Joint Honours in English and Philosophy is a cross-disciplinary course, which develops and assesses skills, knowledge, and understanding across English and Philosophy, typically including a range of major philosophical and literary texts, important concepts, questions, arguments and methods. The course also fosters understanding of the relationships between English and Philosophy (through, for example, the compulsory Theory and Practice of Literary Criticism module, as well as optional modules offered by both Departments) and to develop detailed knowledge in either English or Philosophy through the preparation of a Dissertation on a chosen topic. The syllabus is equally weighted between the two subjects, although you may take one module more in one of the subjects (and therefore one less in the other) in year three. **Year 1** You will take three modules in English literature and three modules in Philosophy. The three first-year compulsory English modules introduce you to representative works in the major literary genres (novel, drama, and poetry), including knowledge of a range of writing before 1800. In the three first-year compulsory Philosophy modules, you will encounter the ideas and arguments of some of the major philosophers in the history of the subject, in their own writings; some central theories and arguments in the fields of Logic, Metaphysics, Epistemology, or Philosophy of Mind, broadly understood; some central theories and arguments in the fields of Moral, Political, or Social Philosophy, broadly understood. **Compulsory modules** In the first year, you will take the following English Literature and Philosophy modules: Introduction to Drama Introduction to the Novel Introduction to Poetry Ethics and Values Knowledge and Reality Reading Philosophy. **Study Abroad** You may apply to study abroad for an additional year between Levels 2 and 3 (transferring from BA Hons in English Literature and Philosophy to BA Hons English Literature and Philosophy with a Year Abroad). Supported by the International Office and the Department’s International Co-ordinator, you can put yourself forward for the following study abroad options: **The Overseas Exchange programme** (university-wide links with institutions in North America, the Far East, Australasia, and so on). A list of the University’s current partners is available here: https://www.dur.ac.uk/international/studyabroad/exchange/outgoing/partnerunis/ **The Erasmus Programme** (Departmental link maintained with universities in EU countries). For more information on this course, please see our website.

Year 1 Compulsory Modules: In the first year, you will take the following English Literature and Philosophy modules: Introduction to Drama Introduction to the Novel Introduction to Poetry Ethics and Values Knowledge and Reality Reading Philosophy. Year 2 Modules: Compulsory modules: Theory and Practice of Literary Criticism Moral Theory One of: Philosophy of Mind Language, Logic, and Reality Modern Philosophy I. Optional lecture modules in English (taught by weekly lectures and four one-hour tutorials) have previously included: Chaucer Old English Old Norse Old French Renaissance Literature Victorian Literature Literature of the Modern Period American Poetry. Optional seminar modules in English (taught by fortnightly two-hour seminars) have previously included: Jane Austen Arthurian Literature Germanic Myth and Legend The Australian Legend Toni Morrison: Texts and Contexts The Brontës Evelyn Waugh Shakespeare’s History Plays Romantic Plays and Players (a maximum of one may be selected). Optional modules in Philosophy previously included: Biomedical Ethics Past and Present Science and Religion Political Philosophy Philosophy of Religion Theory, Literature and Society Philosophy of Science The Philosophy of Economics and Politics: Theory, Methods and Values. Year 3 Modules: Compulsory modules: One from: Dissertation in English Dissertation in Philosophy (40 credits). Optional lecture modules in English (taught by weekly lectures and four one-hour tutorials) have previously included: Old English Old Norse Old French Restoration and 18th Century Literature Literature of the Romantic Period Post-War Fiction and Poetry American Fiction Medieval Literature. Optional Special Topics in English (taught by fortnightly two-hour seminars) have previously included: Literature, Cinema and Neuroscience Shakespeare on Film Resistance in South Asian Postcolonial Literature Writing Prose Fiction Reading Joyce’s Ulysses W. B. Yeats Keats and Shelley Elizabeth Bishop and Twentieth Century Verse Nonsense Literature Creative Writing Poetry Writing Mountains in the Early Twentieth Century Seamus Heaney Jewish American Fiction Mind and Narrative. Optional modules in Philosophy previously included: Modern Philosophy II Philosophical Issues in Contemporary Science Aesthetics Twentieth Century European Philosophy Applied Ethics Issues in Contemporary Ethics Gender, Film and Society Metaphysics History and Philosophy of Psychiatry Ethics in Business Practice Formal and Philosophical Logic. Please note that the list of optional modules available in any year will vary depending on available teaching staff. The lists above provide an example of the type of modules which may be offered.

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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.

Course code: QV35

Institution code: D86

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Our contextual offer for this programme is A level AAB (or equivalent, with at least an A in English Literature). To find out if you’re eligible, please visit: www.dur.ac.uk/study/ug/apply/contextualoffers/.

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Durham University welcomes applications from all students irrespective of background. We encourage the recruitment of academically well-qualified and highly motivated students, who are non-native speakers of English, whose full potential can be realised with a limited amount of English Language training either prior to entry or through pre-sessional and/or in-sessional courses. It is the normal expectation that candidates for admission should be able to demonstrate satisfactory English proficiency before the start of a programme of study, whether via the submission of an appropriate English language qualification or by attendance on an appropriate pre-sessional course. Acceptable evidence and levels required can be viewed by following the link provided.

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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 75%

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Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
EU	22900.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
International	22900.0	Year 1

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