Information on application and eligibility is available at www.mah.se/education/non-exchange.
Term
1
Introduction to English Studies (15credits)
Introduction to Social and Cultural Theory and Analysis (15 credits)
2
Approaching the English Canon (15 credits)
Standard English and Non-Standard Varieties (15 credits)
3
Text, Discourse, and Style (7,5 credits)
Text, Convention, Invention (7,5 credits)
4
One of the following:
Theatre and Social Justice EN207E and Creative Writing 1 EN212E (15 + 15 credits). Note: courses run run the whole term and can only be taken together.
OR
Elective/study abroad (30 credits)*
5
Literary and Cultural Theory (15 credits) EN401E
Elective (15 credits)
6
BA dissertation (30 credits)
* Elective courses need to be approved by the course coordinators to ensure their relevance to the study programme. An optional course may not run if less than seven students choose it.
The Bachelor in English Studies is a program that aims to reflect the diversity, eclecticism, and multidisciplinarity of contemporary English scholarship. The program is designed for students interested in studying the theory and practice of language in its various social forms. English Studies is thus concerned with both the history and current practices of writing and speaking in English. We examine how understandings of language have developed in fields such as phonetics, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, discourse analysis, and also how the English language has developed into a global language of communication. The focus is on examining the operations of power in the use of language with a special emphasis on gender, class, and ethnicity. English Studies also encompasses literary studies, as well as the study of language-centered cultural production at large, without privileging the historical over the contemporary. It enables the student to develop a sophisticated critical consciousness and an awareness of the ways in which language is structured and used for different purposes in a range of contexts. These contexts include, but are not limited to, film, art, music, advertising, and span English, American, and emerging post-colonial cultures.
The program emphasizes the student’s own written and oral production, incorporating performing arts and creative writing into the curriculum, thus merging critical and creative thinking. English Studies students gain skills that are applicable to a broad range of career opportunities, including teaching, media (editing, publishing, journalism, advertising, TV, radio, film, etc.), as well as business and administration. Students learn to analyze, evaluate, and create a wide range of texts. These transferable skills are recognized by employers who put a high value on: the construction of clearly expressed arguments; the logical presentation and analysis of ideas; the production of creative solutions; the competent management of large amounts of complex information; and the taking of initiative in conducting independent research. The program provides a suitable foundation for graduate studies in English, creative writing, teaching, and other fields, both in Europe and worldwide.