English (BA) (Full-time evening) - 2013/2014 entry
Explore your passion for reading and develop your knowledge and understanding of a wide range of literary writing in English, from earliest times to the present day. Learn to appreciate, analyse and evaluate many different forms of written expression. Our lecturers are all active researchers and publishers. They teach modules arising out of their particular specialisms and interests, so that your courses reflect fresh thinking in the subject. Many of our graduates take higher degrees or move into new careers in, for example, education, the arts and the media.
This course is also available for part-time study.
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Course structure
You will take the equivalent of 12 modules (including half-modules) over three years, worth a total of 360 credits.
Year 1
Compulsory modules:
You will also take an additional Level 5 option chosen from those offered in Birkbeck's BA English, BA Theatre Studies and BA Arts and Humanities.
Year 2
Compulsory modules:
You will also take two modules chosen from a list of options also offered to third-year students (see below).
Year 3
You choose from a wide range of option modules offering concentrated study of, for example, particular authors and texts (e.g. Chaucer, Shakespeare, Blake, Milton’s Paradise Lost, Joyce’s Ulysses, Benjamin and Barthes), or genres, themes and ideas (e.g. Gender and Medieval Literature; US Fiction; Fin de Siècle; Contemporary British Fiction; Gothic Romance 1764 to the Present). In your final year, you can also do a research project on a subject of your choice.
Find out more about this programme in our departmental handbooks: Year 1 and Year 2 onwards.
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Study resources
We have a range of world-class research resources and study support for our students.
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Further study opportunities
We offer a range of Master's programmes in different areas of literary and cultural studies.
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Careers information
Graduates go on to careers in writing and journalism, editing, publishing, marketing, public relations, and as researchers.
- To speak to an independent careers advisor, booking onto one of our Future Focus — Careers Workshops
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Apply now
- How to apply
Applications for entry will only be considered through UCAS.
Please consult our Guide for Applicants
- Online application
Apply via UCAS – see their website for details. - Our Application Workshop will give you an overview of what Birkbeck looks for in an undergraduate degree application and includes practical writing exercises to help you write a more effective personal statement
- How to apply
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Key information set
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Welcome to Birkbeck, London's evening university: Number 1 in London for teaching and student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2012).
Birkbeck specialises in part-time, evening study. The Key Information Set has been developed for full-time, daytime courses. We are providing some additional information about our evening courses to help you make an informed choice.
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