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Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Location
Main Site
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
23-SEP-24
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course.
OverviewWhen you study English Literature at Portsmouth, you'll also explore history and politics, society and culture, human relationships and identities, and how we choose to live. And you’re doing it in a city steeped in lively literature, from Charles Dickens to Neil Gaiman.You’ll learn the skills to critically analyse the purpose, truth and impact of any written text. You’ll also develop the skills to produce your own writing and presentations, so you can communicate original ideas in ways that engage and influence readers.The combination of creative thinking and rigorous analysis you develop will make you a compelling candidate for all kinds of jobs – from marketing to museums, and journalism to publishing.
Course highlights- Discover our literary city with the constantly evolving Portsmouth Literary Map – your course begins with a tour of literary Portsea and the Dockyards area, introducing significant places in the lives of Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, today's local writers, and plenty more- Enjoy the freedom to interpret assignments creatively, and develop employable skills in presentation and teamwork, on a course without exams- Learn directly from staff who produce world-leading research into areas as diverse as magical realism and representations of food- Build specialist knowledge by choosing the topics that match your interests – from global literature to dystopian and apocalyptic environments, from women’s writing to crime writing- Develop your own style and build up your portfolio by becoming a contributor to our Writing Literary Portsmouth blog- Curate your own literary prize or produce a prize pitch, to experience what happens when writing meets the commercial marketplace- Build a professional network with high-profile figures including authors, agents, publishers, booksellers, judges and critics through our contacts and partnerships
Optional pathwaysThere are optional pathways through this degree that let you combine your literature studies with another interest, leading to the following exit awards:- BA (Hons) English Literature with History- BA (Hons) English Literature with Media Studies
Careers and opportunitiesApplication deadline
31 January
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- Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
A level : BCC - BBC
104-112 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, to include a relevant subject.
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