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English Literature (with Placement) (BA) - Greenwich
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English Literature (with Placement) (BA) - Greenwich

University of Greenwich
London, UK
On campus
Full-time
€20,382.74/year
3045 Points
Duration
4 Years
Language
English
Start date
Sep 2025

Program Description

Our definition of literature is inclusive, allowing you to engage with drama, film, graphic novels and visual art alongside your studies of novels and poetry. American, European and transnational literatures are all well represented on our curriculum.

Our course structure is flexible, allowing you to learn another language, study journalism, or develop a creative voice. You will also have the opportunity to undertake a work placement or dissertation.

Notes:

• Tuition fees for students who have citizens' rights after Brexit: £9,250

• Placement year fees: £1,000

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Curriculum

Year 1

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
Literary Forms of Representation (30 credits)
Case Studies in Short Fiction (30 credits)
The Canon: A Short History of Western Literature (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options:
Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
Screen Now (30 credits)
Writing for Stage and Screen (30 credits)
Writing Poetry and Prose (30 credits)
English For Academic Purposes 6 (30 credits)
European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
The Changing Faces of Britain 1707 – 1918 (30 credits)
European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
Writing for the Media (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)

Year 2

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
Literature in Context: Fiction since 1800 (30 credits)
Literature in Context: Poetry and Drama since 1800 (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options:
American Fictions (30 credits)
International Bestsellers (30 credits)
Shakespeare, Then and Now (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options:
American Fictions (30 credits)
Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
Transnational Screens (30 credits)
Advanced Poetry Writing (30 credits)
Playwriting (30 credits)
Short Story Writing (30 credits)
International Bestsellers (30 credits)
English For Academic Purposes 6 (30 credits)
Shakespeare, Then and Now (30 credits)
European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
Writing Journalism (30 credits)
Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)

Placement Year

LLT Sandwich Placement

Year 4

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
Literature and Publishing Since 1820 (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 60 credits from this list of options:
The Literature of the Gothic (30 credits)
English in World Literatures: Postcolonial and Transnational Writing (30 credits)
Contemporary Writing and Critical Theory (30 credits)
Britain on the Modern Stage (30 credits)
Modern Identities: Literature of the Global Eighteenth Century (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options:
Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
Cinema and Space (30 credits)
The Literature of the Gothic (30 credits)
Novel Writing (30 credits)
Contemporary Writing and Critical Theory (30 credits)
Britain on the Modern Stage (30 credits)
English For Academic Purposes 6 (30 credits)
Dissertation (LLT) (30 credits)
Work Placement (LTT) Level 6 (30 credits)
Modern Identities: Literature of the Global Eighteenth Century (30 credits)
European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
Journalism in Practice (30 credits)
Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
Contemporary Publishing (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)

Careers

Graduates of English Literature have gone on to careers in:

  • teaching
  • journalism
  • publishing
  • the media
  • arts administration
  • roles in central or local government
  • social work
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