Undergraduate English Literature courses

Our undergraduate course offers students the chance to study a broad range of writers and texts from the Renaissance to the present day.

• English Language & Communication and English Literature BA (Hons)

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  English Language & Communication focuses on the English language itself, on how it is used to communicate, and on how we can teach it as a foreign language.

  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

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• English Literature BA (Hons)

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  English Literature at the University was ranked ninth in the Guardian's 2004 listings of UK English Departments. Its learning and teaching were judged 'commendable' in the Quality Assurance Agency's subject review of 2004.

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• English Literature BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

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• English Literature and Acting & Screen Performance BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

  Acting & Screen Performance students will learn how to make presentations in front of a camera, and understand how actors convey character and emotion through film. The course combines theory and practice.

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• English Literature and Acting & Screen Performance BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

  Acting & Screen Performance students will learn how to make presentations in front of a camera, and understand how actors convey character and emotion through film. The course combines theory and practice.

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• English Literature and American Studies BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating. 
  
  American Studies will develop your understanding of the social, political and cultural contexts of the USA, from the earliest settlement of North America by Europeans through to its current pre-eminent position as the world's only superpower

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• English Literature and History BA (Hons)

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  English Literature at the University was ranked as having a 90% level of student satisfaction in the Guardian's 2012 listings of UK English Departments.

  History undergraduates are taught by leading researchers who bring their evidence and investigations into the classroom.

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• English Literature and History BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

  History undergraduates are taught by leading researchers who bring their evidence and investigations into the classroom.

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• English Literature and Philosophy BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

  Philosophy at UH is a thriving intellectual community with regular visiting speakers and an optional residential weekend.

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• English Literature with American Studies BA (Hons)

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  American Studies will develop your understanding of the social, political and cultural contexts of the USA, from the earliest settlement of North America by Europeans through to its current pre-eminent position as the world's only superpower.

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• English Literature with any two Humanities minors BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.
  
  You will also study two other subjects from the Humanities Programme.

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• English Literature with Creative Writing BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

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• English Literature with English Language Teaching BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

  The opportunity to acquire a recognised ELT qualification which will enable you to get a job in the UK or overseas.

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• English Literature with Film BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

  Film is a fascinating aspect of culture to study. Starting with David Lynch's Mulholland Drive, the course addresses how film 'makes meaning' and evaluates the order of the filmed narrative.

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• English Literature with French BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

  French can be studied from three different entry points: complete beginners, students who already have a GCSE or students who have an AS or A2 qualification.

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• English Literature with German BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

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• English Literature with Italian BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

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• English Literature with Japanese BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

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• English Literature with Journalism BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

  Journalism makes you think about the way you communicate, how to get your message across clearly and concisely…and the different ways others try to get their message across to you.

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• English Literature with Mandarin BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

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• English Literature with Media Cultures BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

  Media Cultures addresses how it is that we understand culture and how it may be defined and redefined.

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• English Literature with New Media Publishing BA (Hons)

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  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

  New Media Publishing will help you gain hands-on training by creating and producing independent and team lead projects for print and screen-based media.

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• Philosophy and English Literature BA (Hons)

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  Philosophy at University of Hertfordshire is a thriving intellectual community with regular visiting speakers and an optional residential weekend. For more information see the Philosophy website.

  Students rate the teaching they receive very highly. In the National Student Survey 2011, 94% of students agreed that staff explained things clearly, 92% found the staff enthusiastic about their subject, and 89% found the course intellectually stimulating.

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