Undergraduate study
English Literature and Creative Writing 2020/21
Let’s start with ‘Why Huddersfield?’ You’re probably looking at various universities, trying to weigh up what is good about this one? What’s better about that one? Where’s the best location? Who’s got the best facilities? There’s lots to think about, so we’ve created this handy guide which gives you some quick answers to the question ‘why English Literature at Huddersfield?’ From work placements to student satisfaction, teaching excellence to employment. We know your time is precious, so let us help you decide.
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What’s inside Our courses 04 English Literature BA(Hons) 05 English Literature with Creative Writing BA(Hons) 06 English Literature with a Modern Language BA(Hons) 07 English Language and Literature BA(Hons) 08 English Literature and History BA(Hons) 09 Film Studies and English Literature BA(Hons) 11 Apply to us
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English Literature BA(Hons)
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr 4½–6yrs part-time Entry requirements: BBB inc. B in English/ DDM/120 inc. B at A Level in English
English Literature BA(Hons) Your course This course will help you acquire practical, transferable skills needed in the real world – things like critical thinking, researching, independent study, communicating and arguing persuasively. You’ll explore how to present your ideas using the latest media, as well as more traditional approaches. You’ll also have lots of opportunities to team up with students and lecturers, whether in seminars or on group projects. Every year we offer various literature modules so you can tailor your degree around what interests you – it could be an overlooked genre or a lesser-known gem. You have the freedom to choose your own path and look beyond the established classics. Your learning will extend beyond the classroom, as we’ll also get you out in the field to visit key locations. You could visit the nearby Brontë Parsonage in Haworth, or go to the British Library. Every year students also have the chance to attend events at the Huddersfield Literature Festival.
Example modules • Literary Genres • Literature and Making • Advanced Critical Practice • Public Humanities
Your future As an English Literature graduate, you are valued for the advanced skills you have developed in critical thinking, researching, independent study, communicating and arguing persuasively. Our graduates have gone on to work in teaching, PR, social media, script writing and law. Others have opted for PGCE study and have become teachers, or continued their studies at Master’s level.
For detailed module, course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit courses.hud.ac.uk
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English Literature with Creative Writing BA(Hons) Your course
English Literature with Creative Writing BA(Hons)
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr 4½–6yrs part-time Entry requirements: BBB inc. B in English/ DDM/120 inc. B at A Level in English
Studying English Literature alongside Creative Writing doesn’t just give you the chance to read and enjoy some of the world’s best writing, it could also help you learn how to research, analyse, debate and create. Every year we offer various literature modules so you can tailor your degree around what interests you. You could take your own path and look beyond the well-known classics to discover other hidden gems. By reading and studying the work that interests you, you’ll hopefully be inspired to take your own creative writing further too. On the course your tutors will encourage you to develop your creativity as you go, giving useful and practical feedback to help you polish your work to perhaps even get it ready for publication. Your creative writing tutors are actively involved in writing and getting their work published. They’re passionate about their subject, and will focus on giving you the opportunity to explore your talents.
Example modules • The ABC of Creative Writing • Critical Concepts • Experiments in Narrative • Creative Writing Project
Your future As an English Literature graduate, you are valued for the advanced skills you have developed in critical thinking, researching, independent study, communicating and arguing persuasively. Our graduates have gone on to work in teaching, PR, social media, script writing and law. Others have opted for PGCE study and have become teachers, or continued their studies at Master’s level.
For detailed module, course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit courses.hud.ac.uk
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English Literature with a Modern Language BA(Hons)
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr 4½–6yrs part-time Entry requirements: BBB inc. B in English and a language/DDM/120 inc. B at A Level in English and a language
English Literature with a Modern Language BA(Hons) Your course In your studies you’ll get to read (and discuss) some of the greatest works ever written, as well as learn how to research, analyse, debate and create. We’ll look at a range of literature, from 16th-century drama right through to the present day, and give you plenty of chances to indulge and develop your tastes. You’ll explore how to present your ideas using the latest media, as well as more traditional approaches. During each year of your studies you’ll be able to choose the various literature modules to tailor your degree around what interests you. Your course will give equal weight to the language you have chosen to study. You’ll study two language options from a variety of modern language modules depending on your prior knowledge and experience. Options include French, German and Spanish. We don’t just study the languages, we also look at the societies and cultures where they are spoken.
