英语文学（荣誉）文学士学位-包括预科课程

预科课程 在我们四年制的英语文学文学士学位（包括预科课程）中，我们与您一起发展您特定学科的知识，并提高您的学术技能。在预科课程（称为零年级）期间，您会在这些领域获得全面的基础知识，为您在埃塞克斯大学（Essex）的三年制本科学习做好准备。您从第一天开始就是埃塞克斯大学的学生，是我们全球社区的一员，总部位于英国国际最多元化的校园大学。
Our BA English Literature (including Foundation Year) could be suitable for you if your academic qualifications do not yet meet our entry requirements for a three-year version of our arts and humanities courses and you want a programme that improves your skills to support your academic performance.Open to UK and EU applicants, this four-year course includes a Foundation Year (known as Year Zero) which is delivered by our Essex Pathways Department followed by a further three years of study in our Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies.During Year Zero you will study on our Arts and Humanities Pathway which will cover topics such as Analysing Film, Text and Image; and Theory of Knowledge. At the end of Year Zero all students who pass the Arts and Humanities Pathway will have a choice of which course to progress with. As well as BA English Literature students on the Arts and Humanities Pathway could also study BA Film Studies or BA History, amongst other courses.You are an Essex student from day one, a member of our global community based at the most internationally diverse campus university in the UK.Studying English Literature at Essex will revolutionise the way you think about literature. We'll challenge you to reflect on how literature shapes, and is shaped by, the world. Drawing on key texts and ideas, you'll develop critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills that will help you make your own mark.Our BA English Literature is truly global and politically engaged, offering a wide range of module choices from different places, cultures and historical periods. You will study everything from foundational texts and authors, including The Epic of Gilgamesh, Dante and Ovid, through to the most challenging contemporary texts from the last decade.You'll ask and answer important questions. What did love, death and race mean in the Renaissance What is the legacy of slavery in the Americas and how is this reflected in different genres of writing How did suffragettes change the world and its literature Whether it's dystopian fiction, the Caribbean origins of zombie narratives or the issue of human and non-human rights in a digital age, we'll ensure you pursue your interests to the fullest and that you'll be supported by experts in the field.You have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of optional modules across different topics and areas of specialism, including:Early Modern (16th and 17th century) literature18th and 19th century literature, including: Romantic, Gothic, naturalist, realist and sentimental writing20th and 21st century literature, including: Modernism, Postmodernism, science fiction and postcolonial literatureUnited States, Caribbean and Transatlantic literaturePoetic, contemporary, experimental, avant-garde and political writingAt Essex, we believe in radical, challenging and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of literature and while we take note of conventions, we're not bound by them. And while we've had Nobel prize-winners and Oscar winners among our staff we don't rest on our laurels.So, in our Department you can study modules which examine a variety of genres, including travel writing, the podcast, and autobiography among others, and work across different media, including books, newspapers, plays and film. From the English Civil War to dystopian literature and film, our modules not only span momentous historical, political and social worldwide events, but also examine the alternative worlds that literature has produced.A typical timetable involves a one-hour lecture and a one-hour seminar or a two-hour seminar for each module every week, but there are variations in place depending on the module.