English and Drama BA at Royal Holloway, University of London

English and Drama are natural bedfellows. Combining the two, you can study Shakespeare to Stanislavski, science fiction to Japanese Noh Theatre, and playwriting to poetic practice. From Beowulf to the Booker Prize, English offers you the opportunity to study the full historical range of literature in English as well as the latest developments in the field, and even to pursue your own creative writing.

Department: English  |  Duration: 3 years full time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Egham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Year 1: Reorienting the Novel, Introduction to Poetry, Critical Foundations: Thinking As A Critic, Theatre and Performance Making 1, Theatre and Text 1; Year 2: Shakespeare from Page to Stage, Theatre and Ideas 2; Year 3: Final Year Project - Dissertation, Group Project, Final Year Project - Special Study. Optional modules: Year 2: Middle English Poetry, Tolkien's Roots, Medieval Dream and Vision, Strange Fictions: Romance in the Middle Ages, Renaissance Literature and others; Year 3: Ideas in Contemporary Fiction, On Murder, Advanced Shakespeare: The Problem Plays, Literature and Philosophy, James Joyce: Revolutions of the Word and others.

Career pathways

There are plenty of performance opportunities to get stuck into while you're here, and they'll stand you in good stead when you graduate. You'll be familiar and confident in performance situations (skills which are vital for leading meetings and make you viable for visible leadership roles).

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