BA (Hons) English and History
Course summary
Students study literary, cultural and historical texts from a range of periods and regions. They examine traditional and contemporary theoretical approaches and intellectual debates. The degree is designed to develop skills in oral and written communication, independent thinking and the interpretation and critical analysis of historical evidence, and of literary and cultural texts.
Course structure
This is a joint Honours degree and modules in both English and History have to be taken throughout the course.
Modules include: a dissertation, Introduction to the Study of Drama, From Cradle to Grave in England 1560-1720, Introduction to Political Ideas, Approaches to Fiction, Reading Poetry, Introduction to Historical Studies, Research Methods, Shakespeare and his Contemporaries, Listening to the Past, Weird Fiction: The Gothic Genre, Britain in the Nineteenth Century, Aspects of East Anglian History, Post-war Literary Culture, Families in England 1600-2000, and Contemporary Fiction.
Assessment
Assessment is by a variety of methods including essays, examinations, short written exercises, extended pieces of research and seminar presentations.
After the course
Graduates from this course will enjoy enhanced career and training opportunities in fields such as teaching, the media, administration and management, marketing, law, librarianship and local government. Alternatively students can progress to postgraduate level study at UCS.