Undergraduate Prospectus 2020 Keele Undergraduate Propsectus 2020

156 | English Literature, Creative Writing and History English Literature BA (Hons) Why study this course? Studying English Literature at Keele offers you the opportunity to develop your imaginative and critical skills. You will encounter exciting new ways of engaging with literature in English from the medieval period to the modern day. At Keele, you’ll explore the significance of texts within their originating cultures and historical periods and explore a range of approaches to literary study. You’ll consider the historical, socio-political, economic, gender and geographical contexts of fiction, poetry and drama from the medieval period to the present day. You might explore the American literary tradition, links between literature and film, or engage with exciting new genres such as the graphic novel. You’ll become an imaginative and critical thinker as you explore subjects such as the importance of story, the novel, writing for the screen, post- colonialism, depictions of maternity and scandal. What will this mean for my future? Study English Literature at Keele and you’ll graduate with a wide range of skills – in research, oral and written communication, and presentation – as well as excellent opportunities for the future. Some careers may require further study or training, but you might work as a teacher, journalist, editor, librarian, advertising copywriter, solicitor, arts administrator or writer. You could go into marketing, research, broadcasting, publishing, the compiling of dictionaries, or teaching English as a foreign language. If you are thinking of travelling the world after graduation, teaching or working abroad, Keele’s Language Centre offers a variety of language courses. You may graduate with an enhanced degree with foreign language competency or an internationally recognised qualification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). For further information, visit our Language Centre - keele.ac.uk/lc INDICATIVE MODULES First Year • Composition • Reading Literature • Telling Tales • Playing Parts • Reading Film • Poetry Through Practice • Transatlantic Gothic Second Year • Romanticisms • Victorian Performances • Twentieth-Century British Fiction and Poetry • The Renaissance: Shakespeare and Beyond • Medieval Literature • Revolution and Restoration • Victorian Performances • Words and Pictures: the Contemporary American Graphic Novel Third Year • Dissertation in English Literature • Literature and Society • Modernist Manifestos and Magazines • Writingscapes • Violence and Death in Shakespeare's Theatre • Post-Colonial and World Literature in English KEY INFORMATION UCAS Code - Q300 Foundation Year Yes Indicative entry requirements Single Honours A level: BCC-CCC BTEC: DMM-MMM Combined Honours A level: BCC-CCC BTEC: DMM-MMM Course duration 3 years or 4 years with an international year For further information on entry requirements please visit keele.ac.uk/entryrequirements Study abroad Yes International Year Yes Learn a Language Yes

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