Literature and Languages
Current Undergraduates
Current Modules
Click on the module code to download its information sheet (noting which academic session that info sheet relates to).
Note that the range of Optional Seminars offered will vary from semester to semester.
For an overview of the English Studies degree structure, consult the Programme Guide.
| Module Code | Title | Semester |
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Core Modules (semesters 1-3) |
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| Author, Reader, Text | Autumn |
Aut 2011 |
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| Texts and Contexts | Spring |
Spr 2012 |
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| Meaning and Representation | Autumn |
Aut 2011 |
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| Language in Society | Autumn |
Aut 2011 |
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| Foundations of Language | Spring |
Spr 2012 |
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Optional Core Modules (semesters 4, 5, 7) |
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| Writing and History | Spring |
Spr 2012 |
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| Writing and Identity | Spring |
Spr 2012 |
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| Writing and Language | Spring |
Spr 2012 |
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| Medieval to Renaissance | Autumn |
Aut 2011 |
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| Restoration and Eighteenth Century | Autumn |
Aut 2011 |
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| British Romanticism | Autumn |
Aut 2011 |
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| Victorian Literature and Culture | Autumn |
Aut 2011 |
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| Modernism and Modernity | Autumn |
Aut 2011 |
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Option Seminars (semesters 6, 7) |
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| The Art of Fiction | Spring |
Spr 2012 |
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Writing Fiction |
Autumn |
Aut 2011 |
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Reading and Writing Contemporary Poetry |
Autumn |
Aut 2011 |
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| Tragedy | Spring |
Spr 2012 |
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| Introduction to Creative Writing | Spring |
Spr 2012 |
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| Epic | Autumn |
Aut 2011 |
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| Literature and Film | Spring |
Spr 2012 |
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| Colonial and Postcolonial Imagination | Spring |
Spr 2012 |
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Language and Gender |
Spring |
Spr 2012 |
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| Scottish Literature | Autumn |
Aut 2011 |
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| Jane Austen | Autumn |
Aut 2011 |
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| Freestanding level 8 module open to semester 2 and semester 4 students | |||
| Digital Media | Spring |
Spr 2011 |
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| Evening Degree Programme | |||
| Introduction to Modern Poetry | Spring |
Spr 2011 |
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* NB - this table includes links to information sheets for modules running in both the 2010-11 academic session, and the 2011-12 session (for which students begin registration in May 2011). This final column indicates whether the information sheet downoadable via the module code is for 'this year' or 'next year'; info sheets for 'this year' (the current session) appear in italics (e.g. Spr 2011). 'This year's' info sheets give a clear indication of what the relevant module will most likely involve 'next year', but students should await the appearance of the updated info sheet before purchasing set texts.
Core Modules
Core modules are taught by 2 hours of lecture per week, and 1 hour of tutorial. They cover a wide range of texts and ideas in an accessible and exciting way.
Optional Core Modules
Optional Core modules are taught by either 1 or 2 hour-long lectures and 1 hour of tutorial per week. They begin to refine your knowledge of particular historical periods of writing, or your sense of how literature can be approached from distinct theoretical angles.
Option Seminars
Option Seminars are taught in 2-hour weekly seminars, and involve a greater degree of class discussion than previous tutorials. These courses focus on specific topics — exploring a literary genre, an individual author, or a distinct branch of literary theory, for example. Note that the range of optional seminars offered will vary from year to year; be sure to check which semester the module is running in.
'Please note that each creative writing module is taught as a one-hour seminar plus a one-hour workshop every week.'