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English
BA (Hons) DPS/DIntS*: 4 years full-time with placement year# UCAS code: Q301 BA (Hons): 3 years full-time# UCAS code: Q300
Typical offers
A level: AAB including English (Literature, Language or both) IB: 35 (6,6,5 HL) including HL English BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus A level English grade B (for other combinations please refer to the online prospectus)
English and Sport Science
BA (Hons) DPS/DIntS*: 4 years full-time with placement year# UCAS code: Q3C6 BA (Hons): 3 years full-time# UCAS code: QC36
Typical offers
A level: AAB including English (Literature, Language or both) IB: 35 (6,6,5 HL) including HL English BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus A level English grade B (for other combinations please refer to the online prospectus)
This course is highly flexible, allowing you to pick and choose from a mix of core and optional modules. Whether you are interested in literature, language, film or creative writing, you can tailor this English degree to your passions and interests. The curriculum of our English degree offers you the freedom to construct a course covering literature and language within a broad range of fields and approaches, providing a stimulating environment for your degree work. The knowledge and enthusiasm of our academic staff make this a vibrant and supportive place for you to study, and to learn transferable skills for your future employment.
Year 1
Areas studied include English language, poetry, narrative forms and fiction, and literary and critical theories.
Year 2
Areas studied include Renaissance writings, Victorian literature and writing from the Modernist era, as well as a range of optional modules.
Optional placement/study year
Optional professional placement and/or overseas study.
Final year
Students will complete a compulsory dissertation and choose from a range of optional modules.
Graduate destinations
Graduates progress to roles in advertising, archiving, the civil service, creative arts, journalism, human resources, marketing, product development, management, the media (both TV and radio), public relations, publishing, research, teaching, law, and web editing.
*Diploma in Professional/International Studies #Please note that you can move between the three- and four-year versions of the same course once enrolled. This course is specifically designed for those who are passionate about English language and/or literature, and wish to study sport, coaching and physical education. This is an outstanding multi-disciplinary degree for those wanting a solid grounding in both English and sport science. Whilst each discipline has its distinctive subjects and approaches, you will also discover productive connections and overlaps between them.
Year 1
Areas studied include narrative forms and fiction, literary and critical theories, physical activity and sport in relation to the social sciences.
Year 2
Areas studied include Renaissance writings, Victorian literature, Modernisms and physical activity and health.
Optional placement/study year
Optional professional placement and/or overseas study.
Final year
Areas studied can include teaching physical education, performance psychology and an optional dissertation.
Graduate destinations
Graduate destinations include British Swimming, Williams Group, Norbert Dentressangle, Panini Group, British Gymnastics and Marriott International. Postgraduate opportunities exist for further study and/ or research.
*Diploma in Professional/International Studies #Please note that you can move between the three- and four-year versions of the same course once enrolled.
English Literature
BA (Hons) DPS/DIntS*: 4 years full-time with placement year# UCAS code: Q321 BA (Hons): 3 years full-time# UCAS code: Q320
Typical offers
A level: AAB including English (Literature, Language or both) IB: 35 (6,6,5 HL) including HL English BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus A level English grade B (for other combinations please refer to the online prospectus)
English with Business Studies
BA (Hons) DPS/DIntS*: 4 years full-time with placement year# UCAS code: QN31 BA (Hons): 3 years full-time# UCAS code: Q3N1
Typical offers
A level: AAB including English (Literature, Language or both) IB: 35 (6,6,5 HL) including HL English BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus A level English grade B (for other combinations please refer to the online prospectus)
Our English Literature BA (Hons) degree is a fantastic opportunity to pursue your love of literature – studying texts from the Renaissance period right through to the 21st century. The course will introduce you to key concepts and periods in your first year, through a range of carefully designed core modules including how to analyse poetry, the study of language, literary theory, narrative forms and fictions, and the major periods of literary history. You will be taught by knowledgeable world-leading experts and will have the opportunity to specialise in a literary topic for your final-year dissertation.
Year 1
Areas studied include narrative forms and fiction, literary and critical theories, poetry, and language, as well as choices from a range of optional modules.
Year 2
Areas studied include Renaissance writing, 18th-century literature, Victorian literature, and Modernisms, plus choices from a range of optional modules.
Optional placement/study year
Optional professional placement and/or overseas study.
