2018/19 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA English Literature and Theatre Studies
Programme code: | BA-ENGL&TS | UCAS code: | QW34 |
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Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
A-level AAB-AAA with A in English (Literature, Language, or Language & Literature) excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking.
International Baccalaureate: 35 points overall with 16-17 at Higher Level including 6 in English at Higher Level.
Applications welcome from mature students with Access qualifications and from students with international or other non-A-level qualifications.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of English
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of English
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Programme specification:
This is one of the country's most prestigious degrees in English Literature and Theatre Studies. The School is an internationally recognized research leader in English studies and possesses a long-established reputation for excellence in research and teaching. There is a large academic staff (over 40 full time), and about 1000 undergraduate students are being taught in the department at any one time.
The Single Honours English & Theatre Studies programme exposes students to a variety of approaches to creating and critically appraising drama and diverse modes of performance in addition to the wide range of subject areas across the spread of English Studies. Practice is offered as a mode of analysis and appreciation throughout the programme in ways that complement and promote skills activated in English modules.
Following a compulsory level 1, students are offered a high degree of choice within a structure that activates an appreciation of theatre theory, history and practice through analytical work and individual and collaborative creativity. Students are equally well exposed to a range of periods and genres of English Literature and have some opportunity to study issues of English language.
Students may apply for transfer to a European or an International Degree. The opportunity to apply for a work placement degree is also available. Those students who are accepted may participate in one of our Erasmus/Socrates schemes or go to one of a range of universities with which the University of Leeds has established links.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Students MUST study the following compulsory CORE modules:
ENGL1000 | Studying and Researching English | 5 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL1261 | Poetry: Reading and Interpretation | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL1282 | Drama: Reading and Interpretation | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL1291 | Approaches to Theatre and Performance | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL1350 | Foundations of English Studies | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
In addition, candidates may choose to take the following 20 credit option module as part of thier remaining 40 credits:
ENGL1250 | Prose: Reading and Interpretation | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates are required to study 20-40 credits of Discovery modules. Total credits should amount to 125.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO STUDY A TOTAL OF 120 CREDITS IN LEVEL 2, WITH NO MORE THAN 70 CREDITS IN ONE SEMESTER.
A MAXIMUM OF 20 CREDITS MAY BE TAKEN IN MODULES OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL OF ENGLISH.
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF LEVEL 2:
Students:
1. Must take TWO COMPULSORY CORE modules
2. Choose TWO CORE modules from a list
3a. Choose 40 credits of OPTION modules or additional CORE modules
OR
3b. Choose 20 credits of OPTION modules (or additional CORE modules) and 20 credits from outside of the School (known as Discovery modules).
Compulsory modules:
Students MUST study both compulsory CORE modules:
ENGL2040 | Performing the Past | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL2050 | Theatre, Society and Self | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
CORE MODULES
Students are required to study TWO of the following CORE modules:
Students can also opt to study further CORE modules or choose credits from the list of OPTION modules.
ENGL2025 | Medieval Literature | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL2027 | Eighteenth Century Literature | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL2028 | Literature of the Romantic Period | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL2029 | Renaissance Literature | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL3289 | Victorian Literature | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL3290 | American Words, American Worlds, 1900-Present | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
OPTION MODULES
Students may study up to 40 credits of option modules from the following list, in accordance with the credit rules stated below.
Students can opt to take a MAXIMUM of 20 credits in modules outside of the School at Level 2 (known as Discovery modules).
Credit rules:
No more than 70 credits in one semester
A total of 120 credits over the year
A maximum of 20 credits may be taken outside the School of English as Discovery at Level 2.
