English Literature with Creative Writing BA (Hons) - 2023/4

Awarding body

University of Surrey

Teaching institute

University of Surrey

Framework

FHEQ Level 6

Final award and programme/pathway title

BA (Hons) English Literature with Creative Writing

Subsidiary award(s)

Award Title
Ord English Literature with Creative Writing
DipHE English Literature with Creative Writing
CertHE English Literature with Creative Writing

Modes of study

Route code Credits and ECTS Credits
Full-time UPG13004 360 credits and 180 ECTS credits
Full-time with PTY UPG13004 480 credits and 240 ECTS credits

QAA Subject benchmark statement (if applicable)

English

Other internal and / or external reference points

N/A

Faculty and Department / School

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences - School of Literature and Languages

Programme Leader

BAHS Liz (Lit & Langs)

Date of production/revision of spec

04/05/2024

Educational aims of the programme

  • - This programme is designed to: help students hone and develop their creative writing skills in a variety of modes (including poetry, prose and dramatic writing for stage and screen)
  • develop knowledge and understanding of the distinctive character of texts written in the principal literary genres, and of other kinds of writing and communication
  • develop reading, analysis and writing of complex literary texts and discourses in relation to their historical, social, political, cultural, geographical and global contexts
  • develop resourcefulness in research and writing skills, assist personal and professional development, and foster rigor, resilience and confidence, preparing students to fulfil their potential in today's world
  • enhance employability by providing a greater understanding of the different professional paths available to writers, some insight into the contemporary publishing landscape, and the economic practicalities of authorship
  • ensure wide reading across the Anglophone canon as well as non-Western and marginalised traditions, with the possibility of in-depth study of contemporary literatures and cultures, creative writing, and the interface between global literatures and other related media
  • impart an enthusiasm for, and understanding of, the subject that informs future choices, including careers, further study and lifelong learning
  • investigate and offer a deep understanding of the social, cultural, historical and geographical contexts for the production of literary texts and other forms of artistic expression, and the way they intervene in the related discourse
  • promote an understanding of verbal creativity and the formal and aesthetic dimensions of literary texts

Programme learning outcomes

Attributes Developed Awards Ref.
Students who successfully complete this programme will show: skills in reading, analysis and writing of literary texts and associated critical and theoretical discourses and the ability to apply an understanding of social, cultural, historical and geographical contexts for the production of literary texts KC DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)
ability to comprehend the complex nature of literary language and genre, and how they are affected by social and cultural norms from a global and culturally sensitive perspective KT Ord, BA (Hons)
ability to use a wide range of digital and online tools for the study, research, and production of critical and creative knowledge CPT CertHE, DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)
ability to practice independent and critical thinking, to collaborate productively with peers, and to communicate professionally in a variety of modes¿written, verbal, and digital CT DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)
ability to use effective bibliographical skills and to conduct research independently and rigorously, in both digital and physical spaces PT CertHE, DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)
ability to demonstrate independent thought and judgement, to synthesise information, and to formulate creative and critical proposal KT DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)
ability to demonstrate resourcefulness by managing time effectively and by developing projects to inform own and/or others learning CPT CertHE, DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)
ability to establish connections between theoretical and textual materials (familiar and unfamiliar), and to develop original interpretations of them CP Ord, BA (Hons)
ability to analyse the role of authorship and textual production within contemporary publishing CP CertHE, DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)
ability to integrate critical information and use it to access and work with resources for creative and critical outcomes PT DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)

Attributes Developed

C - Cognitive/analytical

K - Subject knowledge

T - Transferable skills

P - Professional/Practical skills

Programme structure

Full-time

This Bachelor's Degree (Honours) programme is studied full-time over three academic years, consisting of 360 credits (120 credits at FHEQ levels 4, 5 and 6). All modules are semester based and worth 15 credits with the exception of project, practice based and dissertation modules.
Possible exit awards include:
- Bachelor's Degree (Ordinary) (300 credits)
- Diploma of Higher Education (240 credits)
- Certificate of Higher Education (120 credits)

