2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA English and History of Art

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of English

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

English Studies:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements/subject-benchmark-statement-english

History of Art, Architecture and Design:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/subject-benchmark-statements/subject-benchmark-statement-history-of-art-architecture-and-design.pdf?sfvrsn=2ff0a181_6

Programme specification:

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2022/2023 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2023 or after, you can find the details of your programme: href="https://webprod3.leeds.ac.uk/catalogue/dynprogrammes.asp?Y=202425&P=BAARTH%26ENG-R">BA English and History of Art(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

This engaging course provides you with an opportunity to develop an understanding of literature in English from the medieval period to the present day, as well as an awareness of the ways that art is produced and perceived and how this has changed over time.

You will be introduced to the key skills and knowledge needed to critically analyse texts and art, and the historical contexts of the production and reception of art. Our wide range of optional modules allow you to specialise in areas that are of interest to you, from medieval literature to contemporary fiction, Shakespeare to world theatre, aesthetics to museum studies and Buddhist monuments to the dynamics of gender and the body that are operative in art history and visual culture.

With so many galleries and museums located in the region, such as the Leeds Art Gallery, the Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, as well as a vibrant cultural scene, it’s a fantastic place to discover these two complementary disciplines.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

At Level 1, students are required to take 120 credits, with a minimum of 40 credits in both English and History of Art:

Optional modules:

Level 1 students may select up to 40 credits from the following English optional modules:

Level 1 students may select up to 40 credits from the following History of Art modules:

Discovery modules:

Candidates may take up to 40 credits of Discovery modules in place of two of the option modules above.

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

At Level 2, students are required to take 120 credits. Over levels 2 and 3 combined, students must take:

1. English: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at Level 3)

2. History of Art: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at Level 3)

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules at level 2: 

Optional modules:

Candidates may select from the following optional modules at level 2, within their credit requirement: 

Candidates will be required to study AT LEAST 40 CREDITS from the following History of Art modules.
Basket 1:

Candidates may select up to 40 credits of English option modules from Basket 2.
Basket 2:

Level 2 students may take up to 40 credits of Discovery modules or a module from Basket 3 in place of English or History of Art options, provided they have fulfilled the programme requirements to take at least 40 credits in both JH subjects. Note that the list is indicative, and may change year by year:

Discovery modules:

Candidates can take a Discovery module or FOAH2020 Towards the Future: Skills in Context in place of one of the Basket modules:

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students must take 120 credits in Level 3 and must take a Final Year Project in either History of Art or English.

Over Levels 2 and 3 combined, students must take:
1. English - a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at Level 3)
2. History of Art - a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at Level 3)
3. At least 100 credits at Level 2
4. At least 100 credits at Level 3

Additionally, students must take:
5. a further 40 credits in the named subjects (i.e. in English, History of Art, or a combination of both).
6. a further 40 credits in either the named subjects (English or History of Art) or in Discovery modules (i.e. outside the named subjects).

In order to be eligible for an honours degree, students must:
- meet the Rules for Award
- pass all modules which are designated ‘pass for progression’
- pass the required number of credits at each Level (a minimum of 100 credits at each Levels 1, 2 & 3) as specified in the Curricular Regulations

Compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.
Basket 1:

- Candidates may choose from the list of specialist research modules in English provided they have met the requirement to study at least 40 credits of History of Art modules. The list provided below is indicative and is subject to change year by year depending on staff availability:

- Candidates may choose up to 40 credits from Basket 2, provided they have chosen a minimum of 40 credits of Art History modules at Level 3: Note that the list is indicative, and may change year by year.
Basket 2:

- Candidates may choose up to 40 credits from Basket 3, provided they have chosen a minimum of 40 credits of Art History modules at Level 3: Note that the list is indicative, and may change year by year.
Basket 3:

- Candidates may choose from a list of specialist research modules in History of Art, provided they have met the requirement to study at least 40 credits of English modules. Note that the list is indicative, and may change year by year.
Basket 4:

Discovery modules:

Candidates may choose to study up to 40 credits of Discovery modules over both Level 2 and 3 or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.

Last updated: 11/09/2024 11:00:49

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