📖Program Curriculum

Compulsory modules include
Code Module Convenor
EN1GC Genre and Context DR Chloe Houston
EN1PE Poetry in English PROF Steven Matthews
EN1RC Research and Criticism DR Nicola Abram
Optional modules include
Code Module Convenor
EN1COMP What is Comparative Literature? DR John McKeane
EN1CW Introduction to Creative Writing PROF Peter Robinson
EN1SL Shelf Life DR John Scholar
EN1TCL Twentieth-Century American Literature PROF David Brauner
EN1TRANS Thinking Translation History and Theory DR Claire Ross
AP1SB1 Introduction to Management PROF Julian Park
AR1REV Revolutions in Human Behaviour 4 Million Years BC to the Present PROF Steve Mithen
AR1REV10 Revolutions in Human Behaviour 4 Million Years BC to the Present [10 credits] PROF Steve Mithen
CL1G1 Ancient Greek 1 PROF Amy Smith
CL1L1 Latin 1 (C) MRS Jackie Baines
CL1SO Ancient Song PROF Ian Rutherford
EC110 The Economics of Climate Change DR Stefania Lovo
FA1MM Modernisms & Mythologies DR Jenny Chamarette
FT1ATF Approaches to Film DR Adam O'Brien
FT1ATP Analysing Theatre and Performance DR Matt McFrederick
FT1ATT Approaches to Television DR Faye Woods
FT1CSS Comedy on Stage and Screen DR Simone Knox
IL1GICC Intercultural Competence and Communication MS Joan McCormack
LS1ELS English Language and Society DR Christiana Themistocleous
ML1IL Introduction to Linguistics MR Federico Faloppa
PO1INE Inequality DR Jonathan Golub
PO1IPI Introduction to Political Ideas DR Andrew Reid
PP1RA Reason and Argument DR Jumbly Grindrod
PP1RP Radical Philosophy PROF Maximilian De Gaynesford
PY1IPY Introduction to Psychology DR Katie Barfoot
TY1PRI Printing and printmaking DR Rob Banham
TY1WTF What the font? Making and using typefaces DR Rob Banham

