Cynlluniau Astudio

English Literature and Creative Writing


1 : Awarding Institution / Body
Aberystwyth University


2a : Teaching Institution / University
Aberystwyth University


2b : Work-based learning (where appropriate)


Information provided by Department of English and Creative Writing
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3a : Programme accredited by
Aberystwyth University


3b : Programme approved by
Aberystwyth University


4 : Final Award
Bachelor of Arts


5 : Programme title
English Literature and Creative Writing


6 : UCAS code
QW3F


7 : QAA Subject Benchmark


Information provided by Department of English and Creative Writing
- QAA English (2007)

8 : Date of publication


Information provided by Department of English and Creative Writing
- September 2023

9 : Educational aims of the programme


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To enable successful students to:

  • develop their own individual range and capability as writers

  • become regular and frequent writers

  • become self-critical and self-aware writers

  • work with increasing confidence in a variety of forms and genres

  • acquire a knowledge of critical debates about writing

  • gain a knowledge of literatures in English by studying a range of literary texts in a variety of genres from different historical periods and (in some cases) geographical locations

  • develop a knowledge of the literary, social, historical, and cultural contexts of writing in English and an understanding of their significance

  • explore the literary relationships between texts and between texts and their contexts

  • develop a knowledge and understanding of the major theoretical formations in the twentieth century

  • gain experience of the practical application of literary theory to literary texts and literary practice

  • engage in reasoned critical analysis of particular texts and of their own writing

  • become self-aware readers and writers of literature, and writers about literature

  • develop their own critical and creative voices

  • become independent learners who can use a broad range of reference tools, assimilate and appraise substantial amounts of information, and address, define and solve problems

  • develop an ability to arrive at independent conclusions and make judgements

  • develop an ability to express themselves clearly in speech and in writing

  • develop their own interests and manage their own learning through their choice of options



10 : Intended learning outcomes


Information provided by Department of English and Creative Writing
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10.1 : Knowledge and understanding


Information provided by Department of English and Creative Writing
- The successful student will have gained a knowledge and understanding of: 

A1 their own writing practice
A2 the options and opportunities available to them as writers
A3 the disciplines and routines needed by writers
A4 the ways writers engage with topics and with readers
A5 writing in English from a range of historical periods
A6 a range of literary forms and genres and how they work
A7 the importance of the literary, socio-historical and cultural contexts within which texts are produced and read
A8 the relations between literary texts, and between texts and their contexts
A9 the terms and nature of current critical theories and debates  

Teaching, learning and assessment methods used to enable outcomes to be achieved and demonstrated

Teaching and learning: workshops; seminars; lectures  
Assessment: examples of the students' own writing together with a descriptive rationale and commentary; a portfolio of writing including a critical commentary; coursework essays; written unseen examinations.

The design of the programme ensures that (in Creative Writing) all students practice a wide range of genres, and that (in English) they study a range of writing in English, and are introduced to the major formations and figures in twentieth-century literary theory.


10.2 : Skills and other attributes


Information provided by Department of English and Creative Writing
- 10.2.1 Intellectual skills

The successful student will develop an ability to:

B1 critically assess their own and others' writing practice and engage in appropriate revisions of their own work
B2 express versatility in voice and perspective across different genres
B3 integrate an understanding of contemporary theory into their own writing practice
B4 analyse and interpret a variety of texts
B5 engage critically and self-reflectively with complex material and concepts
B6 interrogate and apply a variety of theoretical perspectives
B7 communicate the results of their studies clearly
B8 plan and organise and present work to deadlines
B9 exercise independent thought and judgement

Teaching, learning and assessment methods used to enable outcomes to be achieved and demonstrated

Seminars and workshops are used to develop these skills, which are assessed by independently researched coursework assignments and seen timed examinations

10.2.2 Practical skills

The successful student will develop:

C1 writing skills
C2 research skills
C3 an ability to work in groups
C4 time and task management
C5 word-processing skills
C6 ability to use recognised presentational skills, including bibliographical and notational conventions

Teaching, learning and assessment methods used to enable outcomes to be achieved and demonstrated

Teaching and learning: skills-based modules in first year; student presentations; preparation for oral and written assignments; essay writing; producing, discussing and revising their own writing; group work in seminars and workshops; independent study
Assessment: writing assignments; essays; portfolio of work; unseen examinations; independent writing


10.3 : Transferable/Key skills


Information provided by Department of English and Creative Writing
- D1 writing skills (both discussive and creative)
D2 ability to analyse issues
D3 ability to research, assimilate, select and organise relevant material using a variety of research tools in paper and on-line formats
D4 competence in structuring and presenting arguments
D5 an ability to work in groups
D6 time and task management
D7 word-processing skills
D8 oral presentation

Teaching, learning and assessment methods used to enable outcomes to be achieved and demonstrated

Student-centred seminars and workshops; writing assignments; coursework essays


11 : Program Structures and requirements, levels, modules, credits and awards




BA English Literature and Creative Writing [QW3F]

Blwyddyn Academaidd: 2024/2025Cynllun Anrhydedd Sengl - ar gael ers 2019/2020

Hyd (astudio Llawn Amser): 4 blwyddyn

Rheolau Rhan 1

Blwyddyn 1 Craidd (100 Credyd)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
GS01120

Information in a Post-Truth World

GS09520

How to be a Student 1

GS09920

Introduction to Humanities

Semester 2
GS09320

How to be a Student 2

GS09820

Representing the Other: Cultures and Clashes

Blwyddyn 1 Opsiynau

Semester 2
GS00820

Understanding Change - Environment, People, Places

GS09620

The "Othered" Migrant: Social Science Perspectives

Blwyddyn 2 Craidd (40 Credyd)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
EN11300

