English Literature (Part-Time) (Hons) University of Gloucestershire

Overview

The English Literature (Part-Time) (Hons) degree from University of Gloucestershire  will take you into the distant past, exploring some of the myths and legends that lie deep in this consciousness, and then through the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries with works that shape the world around us.

In twenty-first century literature, you will discover transgressive texts that rock the foundations of society and allow new ways of thinking and being to emerge. The journey extends beyond these shores as you study travel writing, contemporary American Literature or Irish writing.

To develop your understanding, you will learn powerful techniques for analysing language, from features of historical English to the rhetorical devices that give literature its power to inspire and persuade.

Career opportunities:

The University has links with the Cheltenham Literature Festival, the Cheltenham Poetry Festival, the Wilson Gallery, the Everyman Theatre, published authors and poets, and many other providers of cultural services.

You’ll have opportunities to undertake internships, creative projects and communication workshops to gain skills and build your CV. With these connections, skills, and experience you’ll graduate career-ready.

Graduates from this course can on to work in management and leadership, cultural industries, corporate and charity communications, lecturing and teaching (after completing teacher training), civil service, publishing, television & journalism and education.