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English with Foundation Year

Entry requirements


Access to HE Diploma

P:0

GCSE/National 4/National 5

English Language at C / 4.

UCAS Tariff

48

This must include at least 24 points from one A level or equivalent BTEC National qualifications excluding general studies. For example: DD at A Level PPP in BTEC Extended Diploma. Pass from a T level qualification with D or E from core A combination of qualifications, which may include AS levels and EPQ.

About this course


This course has alternative study modes. Contact the university to find out how the information below might vary.

Course option

4years

Full-time including foundation year | 2024

Other options

5 years | Sandwich including foundation year | 2024

Subject

English language

**Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.**

**Course summary**
- Explore all aspects of English, with modules in literature, language and creative writing

- Determine your direction of study and discover the areas that most fire your interest

- Get a head start in the writing and publishing industries by teaming up with industry partners on live briefs and accredited work placements.

- Give yourself the best chance to succeed and thrive, by developing your personal skills, awareness of resources and commitment to the subject

If you’re passionate about all areas of English, then this course is for you. You will analyse an exciting variety of literary texts, discover the relationship between language and the world around you, and develop your creative voice in a range of genres and forms.

**How you learn**

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

On this course, you will be encouraged to think critically. You’ll respond to existing debates, develop a distinctive and confident writing voice and engage with the world through English language and literature. You'll be joining a welcoming academic and creative community that values your experience, perspective and contribution.

During the foundation year, you will develop a good foundation of knowledge, to help you thrive in your University studies, but also the personal skills and awareness of resources that will help you manage your studies effectively and be self-motivated.

You learn through:

- specialist lectures, seminars, live brief projects and tutorials

- an innovative range of assessments

- small and large group sessions

- creative problem solving

- critical reflection

- generating and pitching ideas

- workshopping your writing

- working with different audiences

- live readings and performances

- writing and sharing your work online and offline

- field trips and writing retreats

**Applied learning - Work placements**

In your second year, of the full degree, you’ll raise your professional profile through a placement module. You’ll have the chance to collaborate with external partners, undertake a work placement or develop your own enterprise.

**Live projects**

You’ll get regular opportunities to showcase your knowledge and skills to our industry and community partners. You’ll work independently and in teams throughout your studies, bringing your ideas to life in response to real briefs.

In the foundation year, you will undertake a series of projects that respond to real world debates.

**Field trips**

We run regular local, regional and international field trips at no additional cost such as writing retreats, festivals and theatre visits. These start right from the beginning of the foundation year and continue throughout your studies. Students in previous years have visited London Book Fair, as well as events in Montreal, Canada and Zagreb, Croatia. They also took part in the Festival of Debate, Doc/Fest film festival and Off the Shelf literature festival, and attended the ZEE-Jaipur Literature Festival in London.

**Networking opportunities**

We work with renowned festivals such as Off the Shelf and Doc/Fest and bring literary agents, publishers and high profile writers to Sheffield to work with our students. You can take part in networking events and masterclasses, giving you a head start into the writing and publishing industries.

You’ll also have the opportunity to work with leading researchers. We have a strong alumni network and will encourage you to connect with partners outside of the University to give you the best career opportunities possible

Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.

**Important notice:**

The structure for this course is currently being reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment are all likely to change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Once the changes have been confirmed, updated module information will be published on this page.

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.

**Year 1**
**Compulsory modules**
Talent Accelerator

**Year 2**
**Compulsory modules**
Craft And Form
Describing Language
Linguistic Creativity
Local To Global: Literary Explorations

**Year 3**
**Compulsory modules**
Ideas Into Action
Imagined Futures: Literature, Time And Hope
What's The Story? Long And Short Fiction

**Elective modules**
A Fine Line: Poetry And Poetics
Exploring Second Language Learning
Foreign Language
Foundation Studies In Tesol
Style And Interpretation
Talk And Interaction
The Literature Of Things

**Year 4**
**Optional modules**
Placement Year

**Final year**
**Elective modules**
Changing Lives: Literature And Social Movements
Counter-Culture And Creativity
Creative Writing Major Project
Exploring English Education
Foreign Language
Language, Learning And Wellbeing
Language Research Project
Life On Earth: Writing And Environment
Literature Research Project
Make It New: Experimental Writing
Reading And The Mind
Revealing Gender
Tesol Classroom Teaching And Reflection
The Ends Of The Earth: Literature And The Anthropocene
The Spectacular City: Exploring Urban Spaces
Writing For Change: Writing And Advocacy
Writing For Young People

Assessment methods

Coursework

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£16,655
per year
International
£16,655
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

Extra funding

Scholarships, discounts and bursaries may be available to students who study this course.

The Uni


Course location:

Sheffield Hallam University

Department:

College of Social Sciences and Arts

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

88%
English language

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

English language

Teaching and learning

94%
Staff make the subject interesting
100%
Staff are good at explaining things
88%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
94%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

88%
Library resources
94%
IT resources
100%
Course specific equipment and facilities
88%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

98%
UK students
2%
International students
29%
Male students
71%
Female students
84%
2:1 or above
8%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
C
C

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

English language

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£16,000
low
Average annual salary
94%
med
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

17%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
14%
Customer service occupations
9%
Artistic, literary and media occupations

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

English language

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£16k

£16k

£21k

£21k

£23k

£23k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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