English Literature and History BA(Hons)
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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.
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr 4½–6yrs part-time
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 • Critical concepts
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 Publications, the House of Commons, the Civil Service, the Royal Armouries Museum and the British Red Cross.* *LinkedIn
“I carried out my BA and Masters degree by Research at this University prior to starting my PhD, and it left me perfectly placed for the next step of becoming a historian. It was through studying my undergraduate degree in History, where I chose modules with a focus on modern international history, that I developed my passion for the subject, and by the end of my first year I felt sure that I wanted to pursue a career as a historian.” Joe Hopkinson, graduated History BA(Hons) in 2015 and is now studying towards a PhD in History. 6
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Entry requirements: BBB inc. B in English or History/ DDM/120 inc. B at A Level in English or History
