This course deepens students understanding of how literature shapes, and is shaped by, the world around it. This course will encourage students to form their own critical response and ask all of the right questions. We provide a solid grounding in the chronology of literary history, and an exploration of how stories travel from country to country across time.  Student’s final mark for each module is determined half by coursework and half by examination. The number of careers that ... READ MORE

This course deepens students understanding of how literature shapes, and is shaped by, the world around it. This course will encourage students to form their own critical response and ask all of the right questions. We provide a solid grounding in the chronology of literary history, and an exploration of how stories travel from country to country across time. 

 Student’s final mark for each module is determined half by coursework and half by examination. The number of careers that lead from courses in literature is almost as large as the number of graduates, but two particular areas in which our graduates have had recent success are publishing and the theatre. One of our former students is now in charge of editorial at a large publishing house, and another has just taken over running one of the country’s major theatres.