and reading list see you in september
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See you in SeptemberIntroduction to your Degree and Reading List
English with Art History BA (Hons)
Inside
03 Welcome
04 Our new campus
05 Yourqualifications
06 Your degree courses
07 Yourreadinglist
08 Howyouwillbetaught
09 NCH Diploma courses
10 WheretheEnglishmajoratNCHcantakeyou
11 Recentgraduatecareerprogress
12 Nextsteps
Thisdocumentispreparedaheadoftheacademicperiodtowhichitrelatestoprovidepotentialstudentswithanoverviewoftheprogrammesforwhichtheyareapplying.Asaresult,theremaybeinfrequentoccasionswhentheCollegeisunabletoofferindividualcourses,degreeprogrammes,orservicesdescribedherein.Furthermore,theCollegereservestherighttowithdrawindividualcoursesordegreeprogrammeswherethereisaninsufficientnumberofapplicationsorconfirmedstudentstomakethecourseviable.Onsuchoccasions,studentswillbeinformedofchangeswithinareasonabletimescaleandanotherindividualcourseordegreeprogrammewillbeoffered,whichwillhaveequalacademicbenefittothecourseordegreeprogrammeoriginallydescribed.
Fromtimetotime,individualfacultymembersmaystopteachingattheCollege.Insuchinstances,theCollegewillundertakereasonableendeavourstoensurethatstudentsaretaughtbyanotheracademicwithanappropriatelevelofqualification,researchinterests,andexperience.
This degree introduction lays out what you will be studying for your degree, an introduction to the NCH Diploma, how you will be taught, and what qualifications you will receive when you graduate. You will also find your reading list, which has been designed by our faculty, allowing you to get into the mindset of an English with Art History student.
At NCH, we have one of the best staff-to-student ratios in UK higher education, and in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2020, 95% of the College’s students stated that they were satisfied with their programme.
If you have any questions about your programme, you can email your buddy, contact the admissions team, or chat to one of our student ambassadors on UniBuddy!
Best wishes, Anthonia, Brian, David, Hayley, Kinga, Marie-Anne, Mollie and Syed
The Admissions & Recruitment Team [email protected]
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Welcome to the English with Art History BA (Hons) at NCH!
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Your qualifications
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The College is an established Higher Education Provider which is registered with the Office for Students. The College can sponsor international students via its Student Route visa licence. NewCollegeoftheHumanities’degreeshavebeendesignedandcreatedbytheCollege’sprofessorsandfaculty.Thecoursesreflecttheirareasofexpertiseandresearchinterests,meaningthattheyarestronglyengagedwiththematerialthattheywillteachyou,andtheremaybeopportunitiesforstudentstoparticipateinactiveresearch.
Inadditiontoyourdegree,toreflectthegreaterrichnessofyourstudiesandtheadditionalcorecoursesand‘LAUNCH’professionaldevelopmentprogrammethatyoustudyattheCollege,youwillbeawardedtheNCHDiploma.TheDiplomasetsyouapartfromothergraduatesbymarkingthegreaterbreadthofyoureducationattheCollege.TheNCHDiplomaisanon-creditbearingaward.
We are pleased to present our new campus – Devon House.
LocatedinscenicSaintKatharineDocks,DevonHouseoffersincreasedteachingspaceswith14classrooms,7tutorialrooms,andseminarspace,providingflexiblecapacityforclasssizesfrom2to80.Afirst-flooropeneventareawillaccommodateupto 180,andagroundflooropeneventspaceseatsupto70.
Theinnovativeandmodifiablespacewillbeabletoserveupto1,400studentsandstaff,withacapacityofupto715atonetime.DevonHousewillbethefocalpointforourstimulatinganddiverseinternationalcommunity,withNCHandNortheasternUniversitystudents
sharingfacilities.Thecampuswillbeextremelywelcomingtoall,withexcellentaccessibilityandsupport,includinglifts,wideentrypoints,adaptablefurniture.
We are looking forward to welcoming you to our new campus this September.
Our new campus
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Your reading list
We encourage you to dip into some of the books below to obtain a sense of what is involved in the studies of English and Art History. Itisnotcompulsorytoreadalloranyofthetextsbutwedobelieveyouwillfinditeasiertoadjusttoundergraduatestudywithabroadunderstandingoftheconceptscoveredinyourdegree.Atthisstage,itisbesttogainageneralviewratherthanattempttoacquireadetailedunderstandingofanyspecifictopic.Thefollowingbookswillassistyoutodoso.
EmilyBrontë,Wuthering Heights
ElizabethBarrettBrowning, Aurora Leigh
JamesJoyce,Dubliners
GeorgeEliot,Middlemarch
WilliamShakespeare,Henry V
PeterBarry,Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory (ManchesterUniversityPress,1995)
Gombrich,E.H.(2007).The Story of Art, 16thedition,NewYork:PhaidonPress.
