Combine a study of English with a wide-ranging study of the Liberal Arts. Personalise your degree by choosing from a diverse range of English and Liberal Arts Modules. Study literature from the Renaissance to the present day, all within the vicinity of Horace Walpole’s Gothic mansion, Strawberry Hill House, which is located on our campus. The programme has traditional and rigorous modules covering: Tragedy, Critical Theory, Renaissance Literature (including Shakespeare), Romanticism and Modernism. The literary training provided ensures that you will cover the conventional ‘classics’ meticulously. There are also opportunities to take modules oriented towards developing career aspirations in the culture industries and education, ensuring that you are prepared for the world of work.
Module options
A full list of modules is available on the main Liberal Arts (Accelerated) BA (Hons) webpage.
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Year one
In the first year, you will study three core modules from the Liberal Arts subject area and three modules of your own choosing from across a minimum of two subject study areas.
You will then study three from four Liberal Arts Modules at the Summer School which takes place during June and July.
Year two
You will study two core Liberal Arts modules in the second year and select four optional modules.
During the Summer School you will study the core Liberal Arts Project and select one optional Liberal Arts module from two offered.
If you wish to follow the English major pathway you will need to take 60 credits of modules recognised as English modules at level 5 and 60 credits at level 6.