Full-time with PTY

This Bachelor's Degree (Honours) programme is studied full-time over four academic years, consisting of 480 credits (120 credits at FHEQ levels 4, 5, 6 and the optional professional training year). All modules are semester based and worth 15 credits with the exception of project, practice based and dissertation modules.
Possible exit awards include:
- Bachelor's Degree (Ordinary) (300 credits)
- Diploma of Higher Education (240 credits)
- Certificate of Higher Education (120 credits)

Programme Adjustments (if applicable)

N/A

Modules

Year 1 - FHEQ Level 4

Module code Module title Status Credits Semester
ELI1026 INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING Compulsory 15 1
ELI1027 THINKING LIKE A WRITER Compulsory 15 2
ELI1029 GLOBAL LITERATURES Optional 15 2
ELI1033 THINKING LIKE A CRITIC I Compulsory 15 1
ELI1034 THINKING LIKE A CRITIC II Compulsory 15 2
ELI1035 LITERARY HISTORIES I Compulsory 15 1
ELI1036 LITERARY HISTORIES II Compulsory 15 2
ELI1037 UNDERSTANDING THE NOVEL Compulsory 15 1
ELI1038 UNDERSTANDING STAGE AND SCREEN Compulsory 15 1
ELI1039 UNDERSTANDING POETRY Optional 15 2

Module Selection for Year 1 - FHEQ Level 4

Students choose two out of four optional modules (one in each semester)

Year 2 - FHEQ Level 5

Module code Module title Status Credits Semester
ELI2032 MODERNISM Optional 15 1
ELI2037 MONSTERS, MYSTICS AND DEMONS Optional 15 1
ELI2036 THE AMERICAN CENTURY Optional 15 2
ELA2012 INTRODUCTION TO TEFL Optional 15 1
ELI2018 CONTEMPORARY STORYTELLING Compulsory 15 2
ELA2012 INTRODUCTION TO TEFL Optional 15 2
ELI2031 ROMANTIC LITERATURE: 1789-1830 Optional 15 2
ELI2044 TRANSMEDIA NARRATIVES Optional 15 2
ELI2045 GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN CONTEMPORARY TEXTS AND CULTURES Compulsory 15 2
ELI2048 CONTEMPORARY POSTCOLONIAL FICTIONS AND CULTURES Compulsory 15 1
ELI2046 NINETEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE AND CULTURE Optional 15 1
LAN2004 TEACHING LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE Optional 15 2
TRA2054 TRANSLATION FRENCH-ENGLISH I Optional 15 1
TRA2055 TRANSLATION GERMAN-ENGLISH I Optional 15 1
TRA2056 TRANSLATION SPANISH-ENGLISH I Optional 15 1
ELI2047 RENAISSANCE LIVES Optional 15 1
ELI2049 WRITING POETRY: COMPOSITION AND CRAFT Optional 15 1
ELI2050 WRITING THE VICTORIANS: NEO-VICTORIANISM IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE Optional 15 2
ELI2040 SIGNIFICANT OTHERS: VICTORIAN CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS Optional 15 1
ELI2038 SCIENCE FICTION Optional 15 2
SPA2029 TRANSLATION ENGLISH-SPANISH I Optional 15 2
FRE2039 TRANSLATION ENGLISH-FRENCH I Optional 15 2
ELI2035 ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVE Optional 15 1

Module Selection for Year 2 - FHEQ Level 5

Students choose at least one module from ELI2037 and ELI2047. Students also choose at least one module from ELI2035 and ELI2049 (Creative Writing modules).
Students are allowed to take only 15 credits (1 module) from Translation modules per level, subject to them fulfilling the prerequisites.

