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Programme Guide

The structure of the Single Honours degree programme in English Studies is shown below. This 'grid' is intended to assist students in the planning of their degree pathway, and in the selection of individual modules. Detailed information on each course can be found in the listing of Current Modules. If you have any questions about your module choices, please contact an Adviser. The programme shown below is the usual pattern for the vast majority of students, but some variations, with the approval of the Head of Department, are possible. Students on Joint Honours programmes should consult their Undergraduate Calendar for details of their programme requirements.

For details of the integrated Honours programmes in English Studies with Professional Education, Scottish Literature or Postcolonial Literature, please see the guide to named degrees.

 

Single Honours English

First Year
Semester 1	ENG911 Author, Reader, Text	1 module (any)	1 module (any)	Level 8
Semester 2	ENG912 Texts and Contexts	1 module (any)	1 module (any)	Level 8
Second Year
Semester 3	ENG9X3 Meaning and Representation	1 module (any)		Level 8
Semester 4	Two of ENG9WH · Writing and History ENG9WI · Writing and Identity ENG9WL · Writing and Language		1 module (any)	Level 9
Third Year
Semester 5	Three of ENG9HA · Medieval and Renaissance ENG9HB · Restoration and Eighteenth Century ENG9HC · British Romanticism ENG9HD · Victorian Literature and Culture ENG9HE · Modernism and Modernity			Level 10 66 credits
Semester 6	Option Seminar	Option Seminar	Option Seminar	Level 10 66 credits
Fourth Year
Semester 7	Option Seminar*	Option Seminar		Level 10 44 credits
Semester 8	ENG9A8 Final-Year Dissertation			66 credits

* NB students may take semester 5 optional core modules in semester 7

Admission to Honours is confirmed at the end of semester four and the normal entrance requirements are for students to have attained 242 SCQF credits (11 full modules) in total and to meet the following subject conditions:

• Three grades of 2F or better in modules ENG9X3 and two semester four modules (ENG9WH, ENG9WI, ENG9WL) (or their evening equivalents).

 

Module Descriptions

For a detailed description of each module, see the full listing of Current Modules.

Named Degrees

For details of the integrated honours degrees in Engish Studies with Education, please see the guide to named degrees.