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Description
For over 20 years, Kent has delivered and developed highly innovative and interdisciplinary teaching approaches in the visual arts. We have established distinctive research strengths in aesthetics, contemporary art, photographic studies, the philosophy of art, art history and in developing teaching approaches to the subject. These interests are reflected in the variety and range of modules which we offer our students throughout their time at Kent. The high quality of our teaching has led to History & Philosophy of Art staff receiving several University teaching awards as well as nominations for excellence in practice in the students union annual awards for excellence in teaching.
Alongside traditional academic modules, our students gain opportunities for practice-based learning and engagement with the visual arts, for example, by taking photographs, writing criticism, curating exhibitions, or by collecting art, on behalf of the department, for our growing and highly distinctive Print Collection. All of these modules provide both a high level of academic engagement with the subject and provide some of the key aptitudes required for future employment in a competitive job market.
English at Kent is challenging, flexible, and wide-ranging. It covers both traditional areas (such as Shakespeare or Dickens) and newer fields such as American literature, creative writing, postcolonial literature and recent developments in literary theory. Studying for degree joint honours with another subject allows you the freedom to explore your other passions whilst developing skills associated with the study of literature.
Independent rankings
History at Kent was ranked 1st for research in The Complete University Guide 2014. And, in the National Student Survey 2013 History was ranked 10th for student satisfaction.
In the National Student Survey 2013 93% of arts students were satisfied with the quality of their course. And, Art at Kent was ranked 6th overall and 6th for graduate prospects in The Guardian University Guide 2014.
English at Kent was ranked 12th in The Guardian University Guide 2014.
Detailed Course Facts
Application deadline January 15 Tuition fee- GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
- GBP 12450 Year (Non-EEA)
Total Kent credits: 360
Credits 360Total Kent credits: 360
Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test- English
Course Content
The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, you may also have the option to take wild modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.
Stage 1
Possible modules may include:
EN333 - Romanticism
HA315 - The Shock of the Now: Themes in Contemporary Art
HA355 - Introduction to the History of Art
EN302 - Early Drama
EN331 - Readings in the Twentieth Century
EN332 - Writing America
Stage 2
Possible modules may include:
CL609 - Roman Art and Architecture
HA507 - Reading the Image
HA573 - Print Collecting and Curating
HA580 - Camera, Light and Darkroom: Intro to Black & White Photography
HA595 - Visual Arts Writing
HA653 - Exposed: The Aesthetics of The Body, Sexuality and Erotic Art
HA660 - Dialogues; Art History in a Global Context
HA669 - Study of a Single Artist
HA681 - Pixelated World: The Digital Revolution
HA683 - Against Realism: Varieties of Photographic Pictorialism
HA684 - Genius: Perspectives on Artistic Creation
HA686 - Thinking about the Arts
HA688 - Painting in Central Italy 1440 - 1520
HI5041 - Gothic Art: Image and Imagination in Europe, c.1140-1500
HI789 - The Art of Death
EN697 - Chaucer and Late Medieval English Literature
EN692 - Early Modern Literature 1500-1700
EN694 - Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama
EN681 - Novelty, Enlightenment and Emancipation: 18th Century Literature
EN677 - The Contemporary
EN695 - Empire, New Nations and Migration
EN689 - Modernism
EN672 - Reading Victorian Literature
EN675 - Declaring Independence: 19th Century US Literature
You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage
Stage 3
Possible modules may include:
HI789 - The Art of Death
HI5041 - Gothic Art: Image and Imagination in Europe, c.1140-1500
HA689 - Painting in Central Italy 1440 - 1520
HA687 - Thinking about the Arts
ART500 - Independent Project
HA685 - Genius: Perspectives on Artistic Creation
HA682 - Pixelated World: The Digital Revolution
HA670 - Study of a Single Artist
HA595 - Visual Arts Writing
HA649 - Exposed: The Aesthetics of the Body, Sexuality and Erotic Art
HA580 - Camera, Light and Darkroom: Intro to Black & White Photography