Year 3 - FHEQ Level 6

Module code Module title Status Credits Semester
ELI3033 DISSERTATION Optional 45 Year-long
ELI3034 CREATIVE WRITING SUBMISSION Optional 45 Year-long
MFC3042 UNDERSTANDING ANIMATION Optional 15 2
ELI3046 CREATIVE WRITING AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Optional 15 2
ELI3060 WOMEN BEHIND THE SCREEN: GENDER & LABOUR IN FILM Optional 15 1
ELI3048 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE Optional 15 2
ELI3039 LANGUAGE DIVERSITY Optional 15 1
ELI3061 QUEER ECOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL LITERATURE Optional 15 1
ELI3059 WRITING GAMING Optional 15 1
ELI3063 CONTEMPORARY SHAKESPEARE Optional 15 1
ELI3056 MEDIEVAL WOMEN'S WRITING Optional 15 2
ELI3065 THE GOTHIC IMAGINATION, 1800S PRESENT Optional 15 1
ELI3066 MOBILITIES OF NATION AND EMPIRE: VICTORIAN LITERATURE 1850-1890 Optional 15 2
ELI3067 BUILDING STORIES- METHODS AND MATERIALS OF CONTEMPORARY WRITING Optional 15 2
ELI3064 RULE BREAKERS, UPSTARTS & GENRE RAPSCALLIONS: GENRE WRITING FROM COMMERCIAL TO SUBVERSIVE Optional 15 1
ELI3051 THE AGE OF CHIVALRY: MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN ROMANCE Optional 15 1
MFC3034 SCREENWRITING Optional 15 2

Module Selection for Year 3 - FHEQ Level 6

Students must choose to do either ELI3033 or ELI3034 (45 credits).
In addition, they choose 5 optional modules, 3 in one semester and 2 in the other.

In the first semester students choose at least one module from Creative Writing modules ELI3059 and ELI3064 (subject to the caveat of 45 credits of optional modules in one semester and 30 credits in the other).
In the second semester students choose at least one module from the Creative Writing modules ELI3046, ELI3067 and MFC3034 (subject to the caveat of 45 credits of optional modules in one semester and 30 credits in the other).

Students are allowed to take only 15 credits (1 module) from Translation modules per level, subject to them fulfilling the prerequisites.

Year 1 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 4

Module code Module title Status Credits Semester
ELI1026 INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING Compulsory 15 1
ELI1027 THINKING LIKE A WRITER Compulsory 15 2
ELI1029 GLOBAL LITERATURES Optional 15 2
ELI1033 THINKING LIKE A CRITIC I Compulsory 15 1
ELI1034 THINKING LIKE A CRITIC II Compulsory 15 2
ELI1035 LITERARY HISTORIES I Compulsory 15 1
ELI1036 LITERARY HISTORIES II Compulsory 15 2
ELI1037 UNDERSTANDING THE NOVEL Compulsory 15 1
ELI1038 UNDERSTANDING STAGE AND SCREEN Compulsory 15 1
ELI1039 UNDERSTANDING POETRY Optional 15 2

Module Selection for Year 1 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 4

Students choose two out of four optional modules (one in each semester)

Year 2 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 5

Module code Module title Status Credits Semester
ELI2032 MODERNISM Optional 15 1
ELI2037 MONSTERS, MYSTICS AND DEMONS Optional 15 1
ELI2036 THE AMERICAN CENTURY Optional 15 2
ELA2012 INTRODUCTION TO TEFL Optional 15 1
ELI2018 CONTEMPORARY STORYTELLING Compulsory 15 2
ELA2012 INTRODUCTION TO TEFL Optional 15 2
ELI2031 ROMANTIC LITERATURE: 1789-1830 Optional 15 2
ELI2044 TRANSMEDIA NARRATIVES Optional 15 2
ELI2045 GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN CONTEMPORARY TEXTS AND CULTURES Compulsory 15 2
ELI2048 CONTEMPORARY POSTCOLONIAL FICTIONS AND CULTURES Compulsory 15 1
ELI2046 NINETEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE AND CULTURE Optional 15 1
LAN2004 TEACHING LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE Optional 15 2
TRA2054 TRANSLATION FRENCH-ENGLISH I Optional 15 1
TRA2055 TRANSLATION GERMAN-ENGLISH I Optional 15 1
TRA2056 TRANSLATION SPANISH-ENGLISH I Optional 15 1
ELI2047 RENAISSANCE LIVES Optional 15 1
ELI2049 WRITING POETRY: COMPOSITION AND CRAFT Optional 15 1
ELI2050 WRITING THE VICTORIANS: NEO-VICTORIANISM IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE Optional 15 2
ELI2040 SIGNIFICANT OTHERS: VICTORIAN CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS Optional 15 1
ELI2038 SCIENCE FICTION Optional 15 2
SPA2029 TRANSLATION ENGLISH-SPANISH I Optional 15 2
FRE2039 TRANSLATION ENGLISH-FRENCH I Optional 15 2
ELI2035 ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVE Optional 15 1

