English Literature and Social History BA(Hons)
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Overview
This course can open up careers in research, publishing and journalism or within the public sector. You'll develop skills needed to enter employment at graduate level, and be well prepared for postgraduate study.
Through a detailed reading of ancient and contemporary texts you'll develop an understanding of the processes and traditions of literature in English. You will explore patterns of social relationships and structures, with the study of social history, while developing your historical research techniques in modules that use southern England as a case study.
Course duration
Full-time: 3 years
Part-time: 6 years
UCAS code QV33 (campus code U)
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Course content
Course structure
The course is delivered through workshops, seminars, and lectures and individual tutorials and is assessed through coursework. There is an opportunity to undertake a work placement in year 2.
Areas of study
With the English Literature strand, you will examine a range of important literary works as well as considering the nature of creative writing. You will gain a critical understanding of a wide range of literary texts and consider the development of literature in relation to issues as class, gender, and sexuality.
In the social history strand, you will focus on the techniques and sources of social history and on analysing the key issues of class, change and culture. We investigate a wide range of social history topics from the development of the welfare state to the development of the seaside holiday.
Syllabus
Year 1
- Narrative and narratives
- Powerful Texts
- Studying Social History
- Social and Political Change in Southern England, 1800-2000
- Approaches to Learning
- Subject Approaches and PracticesYear 2
- The Nineteenth Century in Literature
- The Child in Literature
- Personal Histories
- Popular Culture and Leisure in Southern England from 1800 to the Present
- Learning Through Practice
- Research PracticesYear 3
- New English Writing and Voices
- Women?s Writing and Feminist Theory
- Public History and Community Identity
- War and Social Change in Twentieth-century Southern England
- Dissertation
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Entry requirements
Typical entry requirements
individual offers may varyA-levels:
BBB. Applicants with only two full A-levels or a double award will be considered on an individual basis.ND/C (Level 3):
DMM.International Baccalaureate:
30 points.QAA-approved access course:
acceptable.GCSE (minimum grade C):
at least three subjects including English language and mathematics or a science.For non-native speakers of English:
IELTS 6.0 overall, with 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in the other elements. -
Location
Location
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Career opportunities
Your career opportunities include research, publishing and journalism and public sector roles.
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Fees and costs
The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2012-13. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study.
The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full- or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take. Different rules apply to research degrees - please contact the Doctoral College for advice.
To help you plan for your time here we will be providing further information about what is included in your tuition fee, and any optional costs you may need to budget for, later in the autumn.
Our website wwww.brighton.ac.uk/money provides advice about funding and scholarships as well as further information about fees and advice on international and island fee paying status.
BA(Hons) English Literature and Social History [U2EA017] UK/EU (Full Time) 9,000 GBP Island Students (Full Time) 9,000 GBP International (Full Time) 10,500 GBP