BA and Diploma in English
Structure and Syllabus
BA degree: 12 courses (4 compulsory foundation courses plus 8 optional advanced courses)
Diploma: 4 courses (the 4 compulsory foundation courses)
To obtain the BA degree you must pass in all 12 courses. In any one year you may choose to enter examinations in a minimum of one and a maximum of four new courses. If you satisfy the entrance requirements for the degree and are appropriately qualified you may apply for exemption from any of the Foundation courses when applying for the BA degree. There are no exemptions available for the Diploma.
| Four compulsory foundation courses |
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| Explorations I Literature from Homer to Shakespeare |
| Explorations II Literature from Shakespeare |
| Approaches to text |
| Renaissance comedy: Shakespeare and Jonson |
| Eight optional advanced courses |
| Group A / Period studies (at least four courses must be chosen from this group) |
| Literature of the later Middle Ages |
| Renaissance and Restoration |
| Augustans and Romantics |
| Victorians |
| Moderns |
| Group B (at least three courses must be chosen from this group) |
| Varieties of language in conversation and literature |
| Reading women's writing |
| Shakespeare |
| The novel |
| Modern American literature |
| Nineteenth-century American literature |
| Drama since 1860 |
| Empire and literature |
| Postcolonial literatures in English |
Transfer to BA English
If you pass the Diploma in English you'll be invited to transfer your registration to BA English
and will automatically be credited with the papers passed in the Diploma. In effect, you will
go on to the advanced courses of the degree and will be able to complete in a minimum of two further
years. You won't have to pay another registration fee and the registration period of eight years
will date from the initial registration for the Diploma. Please note that a student registered
for the BA English who passes the foundation courses cannot be awarded the Diploma in English.