EnglishLiteratureBA Honours

UCAS code Q3063 Years

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English LiteratureBA HonoursUCAS code Q3063 Years

This degree provides you with an excellenteducation in literature, drama and film,combining a flexible approach and wide rangeof option choices with extensive historicalcoverage.

You will deepen your knowledge of literary texts and gain afirm foundation in the critical and theoretical skills needed toanalyse them.

We introduce you to a wide range of literary texts – poetry,prose, plays and film – and offer a balance ofpre-twentieth-century topics and more contemporary ones.

There are also opportunities to practise creative writing andtheatre, to make films or take a work placement in one ofthe region's cultural industries.

Highlights of this degreeQuality and ranking• 7th in the UK – The Times/Sunday Times Good

University Guide 2018 (English Studies category)• top 10 in the UK – The Complete University Guide

2019 (English category)• 93% overall student satisfaction score – National

Student Survey 2017• 3rd in the UK for research – Research Excellence

Framework 2014 (English Language and Literaturecategory)

• top 150 – English Language and Literature category –QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018

• top 200 – Arts and Humanities category – Times HigherEducation World University Rankings by Subject 2018

Boost your employability with a work placementApply to spend 9 to 12 months on an optional workplacement between Stages 2 and 3. You can apply tospend your placement year with any organisation and willreceive University support to do so.

You’ll gain first-hand experience of working in the sector,putting your learning into practice and developing yourprofessional expertise.

It will extend your degree by a year and is subject toavailability.

Find out more about Work Placements.

Cultural industries placementIn Stage 3, you have the chance to gain valuablework-related experience by undertaking a work placementin one of the cultural industries. This is an excitingopportunity to relate the knowledge and skills you haveacquired to the work environment, as well as enhancingyour CV.

Your placement will be an integrated part of your degreewhich will last for one day per week for about 10 weeks (60hours). It will be assessed through the submission of aProject Work Diary and a Final Report which together formthe Placement Portfolio.

Places are limited and entry to the module may be on acompetitive basis.

Field trips and eventsStudying at Newcastle means much more than your timespent in the classroom or the library. The School organisesregular field trips to cultural venues in the region such as:

• theatres• The Wordsworth Trust (Dove Cottage)• Lindisfarne• Bede’s World• Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books• local museums including Beamish and the Great North

Museum

We are home to the Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts(NCLA). This brings internationally renowned writers toNewcastle, through a year-long festival of readings,discussion and debate.

Study abroadYou have the opportunity to study abroad for one semesterin your second year, through the Erasmus programme. Thework that you do and the grades you achieve are countedtowards your final degree.

The School of English Literature, Language and Linguisticshas Erasmus links with the following universities:

• Leiden in the Netherlands• Peter Pazmany in Hungary• Gdansk in Poland• Ghent in Belgium

We also have study abroad links with two universities inCanada – Dalhousie and New Brunswick - available throughour Non-EU Study Abroad exchange programme.

Facilities and supportAs a student at Newcastle, you will be part of our School ofEnglish Literature, Language and Linguistics, which has along and prestigious history.

FacilitiesThe School occupies its own building, the Percy Building, inthe heart of campus where you will join a lively community ofstudents, academics, authors and professionals.

All of our students enjoy exceptional library provision fromour award-winning Library Service, which houses over onemillion books and a huge range of electronic resources.

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Writing opportunitiesNewcastle University Students' Union is home to one of thebest student newspapers in the country, The Courier. Youalso have the opportunity to submit poetry and short prosefor the School's magazine, Alliterati.

SupportYou'll have a personal tutor throughout your degree – anacademic member of staff who can help with academic andpersonal issues. You'll also have access to a peer mentor inyour first year – a fellow student who can help you settle inand answer any questions you have.

Social activitiesThere's a lively literary society, EngSoc, which organisessocial and academic events around a literary theme, as wellas a Linguistics Society. There's an active student dramascene on campus, with two student drama societies opento all. You have opportunities throughout the year to getsubsidised tickets for theatre productions in Newcastle.

Find out moreVisit the School of English Literature, Language andLinguistics' website, where you can watch:

• video interviews of our current students• video interviews of our graduates and find out what

they're doing now

Our tutors are on hand to support students.

Course Details

Modules for 2018 entry

Please noteThe module and/or programme information below isfor 2018 entry. Our teaching is informed by research andmodules change periodically to reflect developments inthe discipline, the requirements of external bodies andpartners, student feedback, or insufficient numbers ofstudents interested (in an optional module). To find outmore read our terms and conditions.Module/programme information for 2019 entry will bepublished here as soon as it is available (end of May2019).Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts foran academic year and you need to complete modulestotalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage. Furtherinformation, including the credit value of the module, isavailable in each of the module descriptions below.

