History of Art and English
University of Nottingham
UCAS Code: QV33 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
University of Nottingham
UCAS Code: QV33 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Including B in English.
Access to HE Diploma
To include 9 Level 3 credits of English graded Distinction.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Including English M2.
Extended Project
If you have already achieved your EPQ at Grade A you will automatically be offered one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject. If you are still studying for your EPQ you will receive the standard course offer, with a condition of one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject if you achieve an A grade in your EPQ.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English grade 4 (alpha grade C)
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Including English Higher Level 5 points.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
and A Level English grade B.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
and A Level grades BB including English.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Unfortunately we are unable to accept this qualification on its own due to the subject specific requirements at A Level. A Level English grade B required.
Applications are assessed on an individual basis.
Scottish Advanced Higher
Including English. This qualification is only accepted alongside Scottish Higher grades ABBBB.
Scottish Higher
This qualification is only accepted alongside Scottish Advanced Higher grades AB including B in English.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
This qualification is accepted alongside other UoN accepted qualifications such as A Levels. Must include A Level English (or UoN accepted equivalent).
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About this course
Art and English use different languages to ask common questions:
- How do we feel?
- What's happening in the wider world?
- What is our place in society?
During your three years you'll explore an incredible breadth of art - fiction, painting, poetry, sculpture, drama, architecture, graphics, photography, film and more.
By combining these two subjects into one degree you'll get a rich understanding of language - visual, written and spoken - across the centuries.
You'll study English language, literature and drama from Old English to the present day. We have one of the most diverse range of modules of any UK university so you can follow your existing passions and explore new topics.
You will also explore visual cultures across periods, media and societies. All the time you'll be questioning. Why that method? Why that subject? How did people react then? What does it mean now?
You'll be able to choose modules that complement each other, allowing you to look at the same topic in different ways. Project work and a dissertation give further opportunities to draw the subjects together.
It is not necessary to have studied art or history of art to apply for this course.
Modules
The first year is split equally between the two subjects with three core modules in each. History of Art covers Renaissance to Revolution, Modern to Contemporary, and Arts, Method and Media. In English you choose three modules from four areas: Studying Language, Drama, Theatre, Performance, Studying Literature and Beginnings of English.
Year two offers you the freedom to choose modules balanced across both subjects. These can develop your existing interests or broaden your knowledge into new areas. History of Art covers topics including film and television, and architecture, and art across periods. English expands on the themes offered in year one.
In your third year you will again balance your optional modules across both subjects. A key feature of this year is the opportunity to write a dissertation, allowing you to explore a topic of personal interest in depth. This can specialise in one subject or combine them both in a single dissertation.
Placement and volunteering opportunities are available in the School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies and the School of English, as well as via the Nottingham Advantage Award. You can also spend time overseas through the University of Nottingham Study Abroad programme.
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English is one of the most popular degree subjects and in 2015, more than 11,000 students graduated with English degrees - although this does represent a fall from recent years. As good communication is so important to modern business, you can find English graduates in all parts of the economy, although obviously, you can't expect to get a job in science or engineering (computing is a different matter - it's not common but good language skills can be useful in the computing industry). There's little difference in outcomes between English language and English literature degrees, so don't worry and choose the one that suits you best. More English grads took another postgraduate course when they finished their degree than grads from any other subject - this is an important option. Teacher training was a common choice of second degree, as was further study of English, and journalism courses. But many English graduates changed course and trained in law, marketing or other languages -or even subjects further afield such as computing, psychology and even nursing. This is a very flexible degree which gives you a lot of options
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