Course Content
First year
Block 1: Approaches to Reading and Writing
Block 2: Words in Action
Block 3: Evolving Language OR you can select to study one route from the list below:
- English Literature: Intro to Drama: Shakespeare
- Creative Writing: Writers Salon
- Drama: Shifting Stages
- Film: Disney, Warner Bros and the Film Studio
- Education: Childhood, Social Justice and Education
- History: Global Cities
- Media: Media, Culture and Society
- Journalism: Understanding Journalism
Block 4: Topics in Linguistics: Theory in Practice
Second year
Block 1: Structure and Meaning
Block 2: Research Methods for Linguists
Block 3: Sociolinguistics OR continue with the route selected in the first year:
- English Literature: Text Technologies
- Creative Writing: Story Craft
- Drama: Theatre Revolutions
- Film: Screen Archives
- Education: Preparing for professional practice and Cultural and Educational Transformations
- History: Humans and the Natural World
- Media: Public Relations
- Journalism: Beyond News
Block 4: Pragmatics, Theory and Practice
Third year
Block 1: Yearlong: Dissertation
Block 2: Language Acquisition and Expression
Block 3: Language and Identity OR continue with the route selected in the first year
- English Literature: World Englishes: On the Page and Beyond
- Creative Writing: Uncreative Writing, Creative Misbehaviour
- Drama: Performance, Identity and Activism
- Film: British Cinema
- Education: Adult Learners and Lifelong Learning OR Reflection on Practice: Teaching and Learning OR Gender and Education
- History: The World on Display
- Media: Gender and TV Fictions
- Journalism: Music, Film and Entertainment Journalism
Block 4: Communication, Control and Resistance
