits |
| SEL3007 | Writing Britain | 20 credits |
| SEL3306 | Beyond Wonderland: Children’s Literature | 20 credits |
| SEL3305 | Romantic Poetry | 20 credits |
| SEL3311 | The Gothic Novel | 20 credits |
| SEL3310 | American Leviathan: Melville & Pynchon | 20 credits |
| SEL3309 | The Victorian Novel | 20 credits |
| SEL3312 | Contemporary American Fictions | 20 credits |
| SEL3313 | Representations of the Holocaust | 20 credits |
| SEL3323 | The Ghost Story | 20 credits |
| SEL3314 | The Global City in Postcolonial Writing & Film | 20 credits |
| SEL3308 | British & American Detective Fiction & Film | 20 credits |
| SEL3315 | Postwar British Fiction | 20 credits |
| SEL3318 | Conventional Theatre | 20 credits |
| SEL3324 | The Cultural Industries: Work Placement | 20 credits |
| SEL3325 | The Cultural Industries: Work Placement | 20 credits |
| SEL3321 | Contemporary Documentary: Theory & Practice | 20 credits |
| SEL3319 | The Spielberg Generation | 20 credits |
| SEL3330 | Victorians and Moderns | 20 credits |
| SEL3326 | Extended Study 2 | 20 credits |
| SEL3327 | Extended Study 3 | 20 credits |
| SEL3328 | File of Original Work | 20 credits |
| SEL3329 | Dissertation | 20 credits |
| SEL3309 | Dissertation | 20 credits |