Final year
Areas studied include a compulsory literature dissertation and a core module on Shakespeare and adaptation, as well as choices from a range of optional modules.
Graduate destinations
Graduates from our English courses have entered careers in arts administration, accountancy, advertising, archiving, the civil service, creative arts, journalism, human resources, marketing, product development, management, the media (both TV and radio), public relations, publishing, research, teaching, law and web editing.
*Diploma in Professional/International Studies #Please note that you can move between the three- and four-year versions of the same course once enrolled. Being two-thirds English and one-third business studies, English with Business Studies is specifically designed for those who are passionate about English language and literature, and who also wish to learn the theory behind setting up a business. This course is a great opportunity if you are interested in running your own company in the creative industries or working in Marketing after University.
Year 1
Areas studied include narrative forms and fiction, literary and critical theories, English literature in its historical context, law, management, human resources and organisational behaviour.
Year 2
Areas studied include Victorian literature, Modernisms, principles of marketing and accounting for managers.
Optional placement/study year
Optional professional placement and/or overseas study.
Final year
Areas studied include entrepreneurship, strategic management and leadership, as well as choices from a range of optional modules.
Graduate destinations
Graduates from our English with Business Studies degree go into many different careers including arts administration, accountancy, advertising, the civil service, local government, creative arts, journalism, marketing, management, the media (both TV and radio), personnel work, business and finance, publishing, teaching, law, and social and youth work.
*Diploma in Professional/International Studies #Please note that you can move between the three- and four-year versions of the same course once enrolled.
English with Creative Writing
BA (Hons) DPS/DIntS*: 4 years full-time with placement year# UCAS code: Q3W8 BA (Hons): 3 years full-time# UCAS code: QW38
Typical offers
A level: AAB including English (Literature, Language or both) IB: 35 (6,6,5 HL) including HL English BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus A level English grade B (for other combinations please refer to the online prospectus)
English with Digital Humanities
BA (Hons) DPS/DIntS*: 4 years full-time with placement year# UCAS code: Q390 BA (Hons): 3 years full-time# UCAS code: Q391
Typical offers
A level: AAB including English (Literature, Language or both) IB: 35 (6,6,5 HL) including HL English BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus A level English grade B (for other combinations please refer to the online prospectus)
This course offers great flexibility through its mixture of optional and core modules in creative writing, literary history and the study of language, allowing you to tailor your studies to your interests. Students have the freedom to construct a course covering creative writing, literature and language within a broad range of fields and approaches, in a stimulating learning environment. There are opportunities to study drama, poetry and prose, and you will be encouraged to reflect analytically and critically on your development as writers. You will also be required to undertake a major piece of creative writing as part of your dissertation in the final year.
Year 1
Areas studied include narrative forms and fiction, literary and critical theories, poetry, creative writing and language.
Year 2
Areas studied include developing your creative writing, as well as Renaissance writing, Victorian literature and Modernisms.
Optional placement/study year
Optional professional placement year/overseas study.
Final year
Areas studied include a creative writing dissertation and a module focusing on your identity as a writer investigating routes towards publication, as well as choices from a range of optional modules.
Graduate destinations
Graduates from our English courses have entered careers in arts administration, accountancy, advertising, archiving, the civil service, creative arts, journalism, human resources, marketing, product development, management, the media (both TV and radio), public relations, publishing, research, teaching, law and web editing.
*Diploma in Professional/International Studies #Please note that you can move between the three- and four-year versions of the same course once enrolled. This innovative course is designed for students who wish to combine elements of a traditional English degree with the acquisition of new digital skills. It introduces the rapidly evolving field of digital humanities, and focuses, in particular, on the significance of the digital revolution for the reading of literary texts. It will equip you with skills in textual interpretation and analysis as well as applied digital knowledge in web design and blogging, desktop publishing, text encoding, data visualisation and digital editing. Our academic staff are recognised for their expertise in digital approaches to literature, literary and editorial theory, contemporary publishing, and all the periods of literary history. Their enthusiasm for research and teaching in these areas makes this a vibrant and supportive place for you to study, with top-of-the-range technical facilities available to assist you in developing the digital acumen that will make you stand out in a fast-changing workplace.
Year 1
Areas studied include digital approaches to analysing literary texts, narrative forms and fiction, language, and literary and critical theories.
