EnglishLiterature andHistoryBA Honours

UCAS code QV313 Years

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English Literatureand HistoryBA HonoursUCAS code QV313 Years

This Joint Honours degree gives you thechance to explore society through historicalevidence and its literary works.

Your module choices span centuries and continents, givingyou the chance to study history and literature from aroundthe world, and from the Dark Ages to the contemporary era.

Your modules will dovetail, enabling you to explore topicsfrom both a literary and a historical perspective. Forexample, you might study:

• colonial India alongside postcolonial Indian literature• the history of Victorian Britain alongside the Victorian

novel• life in Anglo-Saxon England and the heroes and

monsters of Anglo-Saxon poetry

The degree will equip you with a broad range of skills,including close reading and literary analysis, and the abilityto evaluate a wide range of historical evidence. You'll havethe opportunity to use that expertise in your own personalresearch projects.

Highlights of this degreeQuality and rankingThe quality of the English study experience at Newcastle ishighly recognised:

• 7th in the UK – The Times/Sunday Times GoodUniversity Guide 2018 (English Studies category)

• top 10 in the UK – The Complete University Guide2019 (English category)

• 93% overall student satisfaction score – NationalStudent Survey 2017

• 3rd in the UK for research – Research ExcellenceFramework 2014 (English Language and Literaturecategory)

• top 150 – English Language and Literature category –QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018

• top 200 – Arts and Humanities category – Times HigherEducation World University Rankings by Subject 2018

History at Newcastle is also highly regarded:

• 91% overall satisfaction score – National StudentSurvey 2017

• top 200 – Arts and Humanities category – Times HigherEducation World University Rankings by Subject 2018

Field trips and eventsStudying at Newcastle means much more than your timespent in the classroom or the library.

We organise regular field trips to cultural and historicalvenues, such as:

• local theatres• The Wordsworth Trust (Dove Cottage)• Lindisfarne and Bede’s World• Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books• local museums including Beamish and the Great North

Museum

The University is also home to the Newcastle Centre for theLiterary Arts (NCLA).

This brings internationally renowned writers to Newcastle,through a year-long festival of readings, discussion anddebate.

Boost your employability with a work placementApply to spend 9 to 12 months on an optional workplacement between Stages 2 and 3. You can apply tospend your placement year with any organisation and willreceive University support to do so.

You’ll gain first-hand experience of working in the sector,putting your learning into practice and developing yourprofessional expertise.

It will extend your degree by a year and is subject toavailability.

Find out more about Work Placements.

Study abroadYou may study abroad either in Europe via the Erasmusprogramme or further afield via the Non-EU Study Abroadexchange programme.

Erasmus ProgrammeYou will have the opportunity to study abroad for onesemester in your second year through the Erasmusprogramme. The work that you do and the grades youachieve are counted towards your final degree. You canstudy at universities in:

• Belgium• Czech Republic• Finland• France• Italy• Holland/Netherlands• Slovenia• Spain• Sweden• Turkey

Non-EU Study Abroad Exchange ProgrammeWe have study abroad links with universities in:

• Australia• Canada• Hong Kong• Singapore

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• the USA

Facilities and supportAs a Joint Honours student, you will divide your timebetween the School of History, Classics and Archaeology inthe recently refurbished Armstrong Building and the Schoolof English Literature, Language and Linguistics in the PercyBuilding.

FacilitiesOur multi-award-winning University Library Service, withover one million books, a huge range of electronicresources, and a Special Collections department withexcellent historical and literary books and manuscripts areavailable to support your studies.

The University-led Great North Museum, adjacent tocampus, includes world-class archaeological treasures anda resource-rich library.

Our Newcastle Centre for Literary Arts (NCLA) providesreadings and events.

Writing opportunitiesNewcastle University Students' Union is home to one of thebest student newspapers in the country, The Courier. Youcan submit poetry and short prose for the School'smagazine, Alliterati

SupportYou'll have a personal tutor throughout your degree –an academic member of staff who can help with academicand personal issues. You'll also have access to a peermentor in your first year – a fellow student who can helpyou settle in and answer any questions you have.

