English Literature - BA (Hons)
Leeds Beckett University
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Learn to write about, discuss and investigate the history and culture of English.Leeds is the Northern heart of culture and the arts. Your campus sits in the very centre of the city, surrounded by museums, art galleries, theatres, film production companies and recording studios. We work directly with Leeds museums and galleries and many regional events, including the Ilkley Literature Festival and the Leeds West Indian Carnival.As part of your course, you’ll:Study poems, plays and prose ...Read more

Learn to write about, discuss and investigate the history and culture of English.Leeds is the Northern heart of culture and the arts. Your campus sits in the very centre of the city, surrounded by museums, art galleries, theatres, film production companies and recording studios. We work directly with Leeds museums and galleries and many regional events, including the Ilkley Literature Festival and the Leeds West Indian Carnival.As part of your course, you’ll:Study poems, plays and prose narratives in their historical and cultural contextsDiscuss and debate the different ways texts can be interpretedEmbrace a wide range of theoretical approachesCover a diverse range of texts, from the literatures of Romanticism through to the contemporary, and British and American Literature of the twentieth century to the postcolonial literatures of the Caribbean, India, Pakistan, South Africa, and AustraliaWork directly with leading literary researchers to develop your own creative and critical voice

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Mayah
28 Nov 24

Regardless of the great academics we are taught from, they also really care about our success and wellbeing which is beyond encouraging. I think accessibility to visible and..Read more

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Alissia
21 Feb 24

I feel as though the student union at Leeds Beckett could be improved in comparison to facilities like University of Leeds has. However, i believe that Leeds Beckett provides..Read more

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£9,250 per year

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£16,000 per year

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Mayah
28 Nov 24
English Literature - BA (Hons)
Regardless of the great academics we are taught from, they also really care about our success and wellbeing which is beyond encouraging. I think accessibility to visible and...
Read more
A
Alissia
21 Feb 24
English Literature - BA (Hons)
I feel as though the student union at Leeds Beckett could be improved in comparison to facilities like University of Leeds has. However, i believe that Leeds Beckett provides...
Read more
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Leeds Beckett University
City Centre Campus Leeds LS1 3HE United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Leeds  0.4 miles away
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