Program Overview

- Combine a wide-ranging study of English literature with an understanding of philosophical and political principles and ideas- Consider the important philosophical questions surrounding religion, the universe, human freedom and equality- Personalise your degree by choosing from a diverse range of english literature and liberal arts modulesDeepen your philosophical curiosity through our Liberal Arts and English Literature degree. You will combine wide‐ranging study of English literature including modern and traditional literature, cultural study and critical analysis with an understanding of the philosophical and political principles and ideas that have shaped ancient and modern culture.Enhance your critical thinking skills by considering the important philosophical questions surrounding truth (God), the universe, human freedom and equality. You can also personalise your experience by choosing from a diverse range of modules. These include: literary, artistic, cultural, scientific and political ideas. As well as, and some of the issues surrounding them.Year 1 introduces you to the range of different approaches to understanding texts and develops skills of critical analysis, research and writing. This is achieved through the study of an assortment of texts from various periods in history across the genres of prose fiction, poetry and drama.Year 2 most of the modules you will study involve a group of texts representative of a period of history, a particular genre or a particular area of the world. All the major literary figures and movements from Chaucer to the present day are available, including Shakespeare, Romantic poets, Victorian novelists and modern writers. Modules examining American literature, postcolonial literature and adaptation of literature in film are also available.Year 3 a specific collection of writing, a particular theme or critical theory is considered in detail and a wide variety of topics exist.For students who love to read and talk about ideas and their relevance to society and culture, and find pleasure in the challenge of reading and thinking, then Liberal Arts and English literature is an ideal pathway.