Example modules • Integrated Learning Portfolio • Literary Histories • Critical Concepts • Public Humanities
Your future As an English graduate, you are valued for the advanced skills you have developed in critical thinking, researching, independent study, communicating and arguing persuasively. In a competitive global marketplace, combining English Literature with a modern language could add extra value to your skills and knowledge. Developing the ability to speak a foreign language is likely to improve your employability prospects.
For detailed module, course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit courses.hud.ac.uk
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English Language and Literature BA(Hons)
English Language and Literature BA(Hons)
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr 4½–6yrs part-time Entry requirements: ABB/DDM/128
Your course On this course we’ll look at some of the classic texts from the English Renaissance of the 16th-century right up to the present day. So whether you want to immerse yourself in Jacobean tragedy or Romantic poetry, you’ll have the chance to explore some of your favourite genres – and discover new ones too. We’ll also look at a wide range of theoretical perspectives, so you can engage with literary theory and think critically about the link between literature, society and the environment. For the language element of your course, we’ll assess how language shapes the world we live in, and how principles like humour, power and cross cultural relations are all dependent on the formation of language. The course is equally split between literature and linguistics, and studying both subjects together can help give you a truly rounded understanding of both disciplines.
Example modules • Literary Genres • Critical Concepts • Language and Power • Relations Across Culture
Your future As an English Language and Literature graduate, you are valued for the skills you have developed in communication, self-motivation, teamwork, analysis, creative problem solving and persuasiveness. Our graduates have gone on to careers within publishing, broadcasting, teaching, writing, advertising, management and local government. Others have opted for PGCE study and have become teachers, or continued their studies at postgraduate level.
For detailed module, course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit courses.hud.ac.uk
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English Literature and History BA(Hons)
English Literature and History
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr 4½–6yrs part-time
BA(Hons)
Entry requirements: BBB inc. B in English or History/DDM/120 inc. B at A Level in English or History
Your course Our English Literature course spans hundreds of years of inspiration, from the English Renaissance of the 16th-century right up to the present day. So whether you love Jacobean drama or contemporary poetry, you’ll be able to indulge your tastes and hopefully gain some new ones too. Your choices on the History side of your degree are equally wide ranging. We’ll cover the cultural, societal, historical and political impact of events and eras that have had a huge impact on today’s civilisation. Along the way you’ll be able to study conflicts, empires, disasters and more, from the medieval period right through to contemporary society. The course is an equal mixture of both subjects. In your first year in History you’ll have the chance to learn more about early medieval Europe and 20th-century Britain. And in your English modules you’ll start looking at a wide range of literature, as well as literary criticism and theory.
Example modules • Twentieth Century Britain • Literary Histories • Mindsets, Institutions and Madness • The Great War: Culture and Society
Your future Our graduates have gone on to a variety of careers within teaching, writing, local government, archives, the media, law and politics. A selection of organisations that have employed Huddersfield graduates in recent years include Roma Publication, House of Commons, the Civil Service, Royal Armouries Museum and British Red Cross.* *
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For detailed module, course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit courses.hud.ac.uk
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Film Studies and English Literature
Film Studies and English Literature BA(Hons)
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr Entry requirements: BBC inc. B in English Literature/DMM/112 inc. B at A Level in English Literature
BA(Hons) Your course Combining Film and English will allow you to explore and analyse stories in both written and audiovisual form. We’ll look at a wide range of cinematic forms and genres from popular cinema through to challenging avant-garde works. We’ll look at topics like national cinemas, and the work of individual filmmakers as well as adaptation, and how great works of literature are adapted to the big screen. Screenwriting, music and performance are all also part of the curriculum. With English literature, we’ll encourage you to develop a broad knowledge of the best writing from this nation and further afield. You might discover authors or genres that you hadn’t known before. We never lose sight of the pleasure that comes from reading, discussing and writing but it’s not all about close reading and analysis. We want you to finish your degree with the kind of practical, transferable skills that employers are looking for – things like critical thinking, researching, independent study, communicating and arguing persuasively.
