English and History (with Foundation Year)

Studying English at Lincoln Bishop University offers you an inspiring and wide-ranging exploration of human creativity and the enduring power of literary expression. You will engage with a diverse selection of literary works, from the timeless plays of Sophocles to the contemporary voices of Ali Smith, Bernardine Evaristo, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The course empowers you to shape your own academic journey, with module options spanning creative and environmental writing, crime fiction, American and World Literature, drama and children’s literature, film studies, as well as Victorian, Romantic, and contemporary literature.

Alongside your English studies, the History course at Lincoln Bishop University invites you to delve into a rich tapestry of topics across a variety of historical eras and contexts, local, national, and global. You will explore everything from pirates in the early modern Atlantic World to the civil rights campaigners of the 1960s. This degree goes beyond simply learning about the past; you will also investigate how history is understood and engaged with today, and consider innovative ways to bring the past to life for modern audiences.

By combining English and History, you will develop advanced analytical, research, and communication skills, preparing you for a wide range of careers in education, heritage, the arts, and beyond. At Lincoln Bishop University, you will join a vibrant academic community, supported to pursue your interests and achieve your ambitions.

If you don’t have, or don’t think you will attain, the normal tariff points for studying at Lincoln Bishop University, this course will enable you to study for a degree without any UCAS points. The course is delivered over four years and includes a Foundation Year, which gives you a perfect introduction to what it means to be a university student and prepares you for effective undergraduate study. In your Foundation Year, you will study eight modules, all of which are designed to equip you with the necessary academic skills and knowledge to progress successfully in your chosen subject. You will also engage in a series of bespoke subject sessions delivered by experts, designed to introduce you to your chosen subject area.

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Assessment in English Literature is designed to give you the oral, written, and digital skills to be confident and successful. Through a staged process of development, you will learn how to express yourself persuasively and reflectively across a range of media. You will write short essays and a long dissertation, deliver oral arguments and create presentations, build portfolios and develop personal projects. There are no exams. You will experience instead a diversity of coursework assignments and acquire a broad range of transferable skills that will prepare you for your future life.

On our History course we only utilise assessments that will accurately test your key skills, knowledge and understanding. We select only those assessments that will enable you to learn, improve and progress over the course of the degree programme and which will prepare you for challenges beyond university, such as job interviews, creative presentations, professional exchanges of ideas, report writing and project management. This is why we do not utilise unseen written examinations on any of our modules. We do use a wide combination of different types of assessment, including written essays, presentations (oral, digital and practical), portfolio submissions (where smaller pieces of research work are combined), assessed debates and one-to-one discussions.

History remains rooted in written communication and consequently, around half of the assessment of the course is concerned with the writing of complex ideas and the persuasive and explanatory power of the written word. Therefore, the capstone project at the end of the degree course is the Dissertation, which is a longer assessed piece of written work on a topic chosen by the student through collaboration and discussion with their supervisor. It is an exciting and inspiring finish to the undergraduate degree programme and one that enables students to signpost future employers to their successful demonstration of a range of skills associated with the planning and execution of a complex, written research project.

We have a fantastic track record of supporting you in your studies and assessments through a mixture of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical workshops and a range of field trips to experience how historical ideas can be communicated outside of the classroom.