**Why choose this course**
• A course for the digital age in which youll develop future-proof skills that are highly valued by employers, such as applied creativity, problem-solving and emotional intelligence.
• You’ll study modules which balance traditional texts with modules on Writing Gaming, Queer Ecologies, Monsters, Mystics, and Demons, and The Gothic Imagination.
• Excellent pastoral care with small class sizes, sector-leading staff-student ratio and an individualised approach.
• Our focus is on employability, preparing you for careers in journa...
**Why choose this course**<br/>• A course for the digital age in which youll develop future-proof skills that are highly valued by employers, such as applied creativity, problem-solving and emotional intelligence.<br/><br/>• You’ll study modules which balance traditional texts with modules on Writing Gaming, Queer Ecologies, Monsters, Mystics, and Demons, and The Gothic Imagination.<br/><br/>• Excellent pastoral care with small class sizes, sector-leading staff-student ratio and an individualised approach.<br/><br/>• Our focus is on employability, preparing you for careers in journalism, publishing, marketing, media, communications, education, and copywriting. <br/><br/>• Outstanding professional placement and study abroad opportunities with companies such as EDF, Volkswagen, Macmillan, Disney and with our partner universities across the globe. <br/><br/>**What you will study**<br/>The English literature part of this course covers a range of literary periods, authors, genres and theories. You’ll analyse classic works, as well as innovative texts and genres, such as travel writing, nineteenth-century theatre and fiction, science-fiction, and contemporary global literatures. <br/><br/>The foreign language component is taught almost exclusively in French, giving you high-level language training. <br/><br/>You can spend your third year on placement in a country where French is spoken, giving you the opportunity to study English literature at one of our partner institutions across Europe and/or work in one of the many companies with which we have links. <br/><br/>The two elements of this course complement one another and enhance your learning, giving you unique insights into language, literature and culture.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Stag Hill
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
QR3C
Institution Code
S85
Points of Entry
Year 1
UCAS TariffNot Accepted Scottish HigherA,B,B,B,B Overall: ABBBB Required subjects: French and either English Language or English Literature. Please contact us if you do not have French at the required level but you are interested in studying French ab initio. This will involve additional contact hours and intensive study during the first year of the programme. GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C Maths: Scottish National 5 - C. Access to HE DiplomaD:27,M:18 Overall: QAA recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall including 27 at Distinction and 18 at Merit. Required subjects: Please contact us to discuss suitability. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme32 Overall: 32 Required subjects: English Language or Literature HL5/SL6. French HL5/SL6, unless you wish to be considered for French ab initio. Please contact us if you do not have French at the required level but you are interested in studying French ab initio. This will involve additional contact hours and intensive study during the first year of the programme. GCSE or Equivalent: Maths (either course) HL4/SL4. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)GCSE/National 4/National 5GCSE English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade C (4) (or equivalent). Scottish Advanced HigherB,B,B Overall: BBB. Alternatively, ABC with grades of AB in the required subjects. Required subjects: French and either English Language or English Literature. If you do not have French at the required level but you have achieved GCSE grade A in a modern language OR you expect to achieve at least A-level grade B in a modern language, we can consider offering you a place in the French ab initio group. Ab initio study will involve additional contact hours and intensive study of the language during the first year of the programme. Please be aware: English language would not be treated as a modern language. GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C Maths: Scottish National 5 - C. Extended ProjectA Applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) will receive our standard A-level offer for this programme, plus an alternate offer of one A-level grade lower, subject to achieving an A grade in the EPQ. The one grade reduction will not apply to any required subjects. Applicants can only receive one grade reduction from the published grades, an EPQ grade reduction can’t be applied in addition to other grade reductions made through other schemes such as Contextual Admissions or In2Surrey. Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)Overall: Pass overall with BBB from a combination of the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate and two A levels. Applicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. Required subjects: A-level French and either English Literature or English Language. Please contact us if you do not have French at the required level but you are interested in studying French ab initio. This will involve additional contact hours and intensive study during the first year of the programme. We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers. A levelB,B,B Overall: BBB. Alternatively, ABC with grades of AB in the required subjects. Required subjects: French and either English Language or English Literature. If you do not have French at the required level but you have achieved GCSE grade A in a modern language OR you expect to achieve at least A-level grade B in a modern language, we can consider offering you a place in the French ab initio group. Ab initio study will involve additional contact hours and intensive study of the language during the first year of the programme. Please be aware: English language would not be treated as a modern language. Applicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers. |
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