Stage 1

Compulsory modulesSEL1003  Introduction to Literary Studies ISEL1004  Introduction to Literary Studies IISEL1023  TransformationsSEL1030  Close ReadingOptional modulesWith the approval of the Degree Programme Director, 40further credits will be chosen from modules outside theSchool of English Literature, Language and Linguistics.Alternatively you may take the following modules:SEL1000  Introduction to Creative WritingSEL1031  Drama, Theatre and Performance

Stage 2

Compulsory moduleSEL2210  Independent Research ProjectOptional modulesYou must select two modules, and may take up to three,from Group A and Group B.Group ASEL2201  Reading the RenaissanceSEL2202  Writing New Worlds, 1660-1800SEL2203  Revolutionary Britain: 1789 - 1832SEL2219  Monsters, Misery and Miracles: Heroic Life inOld English PoetryGroup B

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Stage 2

SEL2204  Victorian Passions: Victorian ValuesSEL2205  Fictions of MigrationSEL2206  Contemporary CulturesSEL2207  ModernismsSEL2217  Popular Performance Here and NowYou can choose one optional module from outside theSchool of English Literature, Language and Linguistics,with the approval of the Degree Programme Director.Alternatively you can take one of the following modules:SEL2224  Poetry WorkshopSEL2226  Theatre Script WorkshopSEL2227  Prose WorkshopNCL2007  Career Development for Second YearStudentsNCL2100  Developing Enterprise, Entrepreneurship andEmployabilitySEL2000  Phonological TheorySEL2084  Syntax of the World’s LanguagesSEL2086  Introduction to Child and Adult LanguageAcquisitionSEL2089  Syntactic TheorySEL2091  Sociolinguistics and the Sociology of LanguageSEL2211  Contexts: Mind, Cognition and ComputationSEL2212  Early English: Texts, Patterns and VarietiesSEL2223  Speakers as Wordsmiths: the Creation of NewWords in Present-Day EnglishWork Placement (optional)You can apply to spend 9 to 12 months on an optionalwork placement between Stages 2 and 3. You can applyto spend your placement year with any organisation andwill receive University support to do so. It will extend yourdegree by a year and is subject to availability. It isn'tavailable if you're spending a year studying abroad. Findout more about Work Placements.

Stage 3

Optional modulesYou choose one of the following modules:SEL3333  File of Original Literary Work*SEL3362  Dissertation in English Literature**SEL3364  Independent Essay I (English Literature)***SEL3365  Independent Essay II (English Literature)**** SEL224, SEL2226 and SEL2227 are prerequisites. Youshould see your module leader at the end of the semesterpreceding that in which you propose to study SEL3333.** SEL2210 is a prerequisite.*** Only available in exceptional circumstances and withthe Degree Programme Director's and Module Leader'sApproval.You must select one module, and may take up to three,from Group C and Group D.Group CSEL3090  Chaucer, Chivalry, and Heresy in the MiddleAgesSEL3055  Chaucer, Shakespeare and the Book of theFuture

Stage 3

SEL3340  Romantic Poetry: Journeys of the ImaginationSEL3100  Other Renaissances: Gender, Race andSexuality in Early Modern CultureSEL3358  Romantic Life Writing: Writing on the MarginsSEL3373  Women of Virtue and Women of Pleasure:Sensibility in the Age of ReasonSEL3379  Enlightened RomanticsSEL3391  Women on Trial: Gender, Power andPerformance in Early Modern EnglandSEL3393  Shakespeare's Show BusinessGroup DSEL3011  Growing up Global: Childhood and NationalIdentity from Postwar to PresentSEL3016  Orgasms, Onanism, Odalisques: Desire andthe Body at the fin-de-siecleSEL3091  Sex and Money: Economies of the VictorianNovelSEL3098  20th Century LiteratureSEL3037  Religion and Recent US FilmSEL3338  Home, Heritage, History: 20th centurychildren's literatureSEL3346  Contemporary Documentary 1: Theory andPracticeSEL3347  Contemporary Documentary 2: Theory andPracticeSEL3356  Madness, Medicine and Modern LiteratureSEL3370  Writing the Postcolonial Nation: Literature fromthe Indian SubcontinentSEL3388  Caribbean-US CulturesSEL3390  A New Empire: Fiction and the Rise of GlobalCapitalismSEL3395  The VictoriansSEL3378  Landscapes of American ModernismOther optional modules may also be available fromoutside the School of English Literature, Language andLinguistics, with the approval of the Degree ProgrammeDirector. Alternatively you may take one of the followingmodules:NCL3007  Career Development for Final Year StudentsNCL3008  Advanced Career Development*SEL3005  Language Origins and EvolutionSEL3006  Topics in Phonological TheorySEL3012  Immigrant Second Language and LiteracyAcquisitionSEL3046  English Grammar Through TimeSEL3056  Advanced SociolinguisticsSEL3094  Accents of EnglishSEL3324  The Cultural Industries (Semester 1)SEL3325  The Cultural Industries (Semester 2)SEL3341  Old English: Texts and TranslationsSEL3349  History of Linguistic IdeasSEL3352  Language DevelopmentSEL3372  Language and Ethnicity in 21st Century Britain

