4-Term Pathway - International Foundation Year in Social Sciences and Humanities - Continue to Bachelor of Arts - English Literature and Politics (Placement Year)

This program will prepare students for entry to Year 1 of an undergraduate degree in a wide range of subjects, including many based at the £10m LICA building. Popular subjects include law, film studies, sociology, linguistics and politics.

The Medieval and Renaissance Studies degree will develop students' critical abilities within a vibrant department of like-minded students and scholars.

On this programme, students will work collaboratively with the Department of History and the Department of English and Creative Writing. Students will select modules that allow them to study the history of the period between 300 and 1700 as well as the complimentary culture, languages, literature and politics of the time, ranging from Celtic Britain to seventeenth-century Europe.

The core first year module is designed to extend and deepen knowledge of the past and introduce students to major historical topics and themes from the ancient world to the present day. Students will gain insights into how historians conduct research and interpret the past and develop their own research, essay-writing and presentational skills.

If they wish to maintain a focus on English Literature as well as History throughout the course, students will need to take the module ‘Literature in Crisis’ in the first year.