📖Program Curriculum
BA 3 Year Full-time
Year 1 (Level 4)
FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Monsters, Theories, Transformations September-January 20 EN-100
English Essentials September-January 20 EN-120
The Stage Play World January-June 20 EN-119
Optional Modules
Compulsory Modules - Selective
Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select at least two modules. You may select three modules and not make a selection from the box below. Overall, you must select 120 credits for the year, THREE modules (60 credits) in each teaching block
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
The sound system of English September-January 20 ALE121
Approaches to Gender in English Literature September-January 20 EN-112
Creative Writing: Fiction Genres September-January 20 EN-117
Introduction to American Literature and Culture January-June 20 AM-113
Literature and Society in Medieval Europe. January-June 20 EN-113
Creative Writing: Styles of Fiction January-June 20 EN-118
AND
Optional Modules
Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : If required select one module to make up your 120 credits for the year. Modules must be evenly balanced, THREE (60 credits) in each teaching block. Students who have who have selected a beginner language courses in TB1 may take the follow-up course in lieu of 1 selective compulsory. at the discretion of the Programme Director.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Mythbusters: beliefs and truths about language September-January 20 ALE122
Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology September-January 20 CLC102
Medieval Europe: An Introduction September-January 20 HIH117
French for Beginners I September-January 20 MLF101 If you wish to take the follow up course (MLF102) in lieu of one selective compulsory module you must seek permission from the Programme Director
German for Beginners I September-January 20 MLG108 If you wish to take the follow up course (MLG109) in lieu of one selective compulsory module you must seek permission from the Programme Director
Spanish for Beginners I September-January 20 MLS130 If you wish to take the follow up course (MLS131) in lieu of one selective compulsory module you must seek permission from the Programme Director
Theories of War September-January 20 WS-100
Grammar and Meaning January-June 20 ALE100
Language Teaching Methodology January-June 20 ALE108
Of Gods and Heroes - Greek Mythology January-June 20 CLC101
Cinema in a World Context January-June 20 ML-106
Hollywood: A History of American Film January-June 20 MSS106
War and Society in the Modern Era January-June 20 WS-101
Year 2 (Level 5)
FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
None found.
Optional Modules
Compulsory Selective - Group A (Teaching Block 1)
Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students must select at least TWO modules. Students may select all three modules which would complete their credits in semester one. Students must not exceed 60 credits in any one teaching block
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Debating Texts: Theory in Literature September-January 20 EN-206
Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to Postmodern September-January 20 EN-237
Medieval Encounters September-January 20 EN-266
AND
Compulsory Selective - Group B (Teaching Block 2)
Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students must select at least TWO modules. Students may select all three modules which would complete their credits in semester two. Students must not exceed 60 credits in any one teaching block
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Revolution of the Word: Modernism January-June 20 EN-207
Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of Britain January-June 20 EN-241
Contentious Shakespeare January-June 20 EN-242
AND
Optional Module Choices
Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students may (but do not have to) choose one or two modules to make up their 120 credits for the year. Students must not select more than three modules in total in any one semester. To select ALE200 or ALE218 students must have completed ALE121 in Year 1.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Language Teaching in Context September-January 20 ALE200
History of the English Language September-January 20 ALE229
Child Language and Literacy September-January 20 ALE250 ALE121 must have been completed in Year 1
Race and Ethnicity: American Perspectives September-January 20 AM-204
The Roman Comic Novel: Excrement and Sacrament September-January 20 CLC204
Introduction to Writing Poetry September-January 20 EN-232
Introduction to Writing Fiction September-January 20 EN-234
Discourse Analysis January-June 20 ALE218 ALE121 must have been completed in Year 1
World Englishes January-June 20 ALE231
American Word/American Image January-June 20 AM-215
Roman Satire: Ranting and Bantering January-June 20 CLC207
Introduction to Writing Drama January-June 20 EN-236
Writing a Short Film January-June 20 EN-270
Ancient and Historic Places (Study-Trip/Field project: History) January-June 20 HIH2001
Year 3 (Level 6)
FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
None found.
Optional Modules
Optional Module Choices
Choose Minimum Of 80 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select a minimum of 80 credits , and a maximum of 120 credits. Students must select 60 credits in each semester. NOTE: ** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal towards the end of year 2. To select ALE308 students must have completed ALE200 in Year 2. To select ALE316 students must have completed ALE218 in Year 2.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Issues in current ELT September-January 20 ALE308 ALE200 must have been completed in year 2
Language in the Media September-January 20 ALE316 ALE218 must have been completed in year 2
Language Policy and Planning September-January 20 ALE322
African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance September-January 20 AM-333
Dissertation - English Literature September-June 40 EN-3031
Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales September-January 20 EN-3040
Poetry in the Twentieth Century September-January 20 EN-3043
Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire September-January 20 EN-3050
Graphic Novel September-January 20 EN-3055
Beyond Shakespeare September-January 20 EN-3058
Reading/Writing Trauma September-January 20 EN-394
Contemporary American Fiction January-June 20 AM-316
Roman Satire: Ranting and Bantering January-June 20 CLC316
Crime Fiction since 1920 January-June 20 EN-3045
Professional Development: Preparing for Work January-June 20 EN-3048
Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes January-June 20 EN-3051
The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module January-June 20 EN-3053
Haunted Spaces/Haunting Texts: ghost stories and contemporary women's writing January-June 20 EN-3059
Philosophy and Literature January-June 20 EN-3060
Science Fiction and Media January-June 20 MS-345
AND
Creative Writing - Optional Module Choices
Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select up to 40 credits if required to fulfill 120 credits in total for the year. . One 20 credit module in each semester maximum. Students must have completed a Creative Writing module if you wish to select EN-3057. Students MUST NOT select EN-3031 and EN-3057. Students must not exceed 60 credits in any one teaching block.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Further Fiction Writing September-January 20 EN-3014
Creative Writing Personal Project September-June 40 EN-3057
Writing for Radio and Screen September-January 20 EN-306
Further Creative Non Fiction January-June 20 EN-309
Further Poetry Writing January-June 20 EN-319
