BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing and Law Bachelor's degree at Strathclyde

Introduction to the study of English at university level, offering a foundation for historical and critical analysis of literary texts and creative writing. Covers how historical and social contexts shape literature and how literary texts are constructed.

Introduction to the institutions, actors, processes and concepts that make up the UK constitution including its particular application to Scotland. Introduces methods of critical engagement with constitutional law in both theory and practice.

Introduction to the concepts, structures and processes that make up a legal system. Equips students with the knowledge and understanding to utilise in all other law modules.

Situates texts in context, from genre to historical period and theory. Texts include poetry, drama, novels, short stories, life writing, and screenplays with the chance to choose between critical and creative writing responses for one assessment on each class.

Explores how Scottish fiction and drama of the 20th and 21st centuries creates the idea of Scotland.

Looks at a range of literary texts and how they interpret and create the idea of 'human' at different points in history.

Consolidates knowledge and understanding of constitutional and administrative law. Builds upon knowledge of key concepts and institutions of the UK constitution, focusing on control of administrative action and protection of individual rights.

Family law concerns the control which the law exerts over domestic relationships and families. Topics include legal status of children, parental responsibilities and rights, marriage/civil partnership, divorce, and unmarried domestic relations.

Provides understanding of commercial law in a Scottish context. Examines basic principles and rules concerning agency, partnership and company law, methods of payment, securing debt repayment, diligence, and corporate and individual debtor insolvency.

Enhances ability to read cases and apply case-analysis techniques. Provides in-depth knowledge of rules of law governing involuntary obligations, including law of delict and unjustified enrichment.

Provides contemporary understanding of the law of property, trusts and succession in Scotland, and meets Law Society of Scotland requirements in this subject-area.

Focuses on the constitutional and institutional order of the EU and the internal market. Covers European integration process, EU institutions, competences, decision-making, principles underpinning the EU legal order, and internal market principles.

Workshop-based class introducing critical and creative skills needed for reading, analysing, discussing and writing poetry. Focuses on poetic form, craft techniques, and close reading skills.

Workshop-based class equipping students with core skills in reading, analysing, and writing prose including fiction, creative non-fiction, and hybrid writing. Covers craft techniques specific to prose writing.

Workshop-based class helping students understand craft techniques used by screenwriters in contemporary screen industries, planning processes for screen narratives, and screenwriting skills including pitching and screenplay development.

Explores twentieth-century English literature with a focus on fiction, poetry, and drama. Examines major literary figures from the first half of the century and the literary culture of Modernism through later 20th century writers.

Focuses on drama from the 1580s to the closure of the playhouses in 1642. Engages with work by major dramatists addressing both highly literate and popular audiences.