In each year you must take a total of 120 credits. Each module is worth 20 credits, unless otherwise stated.

Year 1: All students take three compulsory modules:

• Introduction to English Drama
• Theory and the Novel 
• Introduction to Poetry 

You make up your remaining credits by choosing three from this list of options:

• American Literature 1607-1880
• Critical Approaches to English Literature
• English Language: Present, Past and Future 
• Introduction to Shakespeare: Texts and Contexts
• Starred modules