Teaching and assessment for English and Philosophy MA (Hons)

In this module you will view films hailing from the birth of cinema to the present day, exploring key techniques and issues in Film Studies.

This module explores the strengths and weaknesses of differing theories of literary interpretation. You will read poems, plays, and novels from a variety of historical periods together with works of literary theory while exploring weekly topics e.g. Beginnings, Character, Satire, Love and Desire, Secrets, The Body, and Fear and Terror.

This module centres on Memory as a key concept in Humanities. Recent thinking has focussed on the nature of personal, collective, and cultural memory as shapers of individuals and society.

Rather than a stable repository, Memory is understood to be unreliable, conflicted, contested, transitory, and political

Revolutions is a key concept in modern political and intellectual history. But why do we refer to particular political event as 'revolutions'? How does the label 'revolution' affect how political ideologists and historians have interpreted the significance, the causes and consequences of highly complex and turbulent events in modern history.

This module studies the exchange of goods, people, and ideas that tied together Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

It explores the origins of globalization and provides a comparative understanding of the development of European empires in Africa and the Americas.

You will develop basic linguistic knowledge. You will learn cultural awareness and transferable communication skills. These will be of use to you in your personal and professional life.

You will work within the level of A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

This is a dynamic course on modern philosophy that explores the realms of thought and reality. It uncovers the minds that shape today's philosophical discussions, as it dives into the rich tapestry of contemporary philosophy.

This module will provide work experience alongside university study to further enhance employability and help you plan for your future.

It will suit students who can bring a professional attitude to their internship and are keen to take practical steps towards developing transferable skills for their future.

This module explores the relationship between literature and comics, with an emphasis on adaptations of literature into comics and graphic novels. It considers theoretical and formal questions about how comics work, and the relationship between comics and literary forms such as prose, poetry and drama.

This module will introduce you to some of the most important and influential African novelists. Genres to be studied include: colonial romance, epic, folk tale, the political novel, Utopian and dystopian narratives, the Gothic novel, metafiction and modernism, the bildungsroman, the historical or war novel, science fiction, and fantasy.

In this module we will study the major writers of 19th-century America, and how they responded to rapid social and political change. We will examine key issues of the time using these authors' greatest works. In some cases these writings changed the national political debate in America.

This is a creative writing course focussing on the craft of writing poetry, and the art of writing about this craft as a poet.

You will explore what we mean when by words like ‘culture’ and ‘creativity’. You will look into what industries, institutions and infrastructures support creative work today. You will also explore the histories underlying them.

In this module, you'll explore these questions and apply them to your own creative writing practice.

This module is about the close links between nature and culture, and how the two are often intertwined

The module explores a number of case studies in which prominent 20th and 21st century philosophers have intervened in political debates and issues. It will use these case studies as an opportunity to reflect on the relation between philosophy and politics in the 'real world.'

This module covers concepts of ‘criticism’, ‘crisis’ and ‘critique’ are everywhere throughout our culture. You will explore what this entails philosophically, submitting concepts of ‘critique’ exploration and clarification.

Analyse the key questions raised in the literature and culture of the Caribbean and its diasporas.

Explore poetry, prose, drama, film, art, and songs which represent fictional and non-fictional responses to a history of capitalism and slavery, revolution and resistance, colonisation and decolonisation, tourist economies, and ecological emergency.

This module focuses on major innovations in literary style and ambition in the Modernist period through the study of both British and American writers.

This module surveys gothic fiction (novels, novellas, and short stories) produced before 1900 in England, Scotland, Ireland, America, and other countries.

The Philosophy Dissertation represents the culmination of the undergraduate Philosophy degree.

It is uniquely challenging, rewarding, and offers you the opportunity to use the research skills and interests gained over the course of your entire degree, and to channel them towards a research topic of your own choosing and design.

Ludwig Wittgenstein was one of the most influential 20th century philosophers.

You will learn how both ‘analytic’ philosophy and ‘continental’ philosophy have been extensively and deeply influenced by him.

You will also see how he has influenced the world beyond philosophy in literature, film, and social science.

Nietzsche is one of the most important and influential philosophers in history. He radically questioned many of the presuppositions of philosophy and Western culture, including the nature of religion and morality.

This module will provide an opportunity to investigate in depth the thought and writings of Nietzsche.

Dive into the heart of philosophy with "Phenomenology: Exploring Openness and Attunement." This module is your gateway to understanding the ways in which philosophical thinking has evolved over time and how it shapes our understanding of the world today.

In this module you will study dialectics. Dialectics is a method and a way of thinking which aims to understand issues by assessing conflicting arguments about them. It has applications in many areas of contemporary debate.