Social activitiesThere are lively societies (EngSoc and HistorySoc) in bothschools. There's also an active student drama scene oncampus, with two student drama societies open to all.

We welcome students from all over the world.

Course Details

Modules for 2018 entry

Please noteThe module and/or programme information below isfor 2018 entry. Our teaching is informed by research andmodules change periodically to reflect developments inthe discipline, the requirements of external bodies andpartners, student feedback, or insufficient numbers ofstudents interested (in an optional module). To find outmore read our terms and conditions.Module/programme information for 2019 entry will bepublished here as soon as it is available (end of May2019).Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts foran academic year and you need to complete modulestotalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage. Furtherinformation, including the credit value of the module, isavailable in each of the module descriptions below.

Stage 1

Compulsory modulesYou take compulsory modules to equip you with thefoundation you need for further study.HIS1030  Evidence and ArgumentSEL1030  Close ReadingOptional modulesYou select two modules from Lists A and B below:List AHIS1025 World EmpiresHIS1027 European HistoryHIS1029  Varieties of HistoryHIS1044  Aspects of British HistoryHIS1046  The History of the AmericasList BSEL1003  Introduction to Literary Studies 1SEL1004  Introduction to Literary Studies 2SEL1023  Transformations

Stage 2

Compulsory modulesSEL2218  Research Project in English Literature andHistoryOptional modulesYou take two modules, and may take up to three, fromList C. You take one module, and may take two fromLists D and E.

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Stage 2

List CCAH2006  In Alexander's Footsteps: Classical andHellenistic EmpiresHIS2002  Fatal Allies: Anglo-Irish Relations, 1798-1998HIS2050  The European Enlightenment, 1700-1789HIS2072  Anglo-Saxon England: From Roman Britain tothe Norman Conquest, 410-1066HIS2078  Approaches to the History of Western MedicineHIS2085  Pre-Columbian and Spanish AmericaHIS2086  Twentieth Century France 1914-95HIS2103  The Dark Ages: Early Medieval Europe and itsNeighbours, 500-900HIS2114  Death, Dying and the Dead in Early ModernEngland, 1500-1832HIS2122  Ideas and Revolutions, 1640-1953HIS2124  A History of Contemporary BritainHIS2131  American Slavery, American Freedom: Blackand White America in the Age of RevolutionsHIS2132  The Criminal Atlantic in the Long EighteenthCentury: Pirates, Convicts and RebelsHIS2133  Society and Politics in Colonial India,1880s-1947HIS2140  Survey History of JapanHIS2212  History and Memory in the United StatesHIS2219  Oral History and MemoryHIS2235  The Soviet Experiment: 1917-1991HIS2239  Colonialism and Post-Colonialism in Egypt andSudanHIS2240  Greece from ancient times to the 21st century:Interdisciplinary approaches to the study of the pastHIS2241  The History of Modern Germany, 1806 untiltodayHIS2242  Researching HistoryHIS2249  Conflict, Colonialism and Conspiracies: ThePolitics, Impact and Memory of the British Transition fromEmpire after 1945LAS2030  Comparative History of Hispano-America andBrazil: from Independence to the Mexican Revolution(1789/1810-1917)List DSEL2201  Writing the RenaissanceSEL2202  Writing New Worlds, 1660-1800SEL2203  Revolutionary Britain, 1789-1832SEL2219  Monsters, Misery and Miracles: Heroic Life inOld English PoetryList ESEL2204  Victorian Passions: Victoria ValuesSEL2205  Fictions of MigrationSEL2206  Contemporary CulturesSEL2207  ModernismsSEL2217  Popular Performance Here and NowWith Degree Programme Director approval, you maychoose on module from other subject areas. Alternatively,you may take one of the following modules:SEL2224  Poetry WorkshopSEL2226  Theatre Script WorkshopSEL2227  Prose Workshop

Stage 2

NCL2007  Career Development for Second YearStudentsNCL2100  Developing Enterprise, Entrepreneurship andEmployabilityWork Placement (optional)You can apply to spend 9 to 12 months on an optionalwork placement between Stages 2 and 3. You can applyto spend your placement year with any organisation andwill receive University support to do so. It will extend yourdegree by a year and is subject to availability. It isn'tavailable if you're spending a year studying abroad. Findout more about Work Placements.