Module Selection for Year 2 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 5

Students choose at least one module from ELI2037 and ELI2047. Students also choose at least one module from ELI2035 and ELI2049 (Creative Writing modules).
Students are allowed to take only 15 credits (1 module) from Translation modules per level, subject to them fulfilling the prerequisites.

Year 3 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 6

Module code Module title Status Credits Semester
ELI3033 DISSERTATION Optional 45 Year-long
ELI3034 CREATIVE WRITING SUBMISSION Optional 45 Year-long
MFC3042 UNDERSTANDING ANIMATION Optional 15 2
ELI3046 CREATIVE WRITING AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Optional 15 2
ELI3060 WOMEN BEHIND THE SCREEN: GENDER & LABOUR IN FILM Optional 15 1
ELI3048 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE Optional 15 2
ELI3039 LANGUAGE DIVERSITY Optional 15 1
ELI3061 QUEER ECOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL LITERATURE Optional 15 1
ELI3059 WRITING GAMING Optional 15 1
ELI3063 CONTEMPORARY SHAKESPEARE Optional 15 1
ELI3056 MEDIEVAL WOMEN'S WRITING Optional 15 2
ELI3065 THE GOTHIC IMAGINATION, 1800S PRESENT Optional 15 1
ELI3066 MOBILITIES OF NATION AND EMPIRE: VICTORIAN LITERATURE 1850-1890 Optional 15 2
ELI3067 BUILDING STORIES- METHODS AND MATERIALS OF CONTEMPORARY WRITING Optional 15 2
ELI3064 RULE BREAKERS, UPSTARTS & GENRE RAPSCALLIONS: GENRE WRITING FROM COMMERCIAL TO SUBVERSIVE Optional 15 1
ELI3051 THE AGE OF CHIVALRY: MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN ROMANCE Optional 15 1
MFC3034 SCREENWRITING Optional 15 2

Module Selection for Year 3 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 6

Students must choose to do either ELI3033 or ELI3034 (45 credits).
In addition, they choose 5 optional modules, 3 in one semester and 2 in the other.

In the first semester students choose at least one module from Creative Writing modules ELI3059 and ELI3064 (subject to the caveat of 45 credits of optional modules in one semester and 30 credits in the other).
In the second semester students choose at least one module from the Creative Writing modules ELI3046, ELI3067 and MFC3034 (subject to the caveat of 45 credits of optional modules in one semester and 30 credits in the other).

Students are allowed to take only 15 credits (1 module) from Translation modules per level, subject to them fulfilling the prerequisites.

Professional Training Year (PTY) -

Module code Module title Status Credits Semester
ELIP013 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING YEAR MODULE (FULL-YEAR WORK) Core 120 Year-long
ELIP014 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING YEAR MODULE (WORK-STUDY 50/50) Core 120 Year-long
ELIP015 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING YEAR MODULE (FULL-YEAR STUDY) Core 120 Year-long

Module Selection for Professional Training Year (PTY) -

Students must choose one of the above three modules.

Opportunities for placements / work related learning / collaborative activity

Associate Tutor(s) / Guest Speakers / Visiting Academics N
Professional Training Year (PTY) N
Placement(s) (study or work that are not part of PTY) N
Clinical Placement(s) (that are not part of the PTY scheme) N
Study exchange (Level 5) N
Dual degree N

Quality assurance

The Regulations and Codes of Practice for taught programmes can be found at:

https://www.surrey.ac.uk/quality-enhancement-standards

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2023/4 academic year.