History and English - BA (Hons)
University of Oxford
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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A joint degree in History and English requires students to think critically about how we define ‘history’ and ‘literature’, and about how the two disciplines interrelate and, to a large extent, overlap. Close attention is given to changing methodologies, to the nature of evidence and to styles of argument. It is assumed that historical documents are just as much ‘texts’ as poems, plays or novels, and are therefore subject to interpretation as works of narrative, rhetoric and, fundamentally, ...Read more

A joint degree in History and English requires students to think critically about how we define ‘history’ and ‘literature’, and about how the two disciplines interrelate and, to a large extent, overlap. Close attention is given to changing methodologies, to the nature of evidence and to styles of argument. It is assumed that historical documents are just as much ‘texts’ as poems, plays or novels, and are therefore subject to interpretation as works of narrative, rhetoric and, fundamentally, language. In turn, it is assumed that poems, plays and novels represent historically-grounded ways of interpreting a culture. Interdisciplinary study has become a thriving area in its own right as scholars have moved away from what would once have been thought of as ‘purely’ historical or literary criticism to a more comparative way of thinking about the written records of the past (including, of course, the very recent past). For more information on this course please visit ox.ac.uk/ughe.

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Really enjoying my university experience. Great accommodation. I have an ensuite and a big, warm..Read more

Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

AAA Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

AAAAB - AAAAA Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

AA - AAB Grades / Points required

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Access to HE Diploma:

D45 Grades / Points required

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

38 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

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£41,130 per year

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University of Oxford
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