Stage 3

Compulsory modulesSEL3377  Dissertation in English Literature and HistoryOptional modulesYou also take at least 20 credits and not more than 40credits from Lists F and G below:List FHIS3000  Reading HistoryHIS3020  Writing HistoryHIS3030  History and SocietyHIS3035  Elizabeth I: the Politics of ReligionHIS3131  China in RevolutionHIS3135  The Nazi New Order in EuropeHIS3181  The American Civil War, 1861-1865HIS3195  Weimar RepublicHIS3203  Madness, Nerves and Narratives in GeorgianBritain, c. 1714-1830HIS3206  The Irish Revolution, 1879-1923HIS3212  Reconstruction and the New South, 1865-1914HIS3219  Living Together: Christians, Muslims and Jewsin Medieval IberiaHIS3229  The Spanish Second Republic and Civil War,1931-1939HIS3232  Civil Rights and Armalites; Northern Irelandsince 1969HIS3240  Civil Rights in America, 1948-1975HIS3284  The Mexican RevolutionHIS3295  Royal Portraits: Christian Kings and Kingship,c870-c930HIS3321  Viking-Age ScandinaviaHIS3326  Women in Colonial South Asia: Tradition,Reform and ModernityHIS3328  Imagined FuturesHIS3330  Islamism and its OriginsHIS3331  God's Terrible Voice: the experience andimpact of Plague in England, 1500-1722HIS3332  The Haitian RevolutionHIS3334  Talking Cures and Troubles: An Oral History ofHealth and Medicine in Britain, c. 1948-2000HIS3335  Europe and the Ottoman Empire, 1453-1798HIS3336  Punishing the Criminal Dead: Crime, Cultureand Corpses in Modern Britain

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Stage 3

HIS3337  Russian Cities and Culture from Peter the Greatto the RevolutionHIS3339  The Moral Economy of Loyalty in NorthernIreland, 1921-39 - the Linen Lords and the PlebsHIS3341  Lunatic to Citizen? Madness and Society since1900List GSEL3011  Growing up Global: Childhood and NationalIdentity from Postwar to PresentSEL3016  Orgasms, Onanism, Odalisques: Desire andthe Body at the fin-de-siecleSEL3037  Religion and Recent US FilmSEL3055  Chaucer, Shakespeare and the Book of theFutureSEL3090  Chaucer, Chivalry, and Heresy in the MiddleAgesSEL3100  Other Renaissances: Gender, Race andSexuality in Early Modern CultureSEL3338  Home, Heritage, History: 20th centurychildren's literatureSEL3358  Romantic Life WritingSEL3346  Contemporary Documentary 1: Theory andPracticeSEL3347  Contemporary Documentary 2: Theory andPracticeSEL3356  Madness, Medicine and Modern LiteratureSEL3370  Writing the Postcolonial Nation: Literature fromthe Indian SubcontinentSEL3373  Women of Virtue and Women of Pleasure:Sensibility in the Age of ReasonSEL3379  Enlightened Romantics: Writing on the MarginsSEL3388  Caribbean-US CulturesSEL3390  A New Empire: Fiction and the Rise of GlobalCapitalismSEL3391  Women on Trial: Gender, Power andPerformance in Early Modern EnglandSEL3393  Shakespeare's Show BusinessSEL3395  The VictoriansSEL3378  Landscapes of American ModernismSEL3340  Romatic Poetry: Journeys of the VictorianNovelSEL3098  20th Century LiteratureWith Degree Programme Director approval, you maychoose on module from other subject areas. Alternatively,you may take one of the following modules:NCL3007  Career Development for Final Year StudentsNCL3008  Advanced Career Development*SEL3324  Cultural Industries Placement (semester 1)SEL3325  Cultural Industries Placement (semester 2)* Only available if you have taken a Career Developmentmodule at stage 2.

Teaching and assessment

Study at the cutting edgeThe content of modules in both English and history isshaped by the research specialisms of our staff, many ofwhom are international leaders in their field.