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Teaching and assessment

Study at the cutting edgeThe content of all of our degrees is shaped by the researchspecialisms of our staff, many of whom are internationalleaders in their field. This means you have access to thevery latest ideas and discoveries in your subject.

We focus our research in five key areas:

• Literature• English Language and Linguistics• Creative Writing• Children's Literature• Film

Teaching methodsYou can normally expect to spend around 10 hours perweek attending lectures, seminars, workshops and filmscreenings. You also spend around 25 hours per week onclass preparation, reading, writing, and other kinds ofindependent research recommended by your tutor.

Assessment methodsAssessment includes:

• written course work• group presentations• discussion-board postings• end-of-semester examinations

Find out moreVisit our Teaching & Learning pages to read about theoutstanding learning experience available to all students atNewcastle University.

Entry Requirements

All candidates are considered on an individual basis.

If your qualifications are not listed here, please see ouradditional entry requirements web pages to find out whichother qualifications are considered.

The entrance requirements below apply to 2019 entry.

Important Information for All StudentsWe especially welcome applications from mature students.

A LevelsAAA-AAB including English Literature or English Languageand Literature at grade A, not including General Studies.

Scottish QualificationsAAAAB at Higher Grade including English at grade A.Advanced Higher English at grade A is preferred.Combinations of Highers and Advanced Highers accepted.

Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.

International Baccalaureate35-36 points with English A1 at Higher level, grade 6.

Irish Leaving CertificateH1H1H1H2H3 at Higher Level, with minimum Grade H1 inEnglish.

Access Qualifications30 level 3 credits at Distinction, to include at least 15 Level 3credits in English Literature at Distinction and 15 level 3credits at Merit.

Cambridge Pre-UD3,D3,D3-D3,D3,M2 in Principal Subjects including Englishat grade D3.

Extended Project QualificationIf you offer the Level 3 Extended Project Qualification in atopic relevant to the degree programme, we will vary ouroffer to recognise this.

PARTNERS - A LevelsABB including English Literature or English Language andLiterature, not including General Studies.

The PARTNERS Programme is Newcastle University’ssupported entry route for students from schools andcolleges in England and Northern Ireland. Find out moreabout the PARTNERS Programme.

English Language RequirementsApplicants whose first language is not English requirea minimum score of IELTS 7.0 or equivalent.

If you need help to meet our English Languagerequirements, we can provide support with extra tuition.

Read more about UK visas and immigration requirements.

Other International QualificationsABB at A level is typically the minimum required for entry toan undergraduate course. You can check the equivalentgrades for qualifications offered in your country.

We will also consider your application if you have lower ornon-standard qualifications.

Undergraduate Admissions Policy

See our 2018 Admissions Policy (PDF: 185 KB).

See further policies related to admission.

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Careers

English Language and LiteraturecareersEnglish students acquire a range of valuable skills, whichthey can transfer to many different employment situations.Your literary and linguistic training can be used in journalism,librarianship, teaching and the highly competitive fields ofwriting, acting and directing.

You will also gain other skills such as the capacity to analyseand summarise material, to communicate, to work to adeadline, to argue a case, to work independently as well ascollaboratively, to think logically and to be able to usecomputers.

This is excellent preparation for a wide number ofprofessions and as such, our graduates have gone on to avariety of career areas including editorial, marketing, PR andother forms of media. Others have gone to work in law,politics, HR, teaching and supporting specialist learning.

Visit the School of English Literature, Language andLinguistics website to watch video interviews with formerstudents talking about their experiences at Newcastle andtheir careers since graduating.

Find out more about the career options for EnglishLiterature, Language and Linguistics from Prospects: TheUK's Official Careers Website.

