📖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
PP1RA Reason and Argument DR Jumbly Grindrod
Optional modules include
Code Module Convenor
EN1SL Shelf Life DR John Scholar
EN1TCL Twentieth-Century American Literature PROF David Brauner
PP1EL Elementary Logic DR Severin Schroeder
PP1GJ Global Justice DR Shalini Sinha
PP1ML The Meaning of Life DR George Mason
PP1MM Mental Machines DR Nat Hansen
PP1RG The Right and the Good PROF Philip Stratton-Lake
PP1RP Radical Philosophy PROF Maximilian De Gaynesford
PP1WRI Writing the Philosophical Essay DR Luke Elson
AP1SB1 Introduction to Management PROF Julian Park
AR1EMP Early Empires Mesopotamia, Egypt & Rome PROF Roger Matthews
AR1EMP10 Early Empires Mesopotamia, Egypt & Rome [10 credits] PROF Roger Matthews
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
AR1SOC Contemporary world cultures an introduction to social anthropology DR Alanna Cant
AR1SOC10 Contemporary world cultures an introduction to social anthropology [10 credits] DR Alanna Cant
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
FT1CSS Comedy on Stage and Screen DR Simone Knox
IL1GICC Intercultural Competence and Communication MS Joan McCormack
LS1GL Globalization and Language DR Tony Capstick
ML1GEC Greats of European Cinema PROF Julia Waters
ML1IL Introduction to Linguistics MR Federico Faloppa
MT1CC The Science of Climate Change PROF Nigel Arnell
PO1BRI British Society DR Dawn Clarke
PO1INE Inequality DR Jonathan Golub
PO1IPI Introduction to Political Ideas DR Andrew Reid
PO1WAR War and Warfare DR Vladimir Rauta
PY1IPY Introduction to Psychology DR Katie Barfoot
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
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
PP2EA1 Ethical Argument 1 Philosophy and How to Live DR Luke Elson
PP2EA2 Ethical Argument 2 Philosophy and How to Live DR Luke Elson
PP2GP1 Global Philosophy 1 DR Shalini Sinha
PP2GP2 Global Philosophy 2 DR Shalini Sinha
PP2HKW1 Hume, Kant, and Wittgenstein 1 DR Severin Schroeder
PP2HKW2 Hume, Kant, and Wittgenstein 2 DR Severin Schroeder
PP2IDR1 Ignorance, Doubt, and Relativism 1 DR Jumbly Grindrod
PP2IDR2 Ignorance, Doubt, and Relativism 2 MR Petter Sandstad
PP2MM1 Meaning and the Mind 1 DR Jumbly Grindrod
PP2MM2 Meaning and the Mind 2 MR Petter Sandstad
PP2OID1 Oppression, Inequality, and the Enemies of Democracy 1 DR Charlotte Newey
PP2OID2 Oppression, Inequality, and the Enemies of Democracy 2 DR Charlotte Newey
ED2TS1 Development of transferable skills through a school placement 1 DR Caroline Foulkes
ED2TS2 Development of transferable skills through a school placement 2 DR Caroline Foulkes
LS2LLE Literature, Language and Education MRS Suzanne Portch

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
EN3DIS Dissertation DR Stephen Thomson
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
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
PP3AEST Aesthetics DR Severin Schroeder
PP3BESR Business Ethics and Social Responsibility DR Charlotte Newey
PP3CP Chinese Philosophy PROF John Preston
PP3DIS Dissertation in Philosophy DR Jumbly Grindrod
PP3FAI Fairness DR Charlotte Newey
PP3HGML Happy, Good and Meaningful Lives PROF Philip Stratton-Lake
PP3LA Philosophy of Law DR George Mason
PP3LANG Philosophy of Language Animals, Babies, Colours, and Language Death DR Nat Hansen
PP3MEDI Christian, Islamic and Jewish Mediaeval Philosophy DR Luke Elson
PP3MOA The Morality of Abortion PROF Philip Stratton-Lake
PP3REL Philosophy of Religion DR George Mason
PP3RVK Reason, Value & Knowledge PROF Philip Stratton-Lake
PP3SCF The Scandal of Film PROF Maximilian De Gaynesford
PP3SPA Speech Attacks bullshit, lies, propaganda DR Nat Hansen
PP3SSG Society and State in Ancient Greece DR George Mason
PP3WMA Wittgenstein’s Philosophy of Mind and Action DR Severin Schroeder
PP3WWP World Views in Western Philosophy PROF John Preston
ED3TS3 Development of transferable skills through a school placement 3 DR Caroline Foulkes
ED3TS4 Development of transferable skills through a school placement 4 DR Caroline Foulkes

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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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