This means you have access to the very latest ideas anddiscoveries in your subject, as well as exploring new andexciting areas of study.

In English, our research is focused in five key areas:

• Literature• English Language and Linguistics• Creative Writing• Children's Literature• Film

In history, the geographical range of our researchencompasses:

• Asia• the Americas• the Middle East• Europe and the British Isles

Teaching methodsYou can normally expect to spend 9-10 hours per weekattending lectures, seminars, workshops and filmscreenings.

You supplement this with around 25 hours per week onclass preparation, reading, writing, and other kinds ofindependent research recommended by your tutor.

Assessment methods• Essays• Documentary commentaries• Individual and group presentations• Discussion-board postings• End-of-semester examinations

Find out moreVisit our Teaching & Learning pages to read about theoutstanding learning experience available to all students atNewcastle University.

Entry Requirements

All candidates are considered on an individual basis.

If your qualifications are not listed here, please see ouradditional entry requirements web pages to find out whichother qualifications are considered.

The entrance requirements below apply to 2019 entry.

Important Information for All StudentsWe especially welcome applications from mature students.

A LevelsAAA-AAB including English Literature or English Languageand Literature at grade A and History at grade A or B, notincluding General Studies.

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Scottish QualificationsAAAAB at Higher Grade including English at grade A andHistory at grade A or B. Advanced Higher English at grade Ais preferred. Combinations of Highers and AdvancedHighers accepted.

Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.

International Baccalaureate35-36 points with English A1 at Higher level, grade 6, andHistory A1 at Higher Level, grade 5 or 6.

Irish Leaving CertificateH1H1H1H2H3 at Higher Level, with minimum Grade H1 inEnglish and History.

Access Qualifications30 level 3 credits at Distinction, to include at least 15 Level 3credits in English Literature at Distinction and 15 level 3credits at Merit.

Cambridge Pre-UD3,D3,D3-D3,D3,M2 in Principal Subjects including Englishat grade D3 and History.

Extended Project QualificationIf you offer the Level 3 Extended Project Qualification in atopic relevant to the degree programme, we will vary ouroffer to recognise this.

PARTNERS - A LevelsABB including English Literature or English Language &Literature and also including History, not including GeneralStudies.

The PARTNERS Programme is Newcastle University’ssupported entry route for students from schools andcolleges in England and Northern Ireland. Find out moreabout the PARTNERS Programme.

English Language RequirementsApplicants whose first language is not English requirea minimum score of IELTS 7.0 or equivalent.

If you need help to meet our English Languagerequirements, we can provide support with extra tuition.

Read more about UK visas and immigration requirements.

Other International QualificationsABB at A level is typically the minimum required for entry toan undergraduate course. You can check the equivalentgrades for qualifications offered in your country.

We will also consider your application if you have lower ornon-standard qualifications.

Undergraduate Admissions Policy

See our 2018 Admissions Policy (PDF: 185 KB).

See further policies related to admission.

Careers

English and history careersAs an English and History student, you will develop a broadrange of skills which are highly regarded by employers inmany sectors, including the ability to:

• analyse and summarise material• work to a deadline• critically evaluate evidence, organise ideas and present a

coherent argument• present complex material accurately, clearly and

persuasively

As a result our graduates enter a wide variety of careers,including:

• finance• management• information• education• human resources• journalism• law• media• marketing• PR• politics• publishing• teaching• writing

Qualities such as self-motivation, teamwork and leadershipmay also be gained through non-academic activities andwork experience.

Watch video interviews with former English students talkingabout their experiences at Newcastle and their careers sincegraduating on the School of English Literature, Languageand Linguistics website.

Find out more about the career options for English andHistory from Prospects: The UK's Official Careers Website.

What our graduates go on to do:employment and further studychoicesSee what our recent graduates went on to do and viewgraduate destinations statistics. These statistics are basedon what graduates were doing on a specific date,approximately six months after graduation. Take a look atthe most recent data available for our graduates.

