This programme is offered either full and part time basis
The vibrancy of UEA’s literary and artistic life and its strong commitment to inter-disciplinaritiy make it an ideal place to study this degree. Here students examine a variety of intellectual responses to modernity, engaging in debates across culture through a selection of modules from across the Arts and Humanities, mostly of their own choosing. Such study is reinforced by more generalised teaching in research methodologies and a range of research seminars. The School of Literature has especial strengths in modern writing and critical thinking; its Autumn and Spring literary festivals, in which leading writers take part, and the proximity of the Sainsbury Centre of Visual Arts, mean that the experience of culture on offer here is far from just academic.
The course provides an excellent training in theoretical debate and forms of cultural analysis, hence a strong foundation for further postgraduate study. Alternatively, its breadth and topicality make it a recognised pathway for careers in publishing, teaching, politics, manageme
Degree Subject: UK BA (Hons) 2.1 or equivalent
Special Entry Requirements: Sample of work
Compulsory Study (120 credits)
Students must study the following modules for 120 credits:
CRITICAL THEORIES OF THE WESTERN SELF
ENGLISH LITERATURE DISSERTATION
RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY TRAINING SEMINAR
Option A Study (20 credits)
Students will select 20 credits from the following modules:
EVALUATING NATURE
LIVING MODERNISM
TRAVEL WRITING - CRITICAL APPROACHES AND CREATIVE PRACTICE
Option B Study (40 credits)
Students will select 40 credits from the following modules:
Students may choose modules from the faculty of Arts and Humanities which are not listed below, with the approval from the Course Director.
CONTEMPORARY WORLD THEATRE
CREATIVE-CRITICAL WRITING
CROSSING BOUNDARIES: WOMEN WRITERS IN MODERN EUROPE
EVALUATING NATURE
FICTION AFTER MODERNISM: RE-READING THE 20TH CENTURY
LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY
LIVING MODERNISM
LUDIC LITERATURE
QUEERING AMERICA
THE POWER OF DISCOURSE: REPRESENTATION AND INTERACTION
TRANSLATION THEORY
TRAVEL WRITING - CRITICAL APPROACHES AND CREATIVE PRACTICE
UNDERSTANDING CULTURES IN A GLOBAL WORLD
WRITING LIVES