Course Summary

Do you know your Austen from your Orwell? Your Conrad from your Woolf? Whether you’re a self-proclaimed bookworm, practising poet or budding academic, this English literature degree provides the tools you need to take the first step in your literary career. Over the course of three years, you’ll delve into the world of words, studying literature through the lens of diverse theoretical perspectives, including Marxism, feminism and structuralism. You’ll critically analyse literature from a wide range of genres – from Elizabethan and Jacobean drama, to Irish literature and contemporary poetry. Looking for a course with an interdisciplinary focus? Studying English literature at Salford means you’ll also have the chance to choose from modules specialising in language, film adaptation and creative writing, giving you the opportunity to tailor your studies to the areas of literature that interest you most. What’s more, this course also received 100% overall student satisfaction in the latest National Student Survey (University of Salford analysis of unpublished NSS 2020 data). **You will:** - Learn from internationally renowned researchers who are also committed and enthusiastic teachers - Develop your ability to critically analyse pieces of literature and present written arguments with clarity and persuasion - Gain the skillsets and knowledge needed to take the first step in your professional literary career **Visit our English Literature degree CourseFinder webpage** - https://bit.ly/3j5qWMQ **Explore all of our English courses and read our helpful FAQs** - https://bit.ly/3r8wqJG **Sign-up to an Open Day or Campus Tour** - https://bit.ly/3sAsT8m

Course Details - Modules

**Year one** - Narrative, Fiction and the Novel - Introduction to Drama - Introduction to Poetry - Language Through Literature - Theory and Practice - Popular Fictions **Year two** - The Romantic Period - Victorian Literature: Progress and Panic - Optional modules may include - Utopias and Dystopias - Literature, Adaptation and the Screen - Revival and Revolution - 21st Century Women’s Writing - Introduction to Children’s Literature - Attitudes to English - From Salvation to Damnation: Religion, Sex, and Identity in English Drama 1500-1630 - Gender, Race and Empire - Reptiles of Genius - The Female Gothic - Page to Stage: Drama Texts in Translation - University Wide Language Programme **Year three** - Modernism - Postmodernism Optional modules may include: - Dissertation - Biography: Tradition and Innovation - Visual Text - Rebels, Villains and Discontented Minds - Post/Colonial African Literature - British Theatre Post-1950 - The Language of Names - Shakespeare and the Play of Thought - Alternative Ulster - University Wide Language Programme **Visit our English Literature degree CourseFinder webpage -** https://bit.ly/3j5qWMQ

Course Details – Assessment Method

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Course Details – Professional Bodies

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How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: Q300

Institution code: S03

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

104 - 112 UCAS tariff points to be obtained from a minimum of 2 A-Levels or equivalent. Must include Grade C or above in a Humanities subject. General Studies accepted.

To be obtained from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent. Must include a Humanities based subject

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff Points. Must include Grade C or above in a Humanities based subject

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff Points in a Humanities based subject; English Language, English Literature, Humanities & Social Science, Creative Writing & Media, Humanities & Careers in Education, Teacher Training

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff Points. Must include Grade C or above in a Humanities based subject.

Must include a Humanities based subject.

Must include a Humanities based subject.

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff Points. Must include Grade C or equivalent in a Humanities based subject.

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

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English language requirements

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Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 48%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 94%

Go onto work and study: 97%

Fees and funding

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Provider information

The Crescent
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Salford
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