Optional modules include
Code Module Convenor
EN2BB The Business of Books DR Nicola Wilson
EN2CF Contemporary Fiction PROF Bryan Cheyette
EN2CMN Chaucer and Medieval Narrative DR Aisling Byrne
EN2CRI Critical Issues DR Stephen Thomson
EN2CWJ Creative Writing Non-fiction and Long-Form Journalism MS Shelley Harris
EN2CWP Creative Writing Poetry PROF Peter Robinson
EN2CWS Creative Writing The Short Story MS Shelley Harris
EN2MOD Modernism in Poetry and Fiction DR Mark Nixon
EN2OEL Introduction to Old English Literature DR Eleni Ponirakis
EN2RP The Romantic Period DR Matthew Scott
EN2RTC Renaissance Texts and Cultures PROF Michelle O'Callaghan
EN2SH Shakespeare PROF Lucinda Becker
EN2VIC Victorian Literature DR Lucy Bending
EN2WA Writing America DR Sue Walsh
EN2WGI Writing, Gender, Identity DR Cato Marks
EN2WPS Writing in the Public Sphere DR Mary Morrissey
AR2F17 Forensic Archaeology and Crime Scene Analysis PROF Mary Lewis
AR2M8 Medieval Europe power, religion and death DR Gabor Thomas
CL2AE Ancient Epic DR Christa Gray
CL2CGH Greek History Persian Wars to Alexander DR Emma Aston
CL2DR Ancient Drama PROF Barbara Goff
CL2RO Roman History From Republic to Empire PROF Annalisa Marzano
FT2WD Wildlife Documentary Ecology and Representation DR Adam O'Brien
IL2GICC Intercultural Competence and Communication MRS Daniela Standen
IL2GMB Modern Britain Society, History and Politics MRS Daniela Standen
LS2LAT Introduction to English Language Teaching MRS Suzanne Portch
LS2LLE Literature, Language and Education MRS Suzanne Portch
LS2LNM Language and New Media PROF Rodney Jones
ML2GF Science, perversion, and dream in global fantastic literature DR Alice Christensen
ML2STA Society, Thought, and Art in Modern Europe DR Veronica Heath
MM2101 Founder Dilemmas DR Norbert Morawetz
MT2CC The Science of Climate Change PROF Nigel Arnell
PO2AMG American Government and Politics DR Graham O'Dwyer
PO2GPH Global Politics and History DR Kerry Goettlich
PO2MIR Modern International Relations DR Joseph O' Mahoney
PO2PWS Politics of the Welfare State DR Christoph Arndt
PO2THI Political Thinking DR Alice Baderin
PP2EA1 Ethical Argument 1 Philosophy and How to Live DR Luke Elson
PP2GP1 Global Philosophy 1 DR Shalini Sinha
PP2HKW1 Hume, Kant, and Wittgenstein 1 DR Severin Schroeder
PP2IDR1 Ignorance, Doubt, and Relativism 1 DR Jumbly Grindrod
PP2MM1 Meaning and the Mind 1 DR Jumbly Grindrod
PP2OID1 Oppression, Inequality, and the Enemies of Democracy 1 DR Charlotte Newey
These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Compulsory modules include
Code Module Convenor
EN3DIS Dissertation DR Stephen Thomson
Optional modules include
Code Module Convenor
EN3AGN American Graphic Novels PROF David Brauner
EN3AH Hitchcock DR Neil Cocks
EN3BBF Black British Fiction DR Cato Marks
EN3CL Children's Literature PROF Karin Lesnik-Oberstein
EN3DD Decadence and Degeneration Literature of the 1880s and 1890s DR Lucy Bending
EN3DIC Dickens PROF Andrew Mangham
EN3HT Holocaust Testimony Memory, Trauma and Representation PROF Bryan Cheyette
EN3LMH Literature and Mental Health DR John Scholar
EN3MAT Margaret Atwood DR Madeleine Davies
EN3MCP Modern and Contemporary British Poetry PROF Steven Matthews
EN3MO Medieval Otherworlds DR Eleni Ponirakis
EN3MPS Creative Writing Masterclass Prose MS Shelley Harris
EN3MPY Creative Writing Masterclass Poetry PROF Peter Robinson
EN3OW Oscar Wilde and the World of Art DR John Scholar
EN3PC Publishing Cultures Writers, Publics, Archives DR Nicola Wilson
EN3PSY Psychoanalysis and Text PROF Karin Lesnik-Oberstein
EN3RF From Romance to Fantasy DR Mary Morrissey
EN3SHF Shakespeare on Film PROF Lucinda Becker
EN3TBS The Bloody Stage Revenge and Death in Renaissance Drama DR Chloe Houston
EN3UTD Utopia and Dystopia in English and American Literature DR Chloe Houston
EN3VW Virginia Woolf and Bloomsbury DR Madeleine Davies
EN3WWP Writing Women Nineteenth Century Poetry DR Lucy Bending
FB3LNPA Lifestyle, Nutrigenetics and Personalised Nutrition DR Vimal Karani
GV3CC Climate Change PROF Maria Shahgedanova
GV3ESM Ecosystems Modelling DR Shovonlal Roy
GV3TRC Tropical Rainforests, Climate & Lost Civilisations PROF Frank Mayle
LS3IC Intercultural Communications DR Erhan Aslan
LW3CRY Criminology PROFESSOR Jo Phoenix
ML3IC Identity and Conflict in Modern Europe DR Athena Leoussi
ML3LP Language and Power MR Federico Faloppa
MM302 Entrepreneurial Project MR Keith Heron
PO3FPT Feminism and Political Theory DR Sarah Goff
PO3GAP Gender and Politics DR Rose De Geus
PO3IPE International Political Economy DR Jonathan Golub
PO3USF US Foreign and Defence Policy since 1950 DR Graham O'Dwyer
These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

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🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

237 RMB

Tuition fee:

20,300 GBP per year

60,900 GBP in total

Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied a degree in English before
- Can demonstrate a high level of English
- Having an English certificate such as IELTS level 6 or TOEFL 95 and above is an advantage.

Minimum education level: High School.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

Application step 1

Application step 2

Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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Here is some more information about the enrollment process after you have been accepted.

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