Critical Practice

WR11020

Beginning Creative Writing Part 1

Semester 2
EN11320

Critical Practice

Blwyddyn 2 Opsiynau

Students must take at least 40 credits and up to 80 credits from the following modules:

Semester 1
EN11220

American Literature 1819-1925

IC17700

Academic Writing: Planning, Process and Product

WL10120

Re-imagining Nineteenth-Century Literature

WL11420

Literature And The Sea

Semester 2
CL10120

Greek and Roman Epic and Drama

EN10220

Ancestral Voices

EN10520

Contemporary Writing

IC13420

Language Awareness for TESOL

IC17720

Academic Writing: Planning, Process and Product

WL10420

Introduction to Poetry

WL11920

Peering into Possibility: Speculative Fiction and the Now

WR11120

Beginning Creative Writing Part 2

Blwyddyn 2 Dewis agored

Students may register up to 40 credits from other departments

Rheolau Rhan 2

Blwyddyn 3 Craidd (20 Credyd)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
EN20120

Literary Theory: Debates and Dialogues

Semester 2

Blwyddyn 3 Opsiynau

Choose at least 20 credits and a maximum of 40 credits from the following:

Semester 1
EN20920

Literary Modernisms

IC23420

TESOL Approaches, Methods and Teaching Techniques

IC27720

Effective Academic and Professional Communication 1

Semester 2
EN21020

Literary Geographies

EN21120

Contemporary Writing and Climate Crisis

EN21220

Literature and Climate in the Nineteenth Century

EN22920

Literature since the '60s

IC27720

Effective Academic and Professional Communication 1

Blwyddyn 3 Opsiynau

Choose at least 20 credits and a maximum of 40 credits from the following:

Semester 1
CL20320

Classical Drama and Myth

EN23120

In the Olde Dayes: Medieval Texts and Their World

EN28720

Writing Women for the Public Stage, 1670-1780

Semester 2
EN22120

Place and Self

Blwyddyn 3 Opsiynau

Choose at least 40 credits and a maximum of 60 credits from the following:

Semester 1
WL20720

A Century in Crisis: 1790s to 1890s

WR20220

Beginning the Novel

WR21120

Telling True Stories: ways of Writing Creative Non-Fiction

WR22120

Adventures with Poetry

Semester 2
WL20320

Short stories: Grit and Candour

WR20620

Writing Selves

WR21720

Shaping Plots

Blwyddyn Olaf Craidd TT/Opsiynau

Choose 40 credits from the following:

Semester 1
EN30000

Undergraduate Dissertation

WR30000

The Writing Project

Semester 2
EN30040

Undergraduate Dissertation

WR30040

The Writing Project

Blwyddyn Olaf Opsiynau

Choose at least 40 credits and a maximum of 60 credits from the following:

Semester 1
EN30120

Reading Theory / Reading Text

EN30520

Romantic Eroticism

EN31320

The Mark of the Beast: Animals in Literature from the 1780s to the 1920s

WL30620

Remix: Chaucer In The Then and Now

Semester 2
EN30320

Victorian Childhoods

EN30420

Writing in the Margins: Twentieth-Century Welsh Poetry in English

EN30820

Haunting Texts

EN33620

Ali Smith and 21st Century fiction(s)

WL35320

Literatures of Surveillance

Blwyddyn Olaf Opsiynau

Choose at least 20 credits and a maximum of 40 credits from the following:

Semester 1
IC37820

Effective Academic and Professional Communication 2

WR32120

Writing and Place

WR32720

Big Ideas: Writing Popular Science

WR32820

Humour and Conflict in Contemporary Writing

Semester 2
IC33420

TESOL Materials Development and Application of Technologies

IC37820

Effective Academic and Professional Communication 2

WR31220

Poetry for today

WR31820

Crisis Writing

WR32420

Writing Crime Fiction

Ar gael bob blwyddyn Dewis agored

Over years 2 and 3, up to 40 credits of elective modules may be selected from those offered by other departments subject to timetable restraints and approval by the department


12 : Support for students and their learning
Every student is allocated a Personal Tutor. Personal Tutors have an important role within the overall framework for supporting students and their personal development at the University. The role is crucial in helping students to identify where they might find support, how and where to seek advice and how to approach support to maximise their student experience. Further support for students and their learning is provided by Information Services and Student Support and Careers Services.


13 : Entry Requirements
Details of entry requirements for the scheme can be found at http://courses.aber.ac.uk


14 : Methods for evaluating and improving the quality and standards of teaching and learning
All taught study schemes are subject to annual monitoring and periodic review, which provide the University with assurance that schemes are meeting their aims, and also identify areas of good practice and disseminate this information in order to enhance the provision.


15 : Regulation of Assessment
Academic Regulations are published as Appendix 2 of the Academic Quality Handbook: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/aqro/handbook/app-2/.


15.1 : External Examiners
External Examiners fulfill an essential part of the University’s Quality Assurance. Annual reports by External Examiners are considered by Faculties and Academic Board at university level.


16 : Indicators of quality and standards
The Department Quality Audit questionnaire serves as a checklist about the current requirements of the University’s Academic Quality Handbook. The periodic Department Reviews provide an opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of quality assurance processes and for the University to assure itself that management of quality and standards which are the responsibility of the University as a whole are being delivered successfully.