HA587 - Against Realism: Varieties of Photograhic Pictorialism
HA591 - Dialogues: Art History in a Global Context
HA573 - Print Collecting and Curating
HA579 - Visual Arts Internship
HA507 - Reading the Image
CL609 - Roman Art and Architecture
EN676 - Cross-Cultural Coming-of-Age Narratives
EN684 - Clouds, Waves & Crows: Writing the Natural, 1800 to the Present
EN687 - Poetry and Crisis, from the First World War to Occupy
EN580 - Charles Dickens and Victorian England
EN583 - Postcolonial Writing
EN586 - Language and Place in Colonial and Postcolonial Poetry
EN588 - Innovation and Experiment in New York, 1945- 1995
EN604 - The Unknown: Reading and Writing
EN623 - Native American Literature
EN633 - Bodies of Evidence: Reading The Body In Eighteenth Century Literature
EN637 - Unruly Women and Other Insubordinates: the dramatic repertoire of the Q
EN646 - Image, Vision and Dream: Medieval Texts and Visual Culture
EN655 - Places and Journeys
EN656 - Heroes and Exiles: An Introduction to Old English Poetry
EN657 - The Brontes in Context
EN658 - American Crime Fiction
EN659 - Contemporary Irish Writing
EN660 - Writing Lives in Early Modern England: Diaries, Letters and Secret Selv
EN661 - The Stranger
EN666 - From Book to Blog: Geoffrey Chaucer and his Afterlives
EN667 - Harlem to Hogan's Alley: Black Writing in North America
EN668 - Discovery Space: New Theatres in Early Modern England
EN669 - Marriage, Desire and Divorce in Early Modern Literature
EN670 - Lyric, Ballad and Popular Song
EN701 - The Global Eighteenth Century
EN702 - Thomas Hardy
EN703 - The 'Real' America: Class and Culture in the American Gilded Age
EN704 - Discord and Devotion: Society & Spirituality in Middle English Literatu
EN705 - The Contemporary Memoir
EN707 - The British Novel in the 1860s: Sensing Modern Life
EN708 - Virginia Woolf
EN709 - Animals, Humans, Writing
EN710 - Victorian Aestheticism and Decadence
You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage
English Language Requirements
IELTS band : 6.5
To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to
take an IELTS test.Requirements
The University will consider applications from students offering a wide range of qualifications, typical requirements are listed below, students offering alternative qualifications should contact the Admissions Office for further advice. It is not possible to offer places to all students who meet this typical offer/minimum requirement.
Qualification, Typical offer/minimum requirement
- A level: AAB including English Literature or English Language and Literature grade B
- Access to HE Diploma: The University of Kent will not necessarily make conditional offers to all access candidates but will continue to assess them on an individual basis. If an offer is made candidates will be required to obtain/pass the overall Access to Higher Education Diploma and may also be required to obtain a proportion of the total level 3 credits and/or credits in particular subjects at merit grade or above.
- BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC National Diploma): The university will consider applicants holding BTEC National Diploma and Extended National Diploma Qualifications (QCF; NQF;OCR) on a case by case basis please contact us via the enquiries tab for further advice on your individual circumstances.
- International Baccalaureate: 34 points overall including 17 points at HL including HL English A1/A2/B at 5/6/6 OR English Literature A/English Language and Literature A (or Literature A/Language and Literature A of another country) at HL 5 or SL 6
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 Kent.
Funding
Kent offers generous financial support schemes to support eligible undergraduate students during their studies. Our 2015 entry support package has not been finalised. However, our 2014 financial support package included a £6,500 cash bursary. Find out more on our funding page.
General scholarships
Scholarships are available for excellence in academic performance, sport and music and are awarded on merit. For further information on the range of awards available and to make an application see our scholarships website.
The Kent Scholarship for Academic Excellence
At Kent we recognise, encourage and reward excellence. We have created the Kent Scholarship for Academic Excellence, which will be awarded to any applicant who achieves a minimum of AAA over three A levels, or the equivalent qualifications as specified on our funding pages. Please note that details of the scholarship for 2015 entry have not yet been finalised and are subject to change.
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