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In this module you will develop skills in contextual analysis relating to two different topics in literary studies. You will analyse digital resources, evaluate the arguments of a range of literary critics, and present your own arguments and ideas in a written essay and an oral presentation. The module incorporates a series of skills workshops in addition to the core of lectures and seminars on of two distinct literary topics.
You will choose these from a range of options, which relate directly to the research expertise and scholarly publications of individual members of academic staff. The options on offer in are: This module aims to develop your understanding of key theoretical concepts and the productive ways in which these can be used in reading literary and cultural texts. It encourages you to engage with challenging ideas around nation, identity, history and culture. This module provides opportunities for you to engage creatively with literary texts, rearticulating their central themes, concerns, and issues in a made artefact the scope is broad - it could be a film, a podcast, a website, another text, or something else altogether.
Literature and Making will equip you with the skills to respond both critically and creatively to a brief as professional consultants do by revisioning, surrounding, resituating, intervening in, or illustrating literature. You will identify your creative strengths and areas in which to upskill and programme your project accordingly, combining the critical and the creative to become a reflective producer of one or more forms of literary rearticulation.
The module incorporates a series of skills workshops in addition to the core of lectures and seminars on a distinct literary topic, which you will choose from a range of options related to the research expertise and scholarly publications of individual members of academic staff. This module aims to prepare you for advanced and independent research. It will offer you help to formulate and develop research questions, to engage with critical, factual, and theoretical material in the design of a research plan, and to reflect upon your own approach to self-managed learning.
It explores methodology in the development of research questions. You'll have access to a variety of material and technological resources to identify and develop areas of research and formulate specific questions. The module will guide you in the development of a focused research plan.
The module incorporates a series of skills workshops in addition to a core of lectures and seminars on a distinct literary topic, which you will choose from the range of available options. These options relate to the research expertise and scholarly publications of individual members of academic staff.
The choices on offer in are: You will be expected either to complete a work placement plus associated documentation or to complete a work-related exercise plus a tangible end product and an evaluation of the process of its production, and a presentation on career planning. You'll also reflect on the value of your studies for your career plans, as well as for the workplace and society in general.
The course also offers an optional one-year 40 weeks work placement after the second year, in the UK or abroad. This will give you the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience, insight into your chosen career and open up your graduate employment prospects. In this module you will consolidate the skills you have previously developed in critical analysis and use them to develop rigorous independent responses and innovative ideas that engage with the subjects of current debates in two separate fields of literary study.
This module aims to enhance your understanding of key theoretical concepts, inviting you to choose a particular literary topic and conceptual focus for your own original analysis of works of literature in relation to other fields of intellectual debate such as historiography, philosophy or film studies. It encourages you to challenge and build upon the concepts and methodologies that have underpinned literary criticism in the past by engaging you in interdisciplinary perspectives and advanced debates in contemporary literary theory.
The module incorporates a series of concept workshops in addition to a core of lectures and seminars on a distinct literary topic, which you will choose from the range of available options.
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This module provides you with a chance to work independently, choosing your own topic, and to become an expert on something that really interests you. You'll be asked to produce an extended piece of work supervised individually by a member of staff. The assessment is entirely coursework based. This module aims to develop skills enabling you to communicate the value and importance of literary study to a non-specialist audience.
More broadly, you'll be encouraged to think about the real-world applications of a degree in English Literature, and about the role of the humanities in challenging and changing society. The module is based around, and explores numerous strategies for community and public engagement, with an emphasis on considering different ways in which literary study can be taken outside the academy and into society. Your learning will develop through lectures and seminars on particular authors and genres.
You will also take part in workshops where you might learn how to write better essays, produce a digital artefact or design a research project. You will also have regular meetings with your personal tutor who will help you to reflect on your strengths and identify ways in which you can improve. The assessment of this course will be based on both written and practical work including examinations, essays, presentations, posters, research projects and screencasts.
Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.
Why choose to study English Literature at the University of Huddersfield? The University of Huddersfield offers a diverse and vibrant student environment, located on one central town centre campus site. Explore the facilities and resources available to Music, Humanities and Media students here at the University. Timetables are normally available one month before registration. You can study this course on a part-time basis but, as this is a full-time course, you may have to attend every day of the week.
Your course is made up of modules and each module is worth a number of credits. These credits can come from a combination of core, compulsory and optional modules but please note that optional modules may not run if we do not have enough students interested. If you achieve credits for the current stage you are at, you may progress to the next stage of your course, subject to any professional, statutory or regulatory body guidelines.
The course offers a compulsory 5 week work placement in Year 2. The course also offers an optional one-year 48 weeks work placement after the second year, in the UK or abroad. Our Placement Unit and academic staff have excellent industry links and can support you in applying for and finding your placement s , as well as during your placement year. I have grown so much in confidence as a teacher and the working environment was wonderful. I was able to learn from experienced teachers and get help and advice from them, and to experience teaching a variety of children of different ages, ability and backgrounds.
