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BA (Hons) English and American Literature
at Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 21,500
Country Rank-
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 6 TOEFL: 79

Program Overview

Reflecting the varied and flexible nature of English and American literature, this course enables you to explore both in equal depth, as you look at how writers from the entwined cultures have reflected and shaped the worlds around them.

You’ll explore English literature in all its major forms – prose, poetry and drama – and from all periods since the Renaissance. At the same time, you’ll look at literature from the USA, from its inception to the present day, relating it to key social and historical contexts, while considering American writers’ enduring struggle to articulate national identity.

The course engages with a range of theoretical perspectives on literature and culture, drawn from English and American Studies, and related disciplines. But, crucially, it also recognises that American literature is integral to, rather than separate from, the study of literature in English.

You may have the opportunity to spend a year expanding your horizons, either studying abroad with one of our partner universities, in the US or elsewhere, or working on placement within industry in Britain or abroad.*

In your final year you will get the chance to explore your interests in depth with a substantial piece of project work, building on the knowledge and skills you've been developing over previous years.

Course Content
Year 1

In Year 1 there is a compulsory syllabus, with course units including poetry and drama, and American literature and culture in their historical and political contexts. Your units in Year 1 will introduce you to the key skills and ideas needed for your studies.

Core units
- Approaches To American Literature 1
- Approaches To American Literature 2
- Approaches To Drama
- Approaches To Poetry
- Metropolis 1: Reading Manchester
- Metropolis 2: Writing Worlds
Year 2

In Year 2 there is flexibility, with core units on American literature and culture, and a choice of optional units from the wider department, including opportunities to study film and creative writing units.

Core units
- American 19Th Century Writing To Modernsim
- American Literature & Culture (Postwar To Contemporary)
Year 3

If you take the four-year placement route, Year 3 will be spent on placement. If you take the four-year study abroad route, Year 3 will be spent studying overseas.

In your final year, you will undertake an extended critical project and select areas of study from a range of optional units to suit your interests. Please note that the following list of units is indicative and may be subject to change.

Core units
- Critical Project
Entry Requirement
We typically require students to achieve a minimum of between 70%-75% depending on the state board.
Some courses state specific subject requirements. Where a specific subject is required for entry, 65% - 75% must be achieved in the subject depending on the required grade (C or B) and the studied state board.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£21500 per year

Career Prospect

Graduates enter a wide range of careers, especially media work and teaching, where their transferable skills are particularly relevant. Recent graduates have become school and college teachers, and gained employment in fields as diverse as banking, finance, manufacturing and retail.

There is also the opportunity to engage in further study and professional training, for example some of our graduates go on to study MA English Studies at postgraduate level where you have the opportunity to build your own bespoke masters experience, reflecting your interests in the further study of English. Alongside this we offer MA Publishing, delivered in collaboration with industry professionals, and many of our students go on to study MA/MFA Creative Writing at our Manchester Writing School, one of the largest and most successful of its kind in the UK.

Cost Of Studying At Manchester Metropolitan University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

Loans Sanctioned

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BA (Hons) English and American Literature at Manchester Metropolitan University