English with Economics BA (Hons)
Study a broad range of literature from 1550 to the present day, and focus on literary forms while developing an understanding of the structures that influence the cultures and societies that produce literature while developing the quantitative skills required to become one of the most well-rounded graduates in the job market.
Courses
In each year of your undergraduate programme, you will study the equivalent of four, 30-credit, courses for your honours degree, plus three non-credit bearing courses for your NCH Diploma.
The courses that run in each academic year are subject to change in line with faculty availability and student demand so there is no guarantee every course will be delivered. For further information, please see here and speak to your admissions contact.
In your first year
Criticism (NCHEN405)
Discover "what is literature?" in this part close reading, part theory course… Read More
Literature 1830 – 1900
This course aims to give you a knowledge of a range of texts from 1830-1900… Read More
Literature 1700 – 1830
This Course aims to give a knowledge of a range of texts from 1700-1830… Read More
Principles of Macroeconomics
This course is intended for students who have an interest in macroeconomics… Read More
Principles of Microeconomics
This introductory course is aimed at students on programmes with Economics as a Minor… Read More
The NCH Diploma
Critical Reasoning
Studied in Michaelmas term, introduces students to formal and informal logic… Read More
LAUNCH: Introductory Capabilities
LAUNCH provides students with an understanding of the world of work… Read More
In your second year
Shakespeare and his Afterlives
Students will study plays and responses to Shakespeare work… Read More
Literature 1550 – 1700
This course aims to give knowledge of a range of texts from the 16th century… Read More
Literature 1900 – the Present
This course aims to give knowledge of a range of texts from the twentieth century… Read More
Economic Development
Introduction to key ideas and debates in the field of international development… Read More
Understanding Statistical Information
This course is for those who wish to understand and use statistical information… Read More
The NCH Diploma
Science Literacy
Physics, Cosmology, Evolutionary Biology and Neuroscience literacy… Read More
LAUNCH: Applied Capabilities
Advanced Capabilities course runs over students’ final two years at the College… Read More
In your third year
North American Literature
This course explores the variety of the huge body of literature written in English… Read More
Cultures of London
This course studies literary representations of London from the Renaissance… Read More
Comparative Literature (NCHEN612)
Question, and look beyond, linguistic and national barriers to do with English… Read More
Political Economy and Globalisation
A course intended to deepen the understanding of the political context of Economics… Read More
Political Economy in a Post-Neoliberal World
A course intended to deepen the understanding of the political context of Economics… Read More
The NCH Diploma
Applied Ethics
A series of lectures on major ethical challenges and alternative responses… Read More
LAUNCH: Applied Capabilities
Advanced Capabilities course runs over students’ final two years at the College… Read More