English Language and Literature
Module Choice Guidance
ELLU14 Language and Literature module choice
Over the course of each academic year at Sheffield, you will need to study modules that equate to the value of 120 credits.
English Language and Literature students take three compulsory (core) modules (40 credits) at Level one, taught over our two teaching semesters:
Semester 1 (Autumn)
EGH105: Sounds of English 10 credits,
EGH106: Structures of English 10 credits
Semester 2 (Spring)
EGH102: Exploring Literary Language 20 credits
The core modules will be downloaded automatically to your record.
You do not need to choose core modules.
You can choose to take a minimum of 20 credits or maximum of 40 credits from the following list:
Semester 1 (Autumn)
EGH113: Contemporary Literature 20 credits
Academic Year
EGH117: Renaissance to Revolution 40 Credits
You can choose to take a minimum of 40 credits or maximum of 60 credits from the following list:
Semester 1 (Autumn)
EGH104 Varieties of English (20 credits)
EGH108 Early Englishes (20 credits)
EGH111 Foundations in Literary Study: Biblical and Classical Sources in English Literature (20 credits)
EGH113 Contemporary Literature (20 credits)
EGH118 Studying Theatre: A History of Dramatic Texts in Performance (20 credits)
EGH117: Renaissance to Revolution (40 credits, Academic Year)
EGH120 Darwin, Marx, Freud
Semester 2 (Spring)
EGH103 Hybrid Forms? Comedy & Tragedy (20 credits)
EGH11001 Climate, crisis : Culture, Politics, Science (20 credits)
EGH107 History of English (20 credits)
EGH109 Linguistic Theory (20 credits)
EGH110 Introduction to Creative Writing (20 credits)
EGH117: Renaissance to Revolution (40 credits, Academic Year)
EGH119 Introduction to Cinema (20 credits)
Remaining credits can be chosen from optional English modules or Guided modules (modules from other departments) as shown in the
Important information
All English modules at Level 1 have a value of 20 credits; however please note that some departments offer 10 credit modules.
Ideally, you should try to take 60 credits’ worth of modules in each of the two semesters. Some of you, however, may choose 10 credit unrestricted modules that result in a 50:70 or 70:50 split. In such an event, try to make the autumn semester busier than the spring. You must not attempt to make choices that would result in an 80:40 split, or anything greater than that.