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Stellenbosch University

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English Studies

The Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English Studies in Language and Culture Studies is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 1 YEAR.

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English Studies offered by the Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

This one-year, residential programme consists of eight components. Six taught courses (3 per semester), with a compulsory research essay/mini thesis that counts for two modules (1 per semester). Each taught component meets for a weekly two-hour seminar. The mini-thesis is developed over the course of the year.

Overall, students take one module called 'English Studies'. A range of literary issues and texts is covered, among them: postcolonial theory and literature; auto/biography and life-writing; modernity, alienation and the crisis of experience; African science fiction; modern theory; the Victorian novel and the neo-Victorian; cultural studies, and South/ern African literatures. The entrance requirement is 65% in English 3 (or a suitable cognate discipline). 

The programme comprises a coursework module that makes up 75% of the programme and a research assignment module that makes up 25% of the programme.

The programme is presented in weekly module meetings, as determined by the Department.

Programme Content

Compulsory modules

English Studies (90)

Research Assignment (English) (30)

 

Assessment and Examination

The coursework module is assessed by essays and additional seminar presentations, projects, shorter writing assignments, or exam work. The research assignment is pursued under close and regular supervision. You must pass each module with 50%.