Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2016 | Page 97

Third year Final year students complete an independent study project. This can be a dissertation in English and/or a portfolio in Creative Writing. Alongside this, you can take special subject literature modules. Some of the special subject options currently on offer are: Course type • Contemporary British Fiction ABB • The Canadian Metropolis (For exclusions and other qualifications please see the entry requirements table on page 230 to 239) Single honours Entry requirements • Dickens, Collins and Detection • High Culture: Drink, Drugs and the American Dream • Literature, Culture and Politics in the 1980s WWW.KEELE.AC.UK/UNDERGRADUATE Key Information Approximate intake • Postcolonial and World Literature in English • Postmodernism: Fiction, Film and Theory 15 • Sex, Scandal and Society: 18th Century Writing Study abroad • Shakespearean Stages Yes • Silence, Strength and Sentiment: Gender and Sexuality in 19th Century American Writing • Shakespeare on Film • Writingscapes Teaching and assessment Teaching is conducted through lectures, tutorials, seminars, workshops and one to one consultations. A variety of assessment methods are used: essays, seminar participation, reports, book reviews, assessed oral presentations (group and individual), examinations, and web quizzes. Skills and careers You will acquire a range of subject-specific and generic, transferable skills. In addition to an in depth knowledge of English literature, you will become skilled in textual analysis, interpretation and evaluation. You will also have acquired advanced communication and writing skills, the ability to research and interpret a variety of sources of information, and time management skills. English enjoys close, collaborative links with the Careers Service. English graduates have achieved high levels of success in entering challenging and rewarding careers, in spheres such as publishing, banking, journalism, teaching, and the media. Shakesp heare www.keele.ac.uk/ugcourses UCAS Q3W8 UCAS Q3W9 Single honours programme English with Creative Writing Foundation programme English with Creative Writing with Humanities Foundation Year 97