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Universities United Kingdom Bangor University Courses BA History and English Literature

BA History and English Literature
at Bangor University

Bangor, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 19,000
Country Rank-
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 6

Program Overview

This course allows you to combine study of the past, with the literature past societies have produced. The provisions in both subjects at Bangor spans from the early medieval period, right through to the contemporary world; and includes study of a range of sources and approaches from the political, cultural and social in history, to a wide range of genres in English (for example Welsh writing in English, dystopian literature, or children’ literature). In the third year there is a chance to develop your own major dissertation topic which can combine insights from both disciplines.

Course Content
Year 1 Modules

Compulsory Modules

Semester 1
- QXE-1013: Reading, Thinking, Writing (20)
Optional Modules

40 credits from:
- QXE-1003: Intro. to Medieval Literature (20) (Semester 2)
- QXE-1004: The Literature of Laughter (20) (Semester 2)
- QXE-1014: The Gothic in Literature/Film (20) (Semester 1)
- QXE-1016: Children's Fiction (20) (Semester 2)
- LXE-1600: Transnational Cultures (20) (Semester 2)
- LXE-1700: Creating National Histories (20) (Semester 1)
60 credits from:
- HXH-1002: The Six Lives of Henry VIII (20) (Semester 2) or
  HXC-1003: Chwech Oes Harri’r VIII (20) (Semester 2)
- HXH-1004: Intro Modern History1815-1914 (20) (Semester 1) or
  HXC-1004: Cyflwyniad Hanes Modern (20) (Semester 1)
- HXW-1007: Wales: Princes to Tudors (20) (Semester 1) or
  HXC-1007: Cymru: Tywysogion i Duduriaid (20) (Semester 1)
- HXW-1010: Wales in the Modern World (20) (Semester 2) or
  HXC-1006: Cymru yn y Byd Modern (20) (Semester 2)
- HXH-1011: Europe in the High Middle Ages (20) (Semester 1) or
  HXC-1011: Ewrop yn y Canol Oesoedd Uchel (20) (Semester 1)
- HXH-1012: Britain: Blitz to Brexit (20) (Semester 2)
- Students are encouraged to select modules that cover more than one of the generally recognised periods of History: Medieval (c500-1500), Early Modern (1500-1750), and Modern (post 1750).
Year 2 Modules

Compulsory Modules

60 credits from:
- QXE-2003: Jonson to Johnson (20) (Semester 2)
- QXE-2005: Victorian Literature (20) (Semester 2)
- QXE-2019: Modern & Contemporary Writing (20) (Semester 2) or
  QXP-2019: Modern & Contemporary Writing (20) (Semester 2)
- QXE-2020: The Romantic Period in Britain (20) (Semester 1)
- QXE-2024: Alfred Hitchcock (20) (Semester 2)
- QXE-2101: Beowulf to Malory (20) (Semester 1)
Optional Modules

60 credits from:
- HPS-2001: Work Placement - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1) or
  HAC-2001: Lleoliad Gwaith - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-2004: Modern Ideas & Movements (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-2005: Work Placement - Semester 2 (20) (Semester 2) or
  HAC-2005: Lleoliad Gwaith - Semester 2 (20) (Semester 2)
- HGC-2007: Cenhedloedd Sbaen yn yr Ugeinf (20) (Semester 2)
- HTC-2008: Stori America 1607-1867 (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-2055: Making History (20) (Semester 1)
- HTH-2110: The Guardians of Heritage (20) (Semester 1)
- HTH-2112: Reformation and Counter-Reform (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- HTA-2116: Later Prehistoric Communities (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-2120: Rethinking Archaeology (20) (Semester 1)
- HTC-2123: Owain Glynŵr a'i Fudiad (20) (Semester 1)
- HTW-2123: Owain Glyndwr and his Movement (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-2125: The Prehistoric Archaeology of (20) (Semester 2)
- HTA-2126: Geoarchaeology (20) (Semester 2)
- HTW-2127: WALES AND EUROPE IN THE RENAIS (20) (Semester 2)
- HTC-2128: Cestyll a Chymdeithas (20) (Semester 1) or
  HTH-2157: The Age of the Castle (20) (Semester 1)
- HTC-2132: Rhyfel Mawr trwy lygaid y Cym. (20) (Semester 2)
- HGH-2133: THE TUDORS: POLITICS, SOCIETY, (20) (Semester 1)
- HGH-2138: Europe 1945-1992 (20) (Semester 1)
- HGH-2139: The Kingdom in the Sun: Norman (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-2149: Britannia Rule the Waves: The (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-2150: Britain in the Jazz Age (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-2157: The Age of the Castle (20) (Semester 1) or
  HTC-2128: Cestyll a Chymdeithas (20) (Semester 1)
- Over Levels 5 and 6 (Year 2 and 3) students must take 2 General Modules - those with a code beginning HGH, HGW or HGC.
Year 3 Modules