Kirby,J(2011).A Closer Look - Techniques of Painting,London:NationalGallery
Your coursesIn your first year:
n Criticism(30Credits)
n Literature1830–1900(30Credits)
n Literature1700–1830(30Credits)
n IntroductiontotheHistoryofEuropeanArt(30Credits)
NCH Diploma:
n CriticalReasoning
n LAUNCH:IntroductoryCapabilities
In your second year:
n ShakespeareandhisAfterlives(30Credits)
n Literature1550–1700(30Credits)
n Literature1900–thePresent(30Credits)
n TheIndustryofArt:Renaissance&BaroquePatrons,Artists,Objects& Consumers (30Credits)
NCH Diploma:
n ScienceLiteracy
n LAUNCH:AppliedCapabilities
In your third year:
n NorthAmerican Literature(30Credits)
n CulturesofLondon (30Credits)
n ComparativeLiterature(30Credits)
n ModernArchitecture from1851tothePresent*(30credits)
NCH Diploma:
n AppliedEthics
n LAUNCH:AppliedCapabilities(continued)
*subjecttoapproval
Thecoursesthatrunineachacademicyeararesubjecttochangeinlinewithfacultyavailabilityandstudentdemandsothereisnoguaranteeeverycoursewillbedelivered.Forfurtherinformation,pleasespeaktoyouradmissionscontactandvisit:www.nchlondon.ac.uk/notice
For more specific information on your teaching and courses, please check the NCH Academic Handbook.
n English BA (Hons) Programme Specification
n Art History BA (Hons) Programme Specification
NCH Diploma courses
Thecorecourses–Applied Ethics, Critical Reasoning and Science Literacy–equipyouwithanintelligentunderstandingoftheconcepts,argumentsandtheoriesthatunderpinthestudyofthehumanities,enablingyoutoapproachyourdegreestudiesinamoreroundedandenlightenedway.
LAUNCHprovidesstudentswithanunderstandingoftheworldofwork,andhelpsstudentstodeveloptheattitudesandbehavioursthatarerequiredbyemployers.Itisextremelypractical,andcomplementstheCollege’sacademiccurriculum.
LAUNCHisdeliveredbystaffandVisitingFellows whohavebeenselectedonthebasisoftheirexpertiseandpracticalexperienceintheirgivenfield.Workshopswillcoverthefollowingtopics:
n Interviewtechniques
n CVcreation
n Commercial awareness
n Coverletterwriting
n Interviews(includingvideointerviews)
n Networking
n AssessmentCentres
n Psychometrictesting
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How you will be taught
The NCH Diploma complements, enriches and further contextualises your degree.
You can expect to experience an average of 9.5 or more of high-quality contact time in each teaching week. Yourcontacthourswillincludeamixtureofteachingmethodsbestsuitedtothesubjectmatterandtoachievethelearningoutcomesforeachindividualcourse.Teachingformatsforyourdegreemaytypicallyincludelectures,seminars,tutorials(individualorgrouptutorial),andofficehours.
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Flora(2015)completedherdoctorateinEnglishliteratureattheUniversity of Cambridge,andpreviouslyworkedasanAssistantLectureratNCH.ShealsopreviouslystudiedforanMAinHistoryofArtatThe Courtauld Institute of Art.
Miranda(2016)co-foundedVagaband andisalsoaCreativeConsultantatRevolt London.George(2016)graduatedwithajobasGraduateEducationWorkeratINTO University.HewaspromotedmanytimestoSeniorEducationWorker,SeniorCross-CentreProgrammeCoordinatorandVolunteerOfficerand,mostrecently,SeniorVolunteerOfficerandnowworksasaDigitalContentEditorfortheNSPCC.
Chloe(2017)graduatedwithaplaceontheMStEnglishLiterature1900toPresentDayattheUniversity of Cambridge,wheresheisnowworkingonherPhD,fullyfundedbytheArts & Humanities Research Council.
Leah(2017)graduatedwitharoleasClientServicesAssociateatGuidepoint, progressingtoInstitutionalBusinessDevelopmentandResearchAnalyst.ShehasnowmovedtoKubrick GroupwheresheisStrategicAccountsManager.
Where the English major at NCH can take youNCH offers a unique and comprehensive career development pathway for all students, tailored to you in accordance with your specific professional aspirations.CareersadvisersatNCHwillassistasyouconsiderwhatyouwouldliketodoonleavingtheCollege.Throughone-to-onecareerscounsellingcombinedwithseminars,workshops,andguestspeakers,theywillguideandsupportyouinchoosingandpreparingforyourcareer,nurturingyouthroughyourapplicationsforinternships,graduatepositionsandpostgraduatedegrees.
Recent graduate progress
One-to-one careers coaching
StartingfromyourfirsttermattheCollege,ourcareersadviserswillworkwithyoutoidentifyyourambition,developapersonalnarrative,andassistyouinassemblingthepersonalandprofessionalexperiencesthatwillmakeyouacompellingcandidate.
Inyoursecondandthirdyear,youcanbeassistedwithapplications,fromtheinitialstagesthroughtoassessmentsandinterviews.
Karishma(2018)pursuedherpassionforEnglishLiteratureattheUniversity of CambridgewheresherecentlycompletedherMPhilEnglishStudiesCriticism&Culture.SheisnowaBroadcastJournalistforBBC.Robin(2018)securedaplace ontheMarsLeadershipExperienceGraduateScheme.
“I really enjoyed studying English at NCH, especially through the one-to-one tutorial system. The academics are interested in developing you as a person and a critic, which is hugely intellectually stimulating, and they put so much into helping you develop your arguments further. I wouldn’t want to have studied anywhere else.”
Emily Hill, English BA with Philosophy
On 24 February 2020, New College of the Humanities was granted Taught Degree Awarding Powers (TDAP) by Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council. This means that the College is now able to award its own degrees.
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