英国文学文学士荣誉

本课程提供了在更广泛的社会，文化和历史背景下研究英语文学的机会。您将可以阅读各种激动人心的文本，包括传统文本（如莎士比亚，简·奥斯丁和查尔斯·狄更斯）和非传统文本（如图形小说，侦探小说和新形式的数字内容）。您将探索文学与其他类型的文化作品（例如电影，博物馆，音乐和艺术）之间的关系。在提高阅读能力和批判性思维的同时，您将在阅读文学作品时变得精明。这种批判性和创造性阅读方面的培训特别适合那些考虑教英语，出版或新闻业以及涉及复杂沟通技巧和高级语言使用水平的职业的人员。那些希望发展自己的写作能力的人特别感兴趣。该
Our English Literature BA gives you an opportunity to study English literature in its wider social, cultural, and historical contexts.You'll be able to engage with an exciting variety of texts, both traditional (such as Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Charles Dickens) and non-traditional (such as queer fiction, graphic novels, and new forms of digital content) alongside other kinds of cultural works such as films, museums and art. You'll become a sophisticated reader of texts in their wider cultural contexts, at the same time as sharpening your skills in research. This training in critical and creative reading is particularly suitable if you are considering English teaching, the publishing or journalism industries, or any career that involves sophisticated communication skills and an advanced level of language use. It is of particular interest to those wishing to develop their skills as a writer. Our degree is strong in promoting the transferable and cognitive skills that employers value, and that contribute to lifelong personal and professional development.We begin the course with an examination of what literature is, what tools we use to discuss it, and how texts are related to the historical contexts from which they emerge. As you progress through the course, you'll be introduced to a wide variety of literature from Shakespeare to the Gothic, American fiction, Modernism and contemporary writing. You'll study different forms including poetry, prose, and drama, looking at texts from diverse periods and places.We make the most of our central London location in the midst of galleries, museums, cinemas and theatres, and use the urban landscape as a resource for studying the social and theoretical issues relating to literature.<br>Careers<br>Graduates of the English Literature BA go on to work in a wide variety of fields, including further study at MA and PhD levels, teaching, arts organisations such as theatres and museums, charities, journalism, marketing and public relations.<br>Job roles<br>This course will prepare you for roles in a range of fields, including:Advertising<br>Academia<br>Curation<br>Journalism<br>Marketing and PR<br>Publishing and editing<br>Research<br>Teaching<br>Graduate employers<br>Graduates from this course have found employment at organisations including:Apple<br>Arsenal Football Club<br>Bank of England<br>BBC (Newsround, Holby City)<br>Cancer Research<br>Charles Dickens Museum<br>Civil Service<br>English Heritage<br>Hope Not Hate<br>Imperial War Museum<br>Ministry of Defence<br>NHS<br>Penguin<br>Selfridges &amp; Co<br>Tate Britain<br>Taylor and Francis (publishing)<br>Ted Baker<br>The Guardian<br>Victoria and Albert Museum