History and English 36 months Undergraduate Programme By University of Oxford |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

81,855 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

HistoryMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

History

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

A joint degree in History and English requires students to think critically about how ‘history’ and ‘literature’ are being defined, and about how the two disciplines interrelate and, in large measure, overlap. This degree focuses on the changing methodologies, to the nature of evidence and to styles of argument. It is assumed that historical documents are just as much ‘texts’ as are poems, plays or novels, and are therefore subject to interpretation as works of narrative, rhetoric and, fundamentally, language. Equally, it is assumed that poems, plays and novels represent historically grounded ways of interpreting a culture. Students are offered a range of choices in the course over their three years, and whether their interests are in the medieval period, the Renaissance or the later periods, intellectually fruitful combinations are always possible. This degree is designed to allow students to relate literary and historical ideas as effectively as possible in the investigation of their chosen historical periods, topics or authors, while recognising that some students will wish to opt for variety rather than close congruity between their historical and literary papers. Interdisciplinarity is embedded in each year of the course with dedicated classes in the first year as part of the Introduction to English Language and Literature paper, a bridge paper taken in the second year and examined by extended essay, and an interdisciplinary dissertation in the final year. All interdisciplinary elements of this course are co-taught or co-supervised by a historian and a literary scholar.

Programme overview

Main Subject

History

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

A joint degree in History and English requires students to think critically about how ‘history’ and ‘literature’ are being defined, and about how the two disciplines interrelate and, in large measure, overlap. This degree focuses on the changing methodologies, to the nature of evidence and to styles of argument. It is assumed that historical documents are just as much ‘texts’ as are poems, plays or novels, and are therefore subject to interpretation as works of narrative, rhetoric and, fundamentally, language. Equally, it is assumed that poems, plays and novels represent historically grounded ways of interpreting a culture. Students are offered a range of choices in the course over their three years, and whether their interests are in the medieval period, the Renaissance or the later periods, intellectually fruitful combinations are always possible. This degree is designed to allow students to relate literary and historical ideas as effectively as possible in the investigation of their chosen historical periods, topics or authors, while recognising that some students will wish to opt for variety rather than close congruity between their historical and literary papers. Interdisciplinarity is embedded in each year of the course with dedicated classes in the first year as part of the Introduction to English Language and Literature paper, a bridge paper taken in the second year and examined by extended essay, and an interdisciplinary dissertation in the final year. All interdisciplinary elements of this course are co-taught or co-supervised by a historian and a literary scholar.

Admission Requirements

110+
7.5+
191+
+
360+
+
38+
1470+
98.5+
1+

All candidates must also take the History Aptitude Test (HAT) as part of their application. 

3 Years
Jan-2000

Domestic
27,750 GBP
International
81,855 GBP

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