Comparative Literature with a Year Abroad BA

University College London (UCL)

United Kingdom, London

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University College London (UCL)

United Kingdom , London

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

Q201

Campuses

London

Bloomsbury

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines 25-Jan-2023

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Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 29,800 / year

Apply Date 25-Jan-2023

Comparative Literature with a Year Abroad BA

About

Course overview

In Years 1 and 2, you will take modules in comparative literature and select from a wide range of options across different specialisms. You will also take culture-specific compulsory modules in the School of European Language, Culture and Society (SELCS) or in the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES). Additionally, you will study language and literature modules in one foreign language (selected prior to enrolment), either at beginner level or at more advanced level alongside students taking modern languages degrees.

The third year is spent abroad where your foreign language of choice is spoken. At least 50% of the subjects studied abroad must be in the area of literary and cultural studies. You may also study a second language, subject to the host university's permission.

In your final year, you will continue studying either your first foreign language or a different foreign language (which may be the one you began studying abroad) at an advanced level, together with elective modules in comparative literature. You will also take a dissertation module, allowing you to focus on an area of interest from your studies.

What this course will give you

UCL as London's Global University provides the ideal environment in which to undertake a Comparative Literature degree. You will work with both academics and fellow students from all over the world.

This programme offers the opportunity to study one or two modern languages to an advanced level, and incorporates an engagement with literature written in different cultural contexts.

The Year Abroad will give you a deeper understanding of a modern foreign language and its variants, as well as giving you the experience of living and studying in another country.

Our location in London provides access to frequent and varied cultural events, a huge range of museums, galleries, specialist libraries and bookshops, theatres, cinemas, cuisines and cultural societies.

This dynamic programme examines world literature from diverse geographical and cultural perspectives and equips students for a career in today's global society, with the added attraction of a year spent overseas at one of our partner universities in Europe or the Americas. It combines comparative critical inquiry with a more in-depth study of one or two modern European languages, literature and culture.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

A levels IB Diploma Other qualifications

Grades: AAA
Subjects: A humanities subject required. French or Spanish required at grade A if one of these is to be studied as major language pathway.
GCSEs: English Language at grade B or 6 and Mathematics at grade C or 4.

Contextual offer information

Grades: ABB more about contextual offers
Subjects: A humanities subject required. French or Spanish required at grade A if one of these is to be studied as major language pathway.
GCSEs: English Language at grade B or 6 and Mathematics at grade C or 4.

Points: 38
Subjects: A total of 18 points in three higher level subjects with no score below 5. French or Spanish required at higher level grade 6 if one of these is to be studied as major language pathway

Contextual offer

Points: 34 more about contextual offers
Subjects: A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects with no score below 5. French or Spanish required at higher level grade 6 if one of these is to be studied as major language pathway.

UK applicants qualifications

For entry requirements with other UK qualifications accepted by UCL, choose your qualification from the list below:

Equivalent qualification

Pass in Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 33 credits at Distinction and 12 credits at Merit, all from Level 3 units. Please note, where subject specific requirements are stipulated at A level we may review your Access to HE syllabus to ensure you meet the subject specific requirements prior to a final decision being communicated.

Not acceptable for entrance to this programme.

D3,D3,D3 in three Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects. French or Spanish required at grade D3 if one of these is to be studied as major language pathway

A,A,A at Advanced Highers (or A,A at Advanced Higher and A,A,A at Higher). French or Spanish required at grade A if one of these is to be studied as major language pathway.

Not acceptable for entrance to this programme.

Successful completion of the WBQ Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate plus 2 GCE A levels at grades AAA. A humanities subject required. French or Spanish required at grade A if one of these is to be studied as major language pathway.

International applications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.

English Program Requirements

The English language level for this programme is: Level 4

Information about the evidence required, acceptable qualifications and test providers can be found on our English language requirements page.

A variety of English language programmes are offered at the UCL Centre for Languages & International Education.

Career

The foundation of your career

The programme will equip you with a comprehensive understanding and skillset for a range of careers across a multitude of industries.

Recent graduates have gone on to work in sectors such as publishing, journalism and translation (33%), teaching and other educational organisations (33%), and public sector roles, as well as pursuing further study at postgraduate level.*

*Graduate Outcomes survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of UK and EU graduates in the 2017-2021 cohorts.

Employability

We seek to embed within our teaching on the programme the acquisition of transferable skills such as leadership, team work and communication skills as well as linguistic and cultural knowledge.

75% of Comparative Literature with a Year Abroad BA graduates were in work, further study or due to start work or study, 15 months after graduation.*

*Graduate Outcomes survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of UK and EU graduates in the 2017-2021 cohorts.