Year 2
Areas studied include the digital literary sphere, Renaissance writings, Victorian literature and writing from the Modernist period, as well as a range of optional modules.
Optional placement/study year
Optional professional placement and/or overseas study.
Final year
Areas studied include digital editing, a digital humanities dissertation and choices from a range of optional English modules.
Graduate destinations
Graduates can can progress to careers in marketing, publishing, advertising and web design.
*Diploma in Professional/International Studies #Please note that you can move between the three- and four-year versions of the same course once enrolled.
Liberal Arts
BA (Hons) DPS/DintS*: 4 years full-time with placement year UCAS code: Y001 BA (Hons): 3 years full-time* UCAS code: Y002
Typical offers
A level: AAB IB: 35 (6,6,5 HL) BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDM
Liberal Arts students create a programme of studies tailored to their own interests while acquiring deep specialist knowledge. The programme is structured around three pathways – English, History and Art History and Visual Culture – that are combined with optional choices selected from a range of complementary areas which may include Communication and Media, Modern Languages, Publishing, and Sociology. Though in your pathways you are studying different disciplines, you will learn how to bind these together, forging and applying new ways of thinking.
Year 1
Areas studied include introduction to liberal arts, English, history and art history and visual culture, literary periods, genres and themes from the seventeenth century to the present, Atlantic history, modern and contemporary art and design as well as optional modules.
Year 2
Areas studied include research methods in liberal arts,modern digital and visual cultures, British colonial history, culture, identity and well-being in literature, drama and film, and publishing.
Optional placement/study year
Optional professional placement and/or overseas study.
Final year
Areas studied include postcolonial history, American literary culture and history, Black British theatre, fashion theory and a project.
Graduate destinations
Career destinations for Liberal Arts graduates can include finance, technology companies, NGOs, media, publishing, heritage, education, and the public sector. Typical roles include public relations, social media and marketing, brand ambassador, project or events manager, journalist or editor, broadcasting or media researcher, or CEO of your own business.
*Diploma in Professional / International Studies
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MEng Aeronautical Engineering with a Foundation Year
Courses
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Foundation Studies
Why choose Foundation Studies at Loughborough?
Our range of foundation courses enable entry on to a wide selection of Loughborough University degrees for students that have not studied the required subjects for their chosen discipline. Our foundation courses are well established, integrated programmes, taught by highly qualified staff with significant experience in teaching students from a diverse range of backgrounds. We will provide the fundamental skills needed to progress on to a wide range of Loughborough degree courses. From day one, students on a foundation course become members of Loughborough University, giving them full access to all the facilities, support services, clubs and societies on offer. Completing a foundation year can provide a real boost to overall degree success and is excellent preparation for the transition into university life. Facilities
You will have access to a wide range of first-class facilities. STEMLab is a new, state-of-the-art laboratory facility for science and engineering subjects. It forms part of a wider £25 million investment in the West Park of our campus and allows us to offer new ways of learning and collaborating, with a ‘drop-in’ engineering workshop, teaching laboratories, workshops, computer-aided design and rapid prototyping facilities, a design studio and informal learning spaces. Students taking Art and Design Foundation Studies have access to the same facilities as students on our undergraduate Creative Arts courses (see page 107 for more details). These enhanced facilities further increase our ability to train and develop skilled graduates that are targeted by major employers from across the world.
Our guarantee
Foundation students are guaranteed entry onto their chosen undergraduate course, provided that the relevant progression requirements set by their destination department are met. Career prospects
Previous foundation year students have secured jobs in a range of national companies after graduation, including Ferrari, Boots, Johnson Matthey, Lloyds Banking Group, Jaguar Land Rover, Signalling Solutions Ltd, AML Technologies and Ford Motor Company. We also offer a specialist range of foundation courses for our elite athletes and a full range of foundation courses for our international students.
Case-by-case treatment
Applications are treated on a case-by-case basis and a number of personal issues may be considered, such as mature students returning to education, care leavers, those with alternative backgrounds and qualifications, or students who did not meet their expected entrance requirements due to adverse situations.
GUARANTEED ENTRY ONTO CHOSEN COURSE*
*PROVIDING RELEVANT PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS ARE MET
PATHWAYS AVAILABLE FOR ELITE ATHLETES
RANGE OF OPTIONS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
