(Hons) English Literatures and Law with Sandwich Placement

Overview

In studying these fascinating topics at University of Wolverhampton , you will gain an understanding of how literatures shape cultural issues, social identities and legal ethics in contemporary settings. 

Skills for employability are emphasised, with this Sandwich Placement programme granting you dedicated experience in a workplace of interest on top of embedded opportunities for assessment. 

The diverse political, ethical and conceptual knowledge you will gain, complimenting and fuelling your pursuits in the field of law, will see you graduate prepared for engaging careers and possessing numerous attractive qualities for their employers.

What happens on the course?

Your unique, specialised (Hons) English Literatures and Law with Sandwich Placement course considers the intersections between literatures and law, seeking to compliment your legal skills with the cultural, political and ideological insights afforded by literary knowledge. Study of law may be embellished by undertaking the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) and is crafted to meet the requirements of the Bar Standards Board for a qualifying law degree. 

The course also meets the QAA Benchmarks Statement for Law and English (2019). 

By taking the Sandwich Placement programme, you stand to build even further on this heightening of employability, taking a year before the end of your course to undergo supervised work experience. Here, you may demonstrate your academic knowledge and develop your ability to work in a professional setting, before returning to your regular curriculum for final year study.

Literature modules concern numerous social and historical contexts to found your legal work, particularly pertaining to gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, class and disability. To this end, you will study a wide range of literary works of different backgrounds and perceived canonical significance. We offer research into timeless authors including Shakespeare, Milton and Austen, much-loved genres such as crime and drama, and writing across diverse mediums from film to video games.

Of particular interest to culture and justice is the ‘Unpopular Texts’ module, where distinctions of ‘High’ and ‘Low’ art are examined and controversial works are explored in relation to the extremes of representation. All facets of literary education involve critical thinking and utilise a vast repertoire of analytical perspectives, including postcolonialism, psychoanalysis, queer theory, cultural materialism, animal studies and disability studies.