English Studies and TESOL
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Key Facts
Q33F-
UCAS Tariff
120 - 104
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Course duration
4 years
Further details on entry requirements
Apply NowIf you're passionate about all aspects of English, the BA English Studies and TESOL (with integrated foundation year) at Aberystwyth University could be the course for you. Not only will you study literature across the ages, but you will also analyse the use of language and explore writing for different creative purposes.
While gaining practical skills and theoretical knowledge, you will develop your understanding of the English language and language acquisition. Equipped with these skills, you will be all set to teach English as a second language, if that is the path you choose.
The integrated foundation year is the perfect way to access this degree course if you do not have a sufficient or relevant academic background. During the foundation year, you will gain a solid base to enable you to go on and enjoy the full BA English Studies and TESOL undergraduate degree.
Whatever you decide for the future, the breadth of this course will enhance your career prospects. By building proficiency in English teaching and gaining a better understanding of the relationship between language and culture, you will grow professionally and open-up a wealth of employment opportunities. Graduates who have a firm grasp of language, who know how to communicate and can teach others are highly valued by employers all over the world. If you think this is the course for you, come to Aberystwyth University and let your adventure begin.
Course Overview
Modules September start - 2023
Please note: The modules listed below are those currently intended for delivery during the next academic year and may be subject to change. They are included here to give an indication of how the course is structured.
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Academic Skills Foundation 1 | IC07620 | 20 |
Academic Skills Foundation 2 | IC07720 | 20 |
Foundation - Dialogue | GS00120 | 20 |
Foundation in Liberal Arts | GS00220 | 20 |
Information in a Post-Truth World | GS01120 | 20 |
Learning Experience | GS00320 | 20 |
How to be a Student 1 | GS09520 | 20 |
How to be a Student 2 | GS09320 | 20 |
Introduction to Humanities | GS09920 | 20 |
Introduction to Social Science | GS09720 | 20 |
Representing the Other: Cultures and Clashes | GS09820 | 20 |
The ‘Othered' Migrant: Social Science Perspectives | GS09620 | 20 |
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Beginning Creative Writing Part 1 | WR11020 | 20 |
Creative Practice | WR11320 | 20 |
Critical Practice | EN11320 | 20 |
Language Awareness for TESOL | IC13420 | 20 |
Options
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Academic Writing 1 | IC10210 | 10 |
Academic Writing 2 | IC10310 | 10 |
American Literature 1819-1925 | EN11220 | 20 |
Ancestral Voices | EN10220 | 20 |
Contemporary Writing | EN10520 | 20 |
Critical Perspectives on Creative Writing | WR10220 | 20 |
Greek and Roman Epic and Drama | CL10120 | 20 |
Introduction to Poetry | WL10420 | 20 |
Literature And The Sea | WL11420 | 20 |
Re-imagining Nineteenth-Century Literature | WL10120 | 20 |
The Beginning of the English Language | EN11520 | 20 |
Beginning Creative Writing Part 2 | WR11120 | 20 |
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Literary Theory: Debates and Dialogues | EN20120 | 20 |
TESOL Approaches, Methods and Teaching Techniques | IC23420 | 20 |
Options
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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A Century in Crisis: 1790s to 1890s | WL20720 | 20 |
Adventures with Poetry | WR22120 | 20 |
Beginning the Novel | WR20220 | 20 |
Classical Drama and Myth | CL20320 | 20 |
Contemporary Queer Fiction | EN21620 | 20 |
Contemporary Writing and Climate Crisis | EN21120 | 20 |
Demons, Degenerates and New Women (Fin de Siecle Fictions) | EN23420 | 20 |
In the Olde Days: Medieval Texts and Their World | EN23120 | 20 |
Literary Geographies | EN21020 | 20 |
Literary Modernisms | EN20920 | 20 |
Literature and Climate in the Nineteenth Century | EN21220 | 20 |
Literature since 1945 | EN22920 | 20 |
Place and Self | EN22120 | 20 |
Reading and Writing Fantasy Fiction | WL20220 | 20 |
Shaping Plots | WR21720 | 20 |
Short stories: Grit and Candour | WL20320 | 20 |
Telling True Stories: ways of Writing Creative Non-Fiction | WR21120 | 20 |
Writing Selves | WR20620 | 20 |
Writing Women for the Public Stage, 1670-1780 | EN28720 | 20 |
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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The Writing Project | WR30040 | 40 |
Undergraduate Dissertation | EN30040 | 40 |
Options
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Ali Smith and 21st Century fiction(s) | EN33620 | 20 |
Big Ideas: Writing Popular Science | WR32720 | 20 |
Crisis Writing | WR31820 | 20 |
Haunting Texts | EN30820 | 20 |
Humour and Conflict in Contemporary Writing | WR32820 | 20 |
Kapow! Reading and Writing Graphic Narratives | WR32320 | 20 |
Literatures of Surveillance | WL35320 | 20 |
Poetry for today | WR31220 | 20 |
Reading Theory / Reading Text | EN30120 | 20 |
Reading and Writing Science Fiction | WL32220 | 20 |
Remix: Chaucer In The Then and Now | WL30620 | 20 |
Romantic Eroticism | EN30520 | 20 |
Speculative Fiction and the Climate Crisis | EN33320 | 20 |
The Mark of the Beast: Animals in Literature from the 1780s to the 1920a | EN31320 | 20 |
Victorian Childhoods | EN30320 | 20 |
Writing Crime Fiction | WR32420 | 20 |
Writing Music | WR32620 | 20 |
Writing and Place | WR32120 | 20 |
Writing in the Margins: Twentieth-Century Welsh Poetry in English | EN30420 | 20 |
* Also available partially or entirely through the medium of Welsh
Careers
Teaching & Learning
Typical Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff 120 - 104
A Levels BBB-BCC
GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4):
English or Welsh
BTEC National Diploma:
DDM-DMM
International Baccalaureate:
30-28
European Baccalaureate:
75%-65%
English Language Requirements:
See our Undergraduate English Language Requirements for this course. Pre-sessional English Programmes are also available for students who do not meet our English Language Requirements.
Country Specific Entry Requirements:
International students whose qualification is not listed on this page, can check our Country Specific Entry Requirements for further information.
The University welcomes undergraduate applications from students studying the Access to Higher Education Diploma or T-level qualifications, provided that relevant subject content and learning outcomes are met. We are not able to accept Access to Higher Education Diplomas or T-levels as a general qualification for every undergraduate degree course.
Our inclusive admissions policy values breadth as well as depth of study. Applicants are selected on their own individual merits and offers can vary. If you would like to check the eligibility of your qualifications before submitting an application, please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office for advice and guidance.