For more information, go to: Since its inception in , the Huddersfield Literature Festival has provided innovative and high-profile events to support and showcase both established and new, emerging writers and performers, as well as offering the opportunity to attend workshops and masterclasses. It's home is the University, and many of the events take place there, as well as around the town. As an English literature student, you'll have lots of opportunities to attend its events - and event meet the writers.
The philosophy of Grist is to place emerging writers alongside established writers in order to raise their profile and help them establish the first step to becoming professional writers. They have all kindly donated poems and stories for the previous collections. The published anthologies consist of our competition winners alongside specially commissioned work from established writers. Grist is interested in fresh new voices with something to say.
The first Grist Anthology of New Writing was published in She chose the University of Huddersfield after attending an Open Day and fell in love with the campus. She likes the new Student Central building where all the main social and study facilities are in one place.
The best thing about her School are the lecturers who are passionate about what they teach. Sarah talks about the modules available on her course. It was something I hadn't experienced before and helped prepare me for the working world. I also learned how do deal with much shorter deadlines as opposed to the long distance ones associated with assignments and essays.
I also gained an understanding of the different elements that build up a business and how each department has to work in tandem in order to efficiently achieve the desired result. I personally enjoyed the research element of the job the most, as each book and author is different and so for each case you have to search for which outlet would be best used to advertise this particular title which kept the task unique and engaging at all times. In her film, she describes how helpful and friendly she found her tutors and how her work placement with Bradford Magistrates Court increased her confidence and shaped her career ambitions.
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. Our graduates have gone on to a variety of careers within publishing, broadcasting, teaching, writing, advertising, management, politics and local government. Others have opted for PGCE study and have become teachers, or continued their studies at Master's level.
Progression to a postgraduate course is dependent on successful completion of your undergraduate studies, there may also be minimum qualification requirements such as a first class or higher second 2.
Please check the course details to confirm this. An undergraduate degree from the University of Huddersfield could be the start of an exciting career in your chosen field. Here at Huddersfield My degree at Huddersfield prepared me for the world of work and further study because of the modules which featured on my course.
The work placement module encouraged each student to gain experience which was vital for the students who were intending on doing a PGCE.
At the University of Huddersfield, you'll find support networks and services to help you get ahead in your studies and social life. Whether you study at undergraduate or postgraduate level, you'll soon discover that you're never far away from our dedicated staff and resources to help you to navigate through your personal student journey. Find out more about all our support services.
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We will always ensure that you have a range of options to choose from and we will let you know in good time the options available for you to choose for the following year. We will only make major changes to the core curriculum of a course or to our services if it is necessary for us to do so and provided such changes are reasonable. A major change in this context is a change that materially changes the services available to you; or the outcomes, or a significant part, of your course, such as the nature of the award or a substantial change to module content, teaching days part time provision , classes, type of delivery or assessment of the core curriculum.
Where a module is no longer available we will let you know as soon as we can and help you to make other choices. The above fees quoted are for one year only; for those studying over two or more years, tuition fees will also be payable in subsequent years of your programme. Learn more about fees for international students. We can also confirm that EU students who are already studying at the University of Birmingham or who have an offer to start their studies in the academic year will continue to be charged the UK fee rate applicable at the time, provided this continues to be permitted by UK law.
The UK Government has also confirmed that students from the EU applying to courses starting in the academic year will not see any changes to their loan eligibility or fee status. This guarantee will apply for the full duration of the course, even if the course finishes after the UK has left the EU. Tuition fees can either be paid in full or by instalments. Learn more about postgraduate tuition fees and funding. To discover whether you are eligible for any award across the University, and to start your funding application, please visit the University's Postgraduate Funding Database.
International students can often gain funding through overseas research scholarships, Commonwealth scholarships or their home government. You should already have completed an honours degree in English Literature or in a cognate subject with a heavy literary element, with at least a high upper-second-class 65 or above result, or a 3. All successful candidates must have a very high competence in written English, and are assumed to have extensive undergraduate exposure to literary studies in English across a broad historical range.
All prospective students must also submit a sample of written work as part of the online application process. You can do this before you submit your form, or return to the application to upload your sample at a later date; however, we will need to see an example of your work before an offer is made. This should be a piece of academic writing from your first degree, on English or Anglophone literature, that demonstrates your ability as a critic and scholar of literature please note that journalism and creative writing - including poems, stories, or memoirs - are not acceptable.
We cannot read more than about 1, words of submitted written work, so please either send something of that length, or indicate within a longer work what you would like us to read. You must also submit a personal statement. This should be an account of your current, developed literary interests arising from your undergraduate or other literary studies and should indicate your plans to extend these as a postgraduate student of English literature.
Learn more about entry requirements. Academic requirements We accept a range of qualifications, our country pages show you what qualifications we accept from your country. You can satisfy our English language requirements by holding an English language qualification to the right level; for this course, we ask for IELTS 7. Please review our Entry Requirements before making your application.