Compulsory Modules

60 credits from:
- QXE-3022: Shakespeare and Early Modern L (20) (Semester 1)
- QXE-3031: Welsh Writing in English (20) (Semester 1)
- QXE-3099: The English Dissertation (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- QXE-3107: EM Lit: Sex, Sects and Scandal (20) (Semester 1)
- QXE-3109: Victorian Networks (20) (Semester 2)
- QXE-3110: Neo-Victorian Fiction (20) (Semester 1)
- QXE-3113: The Monstrous Middle Ages (20) (Semester 2)
- Students may not take a dissertation in both English Literature and the other discipline of the Joint Honours program
20 to 40 credits from:
- HPS-3006: Dissertation (40) (Semester 1 + 2) or
  HAC-3006: Traethawd Hir (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- HSH-3041: Country House Life, 1750-1914 (20) (Semester 1)
- HSH-3045: Nationalism in the UK (20) (Semester 1)
- HSC-3050: Cymru'r Tywysogion (20) (Semester 1)
- HSH-3137: Ruled by an Orange: England an (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- HSH-3150: Princely Wales (20) (Semester 1)
- Students must take EITHER the Dissertation OR a Special Subject, while ensuring that they have taken 60 credits in History in total during Year 3.
Optional Modules

20 to 40 credits from:
- HPS-3001: Work Placement - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1) or
  HAC-3001: Lleoliad Gwaith - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1)
- HGC-3007: Cenhedloedd Sbaen yn yr Ugeinf (20) (Semester 2)
- HTC-3008: Stori America 1607-1867 (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-3110: The Guardians of Heritage (20) (Semester 1)
- HTH-3112: Reformation and Counter-Reform (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- HTA-3116: Later Prehistoric Communities (20) (Semester 1)
- HTC-3123: Owain Glyndŵr a'i Fudiad (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-3125: The Prehistoric Archaeology of (20) (Semester 2)
- HTA-3126: Geoarchaeology (20) (Semester 2)
- HTW-3127: WALES AND EUROPE IN THE RENAIS (20) (Semester 2)
- HTC-3128: Cestyll a Chymdeithas (20) (Semester 1) or
  HTH-3157: The Age of the Castle (20) (Semester 1)
- HTC-3132: Rhyfel Mawr trwy lygaid y Cym. (20) (Semester 2)
- HGH-3133: THE TUDORS: POLITICS, SOCIETY, (20) (Semester 1)
- HGH-3138: Europe 1945-1992 (20) (Semester 1)
- HGH-3139: The Kingdom in the Sun: Norman (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-3150: Britain in the Jazz Age (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-3157: The Age of the Castle (20) (Semester 1) or
  HTC-3128: Cestyll a Chymdeithas (20) (Semester 1)
- Please note that students must take a general module (those with a code beginning HGH/HGC/HGW) at level 6 if they did not take one at level 5
Entry Requirement
65% in all Central and State Boards (except Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh State Boards).
85% required for students who studied in the state boards of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh (or equivalent grade in Diploma in an Engineering/Technology subject).

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£19000 per year

Career Prospect

Joint honours degrees are very versatile. This degree will enable you to tackle a variety of career options in administration, commerce, management, and other professions. Graduates have in recent years gained careers in museum work, law, teaching and the cultural industries. Many former students have followed these degrees with postgraduate study in History or English Literature, and there are opportunities to pursue your research interests at Bangor. By studying for a degree in History and English Literature you will acquire a wide range of transferable skills, be they academic or personal. History and English Literature graduates are desirable employees due to the variety of skills they develop during the course of their degree.

Cost Of Studying At Bangor University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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BA History and English Literature at Bangor University