English and History

Description

‘You read widely, have a fascination with the past and enjoy the challenge of interpretation. English and History at Southampton offers you the opportunity to think about literature and history in absorbing and productive ways’.

• Taught by world-class researchers who will enable you to study and explore the relationship between the interpretation of literary texts and past cultures
• First-hand access to current debates between cultural and historical literary contexts and the historiography of past cultures
• Historiographical and literary topics including revolution, medicine, sexuality, money, national identities, holocaust studies and empire
• A range of learning experiences, including one-to-one tutorials, field trips, school placements, independent research, group projects, as well as lectures and seminars
• Opportunities for primary research in archives and libraries around the country

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline EEA:January; International (non-EU) : June Tuition fee

• GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
• GBP 14660 Year (Non-EEA)

Start date October 2015 Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time More information Go To The Course Website

Course Content

Programme Structure

• • In your first year, you will take a balance of English and History modules. Studying English you will explore the form and material context of different literary narratives, and debates in critical theory. In your History modules, you will examine the development of historiography, public history in contemporary media, and source analysis.
• • In your second year you will choose from a wide range of histories and English literary topics from the Roman Empire to the early twenty-first century.
• • In your final year you will consolidate your knowledge and skills as a historian and researcher in literary studies by completing a dissertation on a topic of your choice in either of your main subjects.

In all three years you have the option to take 25% of your programme in another subject.Typical course content

Innovation modules outside of your subject area

Our Curriculum Innovation Programme offers you the chance to take optional modules outside of your chosen subject area. This allows you to personalise your education, to develop new skills and knowledge for your future. Modules range from "Living and working on the web" to "Business skills for employability".

Learn a language

Some of our courses also give you the option of taking a language module, which can count towards your degree. These modules cover ten languages and range from absolute beginner to near-native speaker level.

Requirements

A Levels:

AAB including an AB in English and History.

or

ABB including an AB in English and History, and A in Extended Project Qualification.

We may interview students taking English Language A Level without a Literature component, due to the literary emphasis of our degree programmes.

We are also able to consider excellent candidates able to meet our overall offer but who are not studying History at higher level, though such applicants especially should use the personal statement to show their interest in and aptitude for History.

General studies not accepted.

IB:

34 points, 17 at higher level, including 6 in higher level English and history

We are also able to consider excellent candidates able to meet our overall offer but who are not studying History at higher level, though such applicants especially should use the personal statement to show their interest in and aptitude for History.

Selection process:

Intake: 200 Average applicants per place: 8

Selection process: UCAS application

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 Southampton.