ENGL2201 | Writing Nature: Creative and Critical Practices | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL2202 | Imaginary Friends: the consolations and consequences of story | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL2203 | Medieval Poetry: Translation and Creative Rewriting | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL2204 | Shakespeare and Global Cinema | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL2206 | African American Narrative: Eight Major Works | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL2207 | Dialect and Heritage | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
ENGL32110 | Students into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
ENGL32111 | Gender, Culture and Politics: Readings of Jane Austen | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL32143 | Disposable Lives? | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL32146 | Queens, Vikings, poets and dragons: Old English and early medieval Britain | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL32147 | Contemporary Postcolonial Texts | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL32148 | American Danger | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL32153 | Refugee Narratives | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL32156 | Quiet Rebels and Unquiet Minds: writing to contemporary anxiety | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL32158 | Aesthetic Movements of the Nineteenth Century | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL32163 | Milton | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL32169 | Contemporary South African Writing | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL3227 | Surrealism and the French Stage | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL3231 | The Poetry of Wordsworth | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL32460 | Writing America | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL3266 | Folklore and Mythology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL32660 | Creative Writing | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL3268 | Transformations | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL3286 | Fictions of Fallen Women, 1850-1922 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL3293 | Victoria's Secrets: Secrecy in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL32993 | Romantic Lyric Poetry | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL32998 | Writing and Gender in Seventeenth-Century England | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of Discovery modules outside the School of English.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO STUDY A TOTAL OF 120 CREDITS IN LEVEL 3, WITH NO MORE THAN 70 CREDITS IN ONE SEMESTER.
A MAXIMUM OF 40 CREDITS MAY BE TAKEN IN MODULES OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL OF ENGLISH.
NB: Students are not eligible to take Level 1 modules in Level 3 (with the exception of up to a maximum of 20 credits in Special Skills modules).
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF LEVEL 3:
1. Students MUST study the 40 credit compulsory CORE module
2. Students MUST choose TWO CORE modules from a list
3. Students can then choose to take the 40 remaining credits in further CORE or OPTION modules within the School or from modules outside of the School (known as Discovery modules).
Compulsory modules:
Students MUST study the 40 credit compulsory CORE module:
ENGL3042 | The Practical Essay | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
CORE MODULES
Students are required to take TWO of the following CORE modules.
Students can also opt to study further CORE module or choose credits from the list of OPTION modules below.
ENGL3024 | Modern Literature | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL3025 | Postcolonial Literature | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL3026 | Contemporary Literature | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL3027 | Shakespeare | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
OPTION MODULES
Students may study up to 40 credits of option modules from the following list, in accordance with the credit rules stated below.
Credit rules:
No more than 70 credits in one semester
A total of 120 credits over the year
A maximum of 40 credits may be taken outside the School of English as Discovery at Level 3.
Students may only choose a Level 2 English module from the OPTION module list if all their remaining 100 final year credits are at Level 3. Modules that start with the code ENGL2*** are Level 2 modules.
ENGL2025 | Medieval Literature | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL2027 | Eighteenth Century Literature | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL2028 | Literature of the Romantic Period | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL2029 | Renaissance Literature | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL32111 | Gender, Culture and Politics: Readings of Jane Austen | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL32143 | Disposable Lives? | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL32146 | Queens, Vikings, poets and dragons: Old English and early medieval Britain | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL32147 | Contemporary Postcolonial Texts | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL32148 | American Danger | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL32153 | Refugee Narratives | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL32156 | Quiet Rebels and Unquiet Minds: writing to contemporary anxiety | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL32158 | Aesthetic Movements of the Nineteenth Century | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL32163 | Milton | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL32169 | Contemporary South African Writing | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL3227 | Surrealism and the French Stage | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL3231 | The Poetry of Wordsworth | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL32460 | Writing America | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL3266 | Folklore and Mythology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL32660 | Creative Writing | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL3268 | Transformations | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL3286 | Fictions of Fallen Women, 1850-1922 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL3289 | Victorian Literature | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL3290 | American Words, American Worlds, 1900-Present | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL3293 | Victoria's Secrets: Secrecy in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL32993 | Romantic Lyric Poetry | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL32998 | Writing and Gender in Seventeenth-Century England | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL3314 | Imagining Posthuman Futures | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
ENGL3321 | Angry Young Men and Women: Literature of the Mid-Twentieth Century | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL3339 | Lost in Fiction: The Metafictional Novel from "Don Quixote" to "House of Leaves" | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL3342 | Millennial Fictions | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL3365 | Theatricalities: Beckett, Pinter, Kane | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL3394 | Bowie, Reading, Writing | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL3396 | Fictions of the End: Apocalypse and After | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL3398 | Medical Humanities: Representing Illness, Disability, and Care | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL3401 | Women Writing the 1960s | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
ENGL3402 | Home Bodies: Domestic Animals in Contemporary Literature | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
ENGL3410 | Modernist Sexualities | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL3680 | Postcolonial London | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL3999 | Literature of the 1890s | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 40 credits of Discovery modules outside the School of English.
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