DURATION:
One year, full time STUDY MODES:
Full time, part time INTAKE:
Autumn Semester (September) Spring Semester (January) TOTAL COURSE CREDITS:
30 US credits
COURSE LEVEL:
Undergraduate OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
Andrews University (USA)
SHORT COURSES
Certificate in English Literature
About the Certificate
W
ould you like to study English literature in more depth and develop solid skills in critical analysis? This course provides a stepping stone for further study and lifelong exploration of literature. YOU WILL receive a broad overview of English
What you will study
T
hrough the Certificate in English Literature, you will go beyond the classroom as you watch performances at the reconstructed Globe Theatre, step into Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon and attend a play at the Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre.
literature – from the works of Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens through to T. S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. Become immersed in the literature that you study as you watch performances, attend plays and visit places relevant to the texts.
YOU WILL visit the stately homes and gardens
COMPLETING the Certificate is an excellent opportunity to test your interest in further English literature studies, as you will receive credits that can be transferred to Newbold's Bachelor of Arts in Humanities, or undergraduate studies in the UK, US and other countries.
FURTHER trips will take you to the Lake District
used on the big -screen and BBC TV adaptations of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, walk through the very home where Jane Austen lived and wrote novels, and be introduced to regency dances at her brother’s home in Chawton. homes of Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter, giving you insights into the inspiration that these two different authors found in Cumbria’s beautiful landscapes. 73