English and American Literature
Entry requirements
A level
Where an applicant is taking the EPQ alongside A-levels, the EPQ will be taken into consideration and result in lower A-level grades being required. Socio-economic factors which may have impacted an applicant’s education will be taken into consideration and alternative offers may be made to these applicants. Required: A Level Grade B in an essay based subject.
Access to HE Diploma
Pass with at least 27 level 3 credits at Distinction and the remaining level 3 credits at Merit. All level 3 English studies units must be passed with Distinction. The Access to Higher Education Diploma is only acceptable if you have had a considerable break from education.
Applicants with the Cambridge Pre-U are strongly encouraged to apply to Royal Holloway. Offers will be made on the basis of equivalent A-Level grades as can be found on the Royal Holloway website.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
We require at least five GCSEs at grade A*-C or 9 - 4 including English and Mathematics.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
6,5,5 at Higher Level including 5 in an essay based subject with a minimum of 32 points overall
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2, H2, H3, H3, H3 at Higher Level including H3 in an essay based subject.
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF)
in relevant subject plus A Level Grade B in an essay based subject.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
in relevant subject plus A Level Grade B in an essay-based subject.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Plus A Level grades B, B including B in an essay based subject.
Scottish Advanced Higher
ABB including B in an essay based subject.
Scottish Higher
Including B in an essay based subject.
Requirements are as for A-levels where one non-subject-specified A-level can be replaced by the same grade in the Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate
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About this course
On BA English & American Literature, you will have the opportunity to explore the distinct but interrelated literary traditions of two nations and cultures spanning five centuries, from the early 1600s to the present day. This degree is directly informed by the creative and critical mix of academic experts in the College's top-rated English department.
You will begin the degree with a grounding in the two distinct literary cultures, then you choose options allowing you to explore different periods, genres and topics. In your final year you will continue to follow your own interests, specialising and taking research-based options or writing a dissertation.
You'll be exposed to a wide variety of areas in American literature, including the literature of the first encounter, nineteenth-century and African-American writing, satire, New York School poetry, drama, the urban novel and writing about music and the novella. In addition you can take advantage of an exceptional range of options in English literature, theory and postcolonial literature.
You will have the chance to take courses in other departments, studying American history or film, to broaden your understanding of America and will be offered the chance to study abroad, enhancing your understanding of the USA or another country.
You can go beyond the study of existing literature, with the opportunity to take modules in creative writing and will be taught by academics who have won national and College prizes for teaching and for their publications.
- Gain a grounding in two distinct literary cultures.
- Specific American literature centred core modules.
- Take American history and film modules outside of English.
- Teachers include prize-winning American novelists, Ben Markovits and Douglas Cowie
- The opportunity to study in the USA for one year.
Modules
Please refer to our website for information:
https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/english/english-and-american-literature.aspx
Assessment methods
Your course will be assessed by a combination of examinations and in-course assignments in the form of essays or presentations.
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Extra funding
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Royal Holloway, University of London
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