Example modules • Writing for the Media and Storytelling • Screen Writing • Literary Genres • Literature and Making
Your future Our internationally renowned lecturers will sharpen your thinking and fine-tune your communication skills across a variety of media, teaching you to produce written and audiovisual content of your own, and setting you up for a whole range of exciting careers in the creative industries and beyond.
For detailed module, course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit courses.hud.ac.uk
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The legal bit This brochure was prepared in the Spring of 2019 for courses starting in September 2020 and is up to date as at the date of publication. Any subsequent changes to information will be published in the course information listings on our website www.courses.hud.ac.uk and you should check our website for the latest information before you apply. Changes to a course you have applied for If we propose to make a major change to a course that you are holding an offer for, then we will tell you as soon as possible so that you can decide whether to withdraw your application prior to enrolment.
Where your course allows you to choose modules from a range of options, we will review these each year and change them to reflect the expertise of our staff, current trends in research and as a result of student feedback or demand for certain modules. We will always ensure that you have a range of options to choose from and we will let you know in good time the options available for you to choose for the following year.
Major changes would usually be made with effect from the next academic year, but this may not always be the case. We will notify you as soon as possible should we need to make a major change and will carry out suitable consultation with affected students. If you reasonably believe that the proposed change will cause you detriment or hardship we will, if appropriate, work with you to try to reduce the adverse effect on you or find an appropriate solution. Where an appropriate solution cannot be found and you contact us in writing before the change takes effect you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the University without liability to the University for future tuition fees. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.
Major changes
Termination of course
We will only make major changes to the core curriculum of a course or to our services if it is necessary for us to do so and provided such changes are reasonable. A major change in this context is a change that materially changes the services available to you; or the outcomes, or a significant part, of your course, such as the nature of the award or a substantial change to module content, teaching days (part time provision), classes, type of delivery or assessment of the core curriculum.
In exceptional circumstances, we may, for reasons outside of our control, be forced to discontinue or suspend your course. Where this is the case, a formal exit strategy will be followed and we will notify you as soon as possible about what your options are, which may include transferring to a suitable replacement course for which you are qualified, being provided with individual teaching to complete the award for which you were registered, or claiming an interim award and exiting the University. If you do not wish to take up any of the options that are made available to you, then you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the course without liability to the University for future tuition fees and you will be entitled to a refund of all course fees paid to date. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.
Changes to your course after you enrol as a student We will always try to deliver your course and other services as described. However, sometimes we may have to make changes as set out below: Changes to option modules
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For example, it may be necessary to make a major change to reflect changes in the law or the requirements of the University’s regulators; to meet the latest requirements of a commissioning or accrediting body; to improve the quality of educational provision; in response to student, examiners’ or other course evaluators’ feedback; and/or to reflect academic or professional changes within subject areas. Major changes may also be necessary because of circumstances outside our reasonable control, such as a key member of staff leaving the University or being unable to teach, where they have a particular specialism that can’t be adequately covered by other members of staff; or due to damage or interruption to buildings, facilities or equipment.
We hope you’ve found all the information you need to inspire you to become a student here at Huddersfield. Now all you need to do is apply.
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When to apply
If this is your first (undergraduate) degree and you want to study a full-time course, then you’ll apply via UCAS at ucas.com
If you want to start your course in September 2020, you can apply to UCAS any time from 1 September 2019 onwards. Please make sure UCAS receives your application by 15 January 2020.
If you’re at a college or school right now, it’s probably already registered with UCAS. The best thing to do is ask your teacher or careers adviser to help with your application. Once you’ve applied we’ll keep in touch with you throughout the application process, so you’re up to speed with what’s going on.
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