The destination data is available in varying levels, beginningwith the University and moving through Faculty and Schooldown to individual course reports. This final level may giveyou some useful ideas about possible options after yourcourse or a course you are considering.

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Careers and employability atNewcastleNewcastle University consistently has one of the bestrecords for graduate employment in the UK.

95% of our 2016 UK-domiciled graduates progressedto employment or further study within six months ofgraduating.

Of our graduates who entered employment more than threequarters (78%) achieved a professional or managerialposition.

We provide an extensive range of opportunities to allstudents through an initiative called ncl+. This enables youto develop personal, employability and enterprise skills andto give you the edge in the employment market after yougraduate.

Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest andbest in the country, and we have strong links withemployers.

Fees & Funding

Tuition Fees (UK students)

2019 entry:Tuition fees for 2019-20 have not yet been confirmed.2018 entry*:£9,250For programmes where you can spend a year on a workplacement or studying abroad, you will receive asignificant fee reduction for that year.Some of our degrees involve additional costs which arenot covered by your tuition fees.*Please note:The maximum fee that we are permitted to charge for UKstudents is set by the UK government.As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee toincrease in each subsequent academic year of yourcourse, subject to government regulations on feeincreases and in line with inflation, as measured byRPIX**.See more information on all aspects of studentfinance relating to Newcastle University.**RPIX is a measure of inflation in the UK, equivalent to allthe items in the Retail Price Index excluding mortgageinterest payments.

Tuition Fees (EU students)

2019 entry:Tuition fees for 2019-20 have not yet been confirmed.2018 entry*:£9,250 in 2018-19

Tuition Fees (EU students)

For programmes where you can spend a year on a workplacement or studying abroad, you will receive asignificant fee reduction for that year.Some of our degrees involve additional costs which arenot covered by your tuition fees.*Please note:As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee toincrease in each subsequent academic year of yourcourse, subject to government regulations on feeincreases and in line with inflation, as measured byRPIX**.See more information on all aspects of studentfinance relating to Newcastle University.**RPIX is a measure of inflation in the UK, equivalent to allthe items in the Retail Price Index excluding mortgageinterest payments.

Tuition Fees (International students)

2019 entry:Tuition fees for 2019-20 have not yet been confirmed.2018 entry*:£16,200 per year*Please note:You will be charged tuition fees for each year of yourdegree programme (unless you are on a shorterexchange programme).If you spend a year on placement or studying abroad aspart of your degree you may pay a reduced fee for thatyear.The tuition fee amount you will pay may increase slightlyyear on year as a result of inflation, as measured byRPIX**.See more information on all aspects of studentfinance relating to Newcastle University.**RPIX is a measure of inflation in the UK, equivalent to allthe items in the Retail Price Index excluding mortgageinterest payments.

Scholarships and Financial Support (UKstudents)

You may be eligible for one of a range of NewcastleUniversity Scholarships in addition to government financialsupport.Newcastle University ScholarshipsGovernment financial support

Scholarships and Financial Support (EUstudents)

You may be eligible for one of a range of NewcastleUniversity Scholarships in addition to government financialsupport.Newcastle University Scholarships

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Scholarships and Financial Support (EUstudents)

Government financial support

Scholarships and Financial Support(International students)

We offer our Vice-Chancellor's InternationalScholarships and Vice-Chancellor's ExcellenceScholarships to eligible international students.We also offer International Family Discounts which areavailable for all international students with a close familymember who has graduated from or is now studying atNewcastle University.Some of our subject scholarships and sportsscholarships are also available for international students.

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Applying to Newcastle Universitythrough UCASTo apply for undergraduate study at Newcastle you mustuse the online application system managed by theUniversities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).

UCAS codes for Newcastle University

• institution name - NEWC• institution code - N21

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All UK schools and colleges and a small number of EU andinternational establishments are registered with UCAS.

If you are applying independently, or are applying from aschool or college which is not registered to manageapplications, you will still use the Apply system. You will notneed a buzzword.

Making your applicationOn the UCAS website you can also find out more about:

• application deadlines and other important dates• offers and tracking your application

Application decisions and enquiriesFind out more about our admissions process and who tocontact if you need help with your application.