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University of Southampton

1 literature courses SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 13th
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WUSCA ranking: 64th
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The best aspects of the University of Southampton is the great opportunities, e.g. societies and guest talks. I love going sailing on the Solent every other week and frequently running around the beautiful common. Similarly, new guest come to talk about their roles and how to get into their roles which is very beneficial for career development. There are no bad aspects that I have experienced so far.

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English Language and Literature - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Elements of Linguistics - Sound, Structure and Meaning
  • From English to Englishes
  • Poetic Language
  • The Making of Modern English
  • Theory & Criticism
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Cardiff Metropolitan University

1 literature courses WALES
WUSCA ranking: 43th
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Very student friendly, supporting and quality education. The facilities are well equipped and location is good too. Better library and student support. Need more student support regarding assessment and research work

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English and Creative Writing - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Critical Approaches
  • Reading Literature
  • Say it Out Loud: Writing for Audiences
  • Sex, Death and Everything in Between: Writing Poetry
  • Shakespeare and His Contemporaries
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University of Buckingham

4 literature courses SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 93rd
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WUSCA ranking: 31th
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As an international student, I struggled to find a teaching course that would allow me to study online while working a full time job. The University of Buckingham has afforded me the opportunity to study a high quality and in depth course while working full time. Their kindness and support during this process has been outstanding and has made all the difference for me. I cannot recommend them enough.

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Psychology with English Literature
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Level 4
  • Biopsychosocial Aspects of Human Behaviour
  • Fiction and Theory
  • Poetry and Poetics
  • Psychological Processes
  • Research Methods and Statistics
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English Literature - BA (Hons)
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Level 4
  • Creative Writing 1
  • Eras of English
  • Fiction and Theory
  • Plays in Performance
  • Poetry and Poetics
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University of Sunderland

2 literature courses NORTH EAST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 69th
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WUSCA ranking: 40th
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The university of Sunderland is located in the north East of England, it offers variety of courses and has a campus in the city of Sunderland where i study and other campuses in London and Honk-Kong. The student life could be very fascinating and fast-paced, exciting, but also challenging, basically because of fund management by student. The cost of living in the city of Sunderland is quite cheap in regards to Accommodation. but when it comes to feeding, the cost of living is very high. The university of Sunderland provides a transport system for student (Bus 700 and Bus 701), but run through a limited range. so student still find it very difficult to move around the city of Sunderland. Staffs of the university of Sunderland knows how to manage their relationship with the student to create a perfect environment for learning. Helps student regenerate their self confidence for the international student . the university of Sunderland terms to meet up to advanced technologies, The library has been a perfect place where student build their knowledge in regards to their Assignment's and Projects. Helps with student loan of Laptop for Educational support, and there is free Wi-Fi for registered student around campus and some bandwidth around the campus. the University of Sunderland is ranked in bottom half of UK universities, which i feel is base on their past bad reputation within the UK. but the school from i can see are working on themselves as an organization the sky high than they are....

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Year 1
  • Business of Writing: Editing and Publishing
  • Mini Project
  • Reading and Literature
  • Regional Writing: Language
  • The Fundamentals of English Language Study
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University of Reading

13 literature courses SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 33rd
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Campus life is engaging and fun if you're active; lots of choices of sports and social clubs. 3sixty club in campus is also one of best student clubbing experience I've had in the UK. Library is chic and comfortable with sufficient study spaces and books / online resource. Course content is interesting and inspiring but coursework is indeed demanding (if you are a good and hardworking student). Tutoring hours is not quite enough and most of the time you are expected to guide yourself through module content and problem solving. Disabilities support is available and of easy access but they could be reluctant to provided further assistance to students suffering from severe conditions or sudden accidents, and this could impact your studies to a large degree. However, if you are a healthy student with normal social life, it is not that difficult to graduate with a 2:1 or 1st with a bit of hard work whilst enjoying uni life.

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English Language and Literature - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • English Language and Society
  • Poetry in English
  • Research and Criticism
  • Sounds, Grammar & Meaning
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English Literature - BA (Hons)
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  • Genre and Context
  • Poetry in English
  • Research and Criticism
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Birmingham City University

3 literature courses WEST MIDLANDS
Subject ranking: 55th
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WUSCA ranking: 78th
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BCU is a good place to study because the lecturers are supportive, the teaching is clear, and the facilities in Seacole/Harborne are really built for healthcare students. The campus feels safe and organised, and there’s a good atmosphere for learning. The only thing that could improve is getting timetable info a bit earlier, but overall it’s a solid uni experience.

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English Language and Literature - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Foundations of Creative Writing
  • Foundations of Language
  • Key Critical Concepts
  • Language in Action
  • Literature, Drama and Origin
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English Literature - BA (Hons)
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  • Foundations of Creative Writing
  • Foundations of Language
  • Key Critical Concepts
  • Literature and Conflict
  • Literature, Drama and Origin
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Manchester Metropolitan University

4 literature courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 39th
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WUSCA ranking: 76th
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The best aspects of my University are that it has a great location, which is very accessible. It also offers a lot of opportunities, such as travelling abroad and careers. The worst aspects would be the signal and the Wi-Fi.

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English and American Literature - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Approaches to American Literature 1
  • Approaches to American Literature 2
  • Approaches to Drama
  • Approaches to Poetry
  • Metropolis 1: Reading Manchester
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English and Creative Writing - BA (Hons)
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  • Approaches to Narrative 1
  • Approaches to Narrative 2
  • Language and Technique
  • Metropolis 1: Reading Manchester
  • Metropolis 2: Writing Worlds
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Aston University, Birmingham

1 literature courses WEST MIDLANDS
Subject ranking: 29th
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WUSCA ranking: 63th
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Close to town and shops in birmingham. However, security isn't the highest priority on campus as I have heard and experienced myself being harassed on campus by random men later in the evening when it's dark.

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English Language and Literature - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Introduction to Discourse Analysis
  • Introduction to Language Study
  • Language and Society
  • Reading Poetry
  • Rewriting Shakespeare
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Coventry University

3 literature courses WEST MIDLANDS
Subject ranking: 56th
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WUSCA ranking: 28th
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My uni experience has been spectacular so far. This is because the environment is really friendly and clean. Also, the location is really close to my accomodation so this makes it really easy for me to commute to uni by walking. I've also met my success coach which he's amazing.

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English Language and Literature - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Add+Vantage
  • Approaches to Literature
  • Discourse and Digital Media
  • Language Architecture
  • Periods in English Literature and Language
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English and Creative Writing - BA (Hons)
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  • Add+vantage module (specific module to be chosen)
  • Approaches to Literature for English
  • Discourse and Digital Media
  • Magazine Publishing
  • Poetry for Digital Times
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Swansea University

19 literature courses WALES
Subject ranking: 47th
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Great teaching, student support, night life and pub scene. Beach very close and always easy to get away from the city to go for a walk etc. good sports but lacking high level. SU is fine but inconsistent

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English Language and Literature - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • ALE100 - Grammar and Meaning
  • ALE121 - The sound system of English
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