Summary
This programme enables you to develop analytical skills by exploring a diverse range of texts, including novels, poems, plays, films, images and graphic novels. You will look at how meaning is created through language and form and at relationships between texts and contemporary cultural issues.
All of City College Norwich’s Degree programmes are validated by the UEA, meaning that the quality of the awards you get is assured by a world-renowned Higher Education organisation.
Teaching is usually over three terms of ten weeks, each with a weekly attendance of two days a week. You will normally study two modules, worth 20 credits, each term (plus a dissertation worth 40 credits in the third year). Teaching will involve lectures, guest speakers, small group sessions or seminars, tutorials, workshops, theatre and cinema and field trips. The list below indicates the modules that make up the programme.
Year 1 (level 4) modules
- Higher learning skills
- Myth and Criticism
- Genre
- The Evolution of Western Society
- Reading the Visual
- Children’s Literature OR Creative Writing
Year 2 (level 5) modules
- Preparation for Work and Research
- Medieval Life and Literature
- The Renaissance
- Madness, Trauma and Culture
- Revolution and Reaction
- Children’s Literature OR Creative Writing
Year 3 (level 6) modules - Dissertation (40 credits)
- Victorians and Victorianism
- Modernism
- Contemporary Literature and Culture
- Dystopian Fiction
UCAS Code Q320
Why our College?
Flexible study options
Most of our courses require two days per week attendance at college. This means you can continue to work alongside your studies and balance other commitments.
Smaller class sizes
Our smaller class sizes mean you get all the support you need during your studies. This is a crucial difference to larger universities and provides you with access to your lecturers when you need them.
Outstanding progression
97% of our full time graduates and 100% of our part time graduates are in employment or further study 6 months after completing their degree (Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes, 2019, for CCN, published by Office for Students)
Entry Requirements
We attract students from varied backgrounds and encourage them to reach their full potential. A minimum of 64 tariff points (normally including English) is usually required but we have no standard offer as we take into account your reference, motivation, and commitment to the course, as well as any projected or actual A level grades or other qualifications.
We welcome students from Access Diplomas and our usual offer is 21 credits at Merit.
We have a progression agreement in place to enable students from City College Norwich, who have successfully passed our Access to HE (Humanities and Social Sciences) course, to be accepted onto the BA (Hons) English degree.
Applicants may be invited for interview.
Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. For International students we require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening, and reading), the required minimum is: IELTS Academic (SELT) 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components). Please contact the Advice shop for advice and guidance. International candidates are also actively encouraged to access the International Students webpage.
Learning Outcomes
The programme seeks to ensure that on graduation you should be able to:
- Work with confidence both independently and as a member of a group or team.
- Demonstrate a capacity for systematic, conceptual and critical thinking.
- Show flexible and creative approaches to problem solving.
- Communicate clearly and appropriately, demonstrating a sense of audience.
- Manage information effectively in a range of media.
- Act in an ethical manner demonstrating political, social and cultural awareness.
- Produce output that is literate, numerate and coherent.
Assessment
All modules are assessed at the end of the module and some modules have additional mid module assignments. We use various assessment methods, including examinations, essays, in class assessments, presentations, creative writing exercises and portfolios, dissertations and projects.
Progression
Students have moved on to PGCE or other Teacher Training courses. Others have gone on complete Masters degrees and Doctorates.
Career Progression
Graduates may wish to move into teaching, journalism, public relations, marketing or publishing.
Fees
Course fee per year: £8,000