Application deadlines International students requiring visas Monday 2 July is the application deadline for international students who require a visa to study in the United Kingdom. We are not able to consider applications for made after this date - a new application should be made for September Applications will reopen for entry on Monday 1 October However, we would encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity, to allow time to prepare for starting your studies once receiving a decision on your application.
Late applicants are encouraged to contact the Admissions Tutor for advice. You may wish to register your interest with us to receive regular news and updates on postgraduate life within this Department and the wider University. When clicking on the Apply Now button you will be directed to an application specifically designed for the programme you wish to apply for where you will create an account with the University application system and submit your application and supporting documents online.
Further information regarding how to apply online can be found on the How to apply pages. You will be supported by literature staff in the department who research, publish, and teach across the full chronological range of English Literature from Old English to the present day, helping you to explore your specific interests. We have two teaching terms per year, the autumn term and spring term.
Term dates can be found on our website. As a full-time student, you will typically take three modules in each term, followed by your dissertation. Depending on the modules you take, you can typically expect six hours of classroom time per week, two per module. If you are a part-time student, you will typically take three modules across each year, followed by your dissertation. Each module represents a total of hours of study time, including preparatory reading, homework and assignment preparation. Support with academic writing As a postgraduate student in the College of Arts and Law, you have access to the Academic Writing Advisory Service AWAS which aims to help your transition from undergraduate to taught Masters level, or back into academia after time away.
Your degree will provide excellent preparation for employment and this will be further enhanced by a range of employability support services offered by the University. The University's Careers Network provides advice and information specifically for postgraduates that will help you to develop an effective career and skills development strategy, and to make the most of your time with us at the University. The College of Arts and Law also has a dedicated careers and employability team to deliver tailored programmes of careers events and local support.
You will have opportunities to: You will also be able to access our full range of careers support for up to two years after graduation. English Literature Birmingham's English Literature postgraduates develop a range of skills including presentation, communication and analytical skills, as well as the ability to work independently, think critically and develop opinions. Many of our graduates go on to further study or academia, while others use their transferable skills in a wide variety of occupations including copywriting, PR, marketing, publishing and teaching.
Birmingham has been transformed into one of Europe's most exciting cities. It is more than somewhere to study; it is somewhere to build a successful future. The Guild of Students hosts over student groups and societies to suit a wide range of interests. These include the Postgraduate and Mature Students Association which runs a regular and varied programme of events specifically tailored to postgraduate students.
In addition, you will find that each Department runs its own social activities, research fora and student groups.
Accommodation We offer accommodation for postgraduates on or near to campus, although many of our students also choose to live privately in student accommodation, shared houses or flats. If you do choose to live in private accommodation, the University has dedicated support services to help you to find properties from accredited landlords. One of Europe's most exciting destinations, Birmingham is brimming with life and cultures, making it a wonderful place to live, study and work. Overview Course details Learning and teaching Employability Student life Studying English Literature at postgraduate level opens up a whole host of vibrant and intellectually stimulating avenues to explore.
It includes a mixture of core and optional modules taken across the autumn and spring semesters. Modernism; Contemporary Literature Popular Fiction pathway: The final core component of the programme is a written dissertation. Optional modules You will choose two optional modules from a range covering a variety of authors and themes from the medieval period to the 21st century. Assessment Most modules are assessed by written assignment although some also require a presentation.
Core modules for all pathways Two modules in Research Skills and Dissertation Preparation are core to all pathways, and for students taking a general route through the programme: Textual analysis exercise and 3,word essay Early Modern Studies pathway core modules Approaching Early Modern Texts This module will introduce you to core skills and critical frameworks underpinning early modern literary studies.
Renaissance to Restoration This module provides a theme- and topic-based survey of early modern literature excluding Shakespeare. Portfolio of written assignments Nineteenth-Century Voices This module considers how writing of the long-nineteenth century c. Portfolio of written work totalling 4, words Evolutions of Popular Literature From medieval myth to contemporary page-turners, this module examines the evolutions of popular literature across six centuries of literary production.
Medieval pathway options Fantasy and Fandom: Histories of the Book Guilty Pleasures: Dissertation In addition to your taught modules, you will conduct a piece of independent research with the support of a supervisor, culminating in a 15,word dissertation. We charge an annual tuition fee. Paying your fees Tuition fees can either be paid in full or by instalments. Learn more about entry requirements International students Academic requirements We accept a range of qualifications, our country pages show you what qualifications we accept from your country.
English language requirements You can satisfy our English language requirements by holding an English language qualification to the right level; for this course, we ask for IELTS 7. Before you make your application You may wish to register your interest with us to receive regular news and updates on postgraduate life within this Department and the wider University. Making your application When clicking on the Apply Now button you will be directed to an application specifically designed for the programme you wish to apply for where you will create an account with the University application system and submit your application and supporting documents online.
Further information regarding how to apply online can be found on the How to apply pages Apply now.