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Education and English Literature
BA (Hons)
Why study this course?
Keele’s Education and English Literature degree is a perfect combination if you
want to explore and analyse literary texts from different periods of history in
depth whilst working towards a career in education.
In studying English Literature you will explore the significance of
texts within their originating cultures, periods and genres as well as
their continuing influence. You might consider the historical, socio-
political, economic, gender and geographical contexts of fiction, poetry,
drama from the medieval period to the present day. You will have the
opportunity, if you wish, to develop your skills as a creative writer, and
you can take modules in Film Studies.
Modules in Education focus on historical, socio-political and economic
influences on outcomes and experiences of education. Education at
Keele is distinctive because of its strong focus on contemporary issues
in education and policy making and the unique combinations offered
with a range of other subjects.
What will this mean for my future?
You’ll graduate with a wide range of skills including oral and written
communication, presentation, and advanced critical competencies.
You will be able to communicate complex ideas effectively to different
kinds of audience, producing persuasive arguments informed by careful
research. You’ll be ready to take up a teaching career, a career in politics,
the civil service, journalism and business. If you are thinking of travelling
the world after graduation or teaching abroad, Keele’s Language Centre
offers a variety of language courses which you can take alongside your
degree and graduate with an enhanced degree title, for example, 'BA
(Hons) Education and English Literature with competency in Japanese'.
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INDICATIVE MODULES
First Year
• Reading Literature
• Composition
• Poetry through Practice
• Understanding Learning
• Childhood, Policy and Education
• Too Poor to Learn? Poverty,
Education and Social Policy
Second Year
• The Renaissance: Shakespeare
and Beyond
• Romanticisms
• Twentieth-Century British Fiction
and Poetry
• Education Matters: Contemporary
Issues and Debates in Education
• Research Strategies and Methods
in Education
• Education Placement
Third Year
• Postcolonial Literature
• The Alcohol Question
• Postmodernism: Fiction, Film
and Theory
• Inclusive Education
• Education, Work and Identity
• Higher Education: Policy and the
Student Experience
KEY INFORMATION
UCAS Code - QX33
Foundation Year
Yes
Indicative entry
requirements
Combined Honours
A level: BCC-CCC
BTEC: DMM-MMM
Course duration
3 years or 4 years
with an international
year
Study abroad
Yes
International Year
Yes
Learn a Language
Yes
For information on courses that combine subjects please visit keele.ac.uk/ugcourses