What our graduates go on to do:employment and further studychoicesSee what our recent graduates went on to do and viewgraduate destinations statistics. These statistics are basedon what graduates were doing on a specific date,approximately six months after graduation. Take a look atthe most recent data available for our graduates.

The destination data is available in varying levels, beginningwith the University and moving through Faculty and Schooldown to individual course reports. This final level may giveyou some useful ideas about possible options after yourcourse or a course you are considering.

Careers and employability atNewcastleNewcastle University consistently has one of the bestrecords for graduate employment in the UK.

95% of our 2016 UK-domiciled graduates progressedto employment or further study within six months ofgraduating.

Of our graduates who entered employment more than threequarters (78%) achieved a professional or managerialposition.

We provide an extensive range of opportunities to allstudents through an initiative called ncl+. This enables youto develop personal, employability and enterprise skills andto give you the edge in the employment market after yougraduate.

Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest andbest in the country, and we have strong links withemployers.

Fees & Funding

Tuition Fees (UK students)

2019 entry:Tuition fees for 2019-20 have not yet been confirmed.2018 entry*:£9,250For programmes where you can spend a year on a workplacement or studying abroad, you will receive asignificant fee reduction for that year.Some of our degrees involve additional costs which arenot covered by your tuition fees.*Please note:The maximum fee that we are permitted to charge for UKstudents is set by the UK government.As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee toincrease in each subsequent academic year of yourcourse, subject to government regulations on feeincreases and in line with inflation, as measured byRPIX**.See more information on all aspects of studentfinance relating to Newcastle University.**RPIX is a measure of inflation in the UK, equivalent to allthe items in the Retail Price Index excluding mortgageinterest payments.

Tuition Fees (EU students)

2019 entry:Tuition fees for 2019-20 have not yet been confirmed.2018 entry*:£9,250 in 2018-19For programmes where you can spend a year on a workplacement or studying abroad, you will receive asignificant fee reduction for that year.Some of our degrees involve additional costs which arenot covered by your tuition fees.*Please note:

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Tuition Fees (EU students)

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee toincrease in each subsequent academic year of yourcourse, subject to government regulations on feeincreases and in line with inflation, as measured byRPIX**.See more information on all aspects of studentfinance relating to Newcastle University.**RPIX is a measure of inflation in the UK, equivalent to allthe items in the Retail Price Index excluding mortgageinterest payments.

Tuition Fees (International students)

2019 entry:Tuition fees for 2019-20 have not yet been confirmed.2018 entry*:£16,200 per year*Please note:You will be charged tuition fees for each year of yourdegree programme (unless you are on a shorterexchange programme).If you spend a year on placement or studying abroad aspart of your degree you may pay a reduced fee for thatyear.The tuition fee amount you will pay may increase slightlyyear on year as a result of inflation, as measured byRPIX**.See more information on all aspects of studentfinance relating to Newcastle University.**RPIX is a measure of inflation in the UK, equivalent to allthe items in the Retail Price Index excluding mortgageinterest payments.

Scholarships and Financial Support (UKstudents)

You may be eligible for one of a range of NewcastleUniversity Scholarships in addition to government financialsupport.Newcastle University ScholarshipsGovernment financial support

Scholarships and Financial Support (EUstudents)

You may be eligible for one of a range of NewcastleUniversity Scholarships in addition to government financialsupport.Newcastle University ScholarshipsGovernment financial support

Scholarships and Financial Support(International students)

We offer our Vice-Chancellor's InternationalScholarships and Vice-Chancellor's ExcellenceScholarships to eligible international students.We also offer International Family Discounts which areavailable for all international students with a close familymember who has graduated from or is now studying atNewcastle University.Some of our subject scholarships and sportsscholarships are also available for international students.

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Applying to Newcastle Universitythrough UCASTo apply for undergraduate study at Newcastle you mustuse the online application system managed by theUniversities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).

UCAS codes for Newcastle University

• institution name - NEWC• institution code - N21

UCAS buzzwordAsk your teacher or adviser from your school or college forthe UCAS buzzword. You need the buzzword when youregister on the Apply system. This makes it clear whichschool or college you are applying from.

All UK schools and colleges and a small number of EU andinternational establishments are registered with UCAS.

If you are applying independently, or are applying from aschool or college which is not registered to manageapplications, you will still use the Apply system. You will notneed a buzzword.

Making your applicationOn the UCAS website you can also find out more about:

• application deadlines and other important dates• offers and tracking your application

Application decisions and enquiriesFind out more about our admissions process and who tocontact if you need help with your application.