Culture, Literature and Politics

Description

This programme gives you the opportunity to study in detail and in depth the ways in which society and its forms of expression are linked. Drawing from a wide range of optional modules in both Politics and English you will be able to explore questions such as: How are political events and tensions reflected in literary texts and influenced by literary developments? How do literature and culture influence or underpin the political world?

Not only do such degrees provide you with specialist knowledge of the subject areas, but they also provide skills – the ability to analyse and evaluate, to summarise and synthesise – that will equip you for a variety of careers and professions.

The University of East Anglia has an international reputation for its teaching and research in literature and contemporary culture. This new degree programme is distinctive in that it allows you to link the study of society with the study of the arts. It gives you the chance to analyse culture in terms of its context, and society in terms of its representations. You divide your time between literature (1/3) and the social sciences (2/3).

As with all the degrees at UEA, an element of student choice and flexibility is combined with a structured programme of study. Among the individual units that you may be able to take are: Consumer Cultures , Culture and Society, Modernist Fiction, Critiques of Culture, Literary Theory and Practice, Literature and Film as Philosophy, Politics and Mass Media, Constructing the News, European Media and the EU, Media and Cultural Theory, Politics of the USA, and many more.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline January 15 Tuition fee

• GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
• GBP 12900 Year (International)

Start date September 2015 Credits (ECTS) 180 ECTS
Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time Intensity Flexible

Course Content

Drawing from a wide range of optional modules in both politics and English you will be able to explore questions such as: How are political events and tensions reflected in literary texts and influenced by literary developments? How do literature and culture influence or underpin the political world?

As with all our degrees, an element of student choice is combined with a structured programme of study. We have an international reputation for our teaching and research in literature and contemporary culture. This degree programme is distinctive in that it allows you to link the study of society with the study of the arts. It gives you the chance to analyse culture in terms of its context, and society in terms of its representations. You divide your time between literature (one third) and social and cultural studies (two thirds).

Year 1

You will be introduced to key debates in literature, media and politics. Modules our current students take include: Literature in History I; Literature in History II; Introduction to Contemporary Politics; Understanding Media Cultures and Media, Society and Power.

Year 2

You can select modules in politics, culture and literature. Modules in previous years included: Critical Theory and Practice; Postcolonialism; World Literature; Eighteenth- Century Writing; The Politics of Language; Shakespeare; 17th-Century Writing; Medieval Writing; Politics in the USA; Russian Politics; Media and Identity; Global Political Economy; New Media and Society; Introduction to the European Union; International Politics since 1945; European Media and the EU: News and Documentary; Politics and Mass Media; EU’s Future as an International Actor; Terrorism. You also have the opportunity to spend a semester studying abroad. See page 3 for more information.

Year 3

You can select modules across all three areas of study: politics, culture and literature. There is an opportunity to write a final year dissertation and to learn key skills of media production. The selection of modules in the past has included: Drama and Literature; Contemporary Writing; Three Women Writers; The Gothic; Words and Music; Biography; The Clash of Fundamentalisms; Politics and Popular Culture; Policy-Making in Britain; Political Communication; Broadcast Journalism; Analysing Media Discourses; Political Economy of the Environment; Capitalism and Its Critics; Multiculturalism and many more. We offer a limited number of work placements and internships. Our students get hands-on experience of what it means to work in the EU, but also local and national government. Students on this course have carried out research projects for think tanks and members of parliament. There are also opportunities for work shadowing and short placements in the media industry.

Lecturers

Course Organiser: Dr. Marina Prentoulis

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6.5 TOEFL iBT® test : 88

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

take an IELTS test. More About IELTS

Requirements

• A Level: ABB including B in English Literature or English Language and Literature

• International Baccalaureate: 32 including 5 in Higher Level English

• Scottish Advanced Highers: ABB including B in English Literature

• Irish Leaving Certificate: AABBBB including B in English Literature

• Access Course: Please contact the university for further information.

• HND: Please contact the university for further information.

• European Baccalaureate: 75% including English Literature

Students for whom English is a Foreign language

• IELTS: 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in Reading and Writing with no less than 5.5 in any component)

• TOEFL: Internet-based score of 88 overall (minimum 20 in Reading and Speaking components, 19 in Writing component and 17 in Listening components.

• PTE: 62 overall (minimum 55 in Reading and Writing components with no less than 51 in any component).

We welcome applications from students from all academic backgrounds. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading). Recognised English Language qualifications include:

If you do not meet the University's entry requirements, our INTO Language Learning Centre offers a range of university preparation courses to help you develop the high level of academic and English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study.

The majority of candidates will not be called for an interview. However, for some students an interview will be requested. These are normally quite informal and generally cover topics such as your current studies, reasons for choosing the course and your personal interests and extra-curricular activities.

We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year.

We welcome applications for deferred entry, believing that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry and may wish to contact the appropriate Admissions Office directly to discuss this further.

As part of the A level entry requirements, you should have at least a grade B in A level English Literature.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of East Anglia.

Funding

We understand that funding a place at university is one of the most important considerations for all students. You will find information about our international student tuition fees as well as deposit details and methods of payment.

Accreditation

The School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies, based in the Arts Building at the centre of the UEA campus, brings together staff and students studying a wide range of subjects including politics, international relations, broadcast journalism, media, public policy, philosophy, language competency, intercultural communication and translation studies. The School is interdisciplinary bringing together teaching and research strengths in these areas and developing a growing reputation for intercultural communication through the history of ideas, philosophical thinking, language and understanding the power, meaning and practice of communication.

The School has a lively, stimulating and welcoming atmosphere with each disciplinary area enjoying exceptional levels of student satisfaction in the National Student Surveys and Guardian league table for higher education. Philosophy is rated among the top ten philosophy departments in the country and Politics has risen to twelfth in the Guardian table 2014, its sixth successive year of improvement in position. The School enjoys excellent facilities with a state of the art language learning centre, access to a fully equipped television studio, and hosts a large number of public events throughout the year including talks by visiting politicians, practitioners, translators and philosophers. There are lively philosophy, language and communication and political seminars.

The School places considerable emphasis on employability with students receiving longer contact time than in many universities, an employability programme which includes internships and work placements and visits to Brussels, Geneva, Paris, London and other international centres. Students are well supported with personal advisors and small seminar groups to provide a friendly and supportive as well as intellectually challenging learning environment.