The External Programmes offered in English are:
Newsletter for 2009-2010 available now
Student Handbook now available online.
The BA in English is a modular 'course-unit' qualification, designed to offer choice and flexibility, and to allow students to proceed at the pace that suits them best. In the course of their studies students will be expected to complete four compulsory foundation units and choose eight Advanced units from a range of options. The foundation units are 'Explorations in Literature 1', 'Explorations in Literature 2', 'Approaches to Text' and 'Renaissance Comedy: Shakespeare and Jonson'. Advanced units consist of various theoretical and period studies, ranging from 'Literature of the Middle Ages', through to 'The Moderns' and 'Postcolonial Literatures in English'.
The Diploma in English, introduced in 1996, has been developed following the success of the BA English. The Diploma will appeal to two different kinds of student. Firstly, there are those who would like a University of London qualification in English, but do not feel ready to commit themselves to studying for a full degree programme. Secondly, there are students who do not satisfy the University's entrance requirements for the degree. The Diploma gives these students the opportunity to gain access to the degree if their Diploma studies are successful. A student who obtains the Diploma in English will be invited to transfer his or her registration to the BA English and will be automatically credited with the papers passed in the Diploma.