Teaching & Modules
Teaching methods - what to expect
Personal tutors provide you with the opportunity to take stock of your learning, academic progress and general wellbeing as you progress through your studies, offering guidance on how to seek further support if you need it, and how to access the range of opportunities available to you as a King's student.
All modules involve seminars, and on a typical module your time will be divided equally between these and more formal lectures. Some modules involve workshops, which are two-hour seminars that include lecturer- led content.
| Course stage | Percentage of time in scheduled learning and teaching activities | Percentage of time in guided independent study | Percentage of time on placements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | 13% | 87% | - |
| Year 2 | 13% | 87% | - |
| Year | 11% | 89% |
- |
Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.
Assessment
- Coursework
- Written/practical examinations
- Exam
- Essays
- Reports
- Presentations
Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written/practical examinations. Forms of assessment may typically include essays, exams (unseen, open book and prior disclosure), critical commentaries, creative work (e.g. fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction), translations, reports, seminar presentations, reader-response exercises, and more novel forms of assessment. Flexible options allow you to determine your own pattern of assessment for years 2 and 3, with a variety of different coursework and exam-based modules.
Modules
Year
Year 1 - Required Modules
You will normally take modules totalling 120 credits per year. You are required to take the following modules:
- Early Modern Literary Culture (15 credits)
- Medieval Literary Culture (15 credits)
- Reading Poetry (15 credits)
- Reading Theory (15 credits)
- Literatures of the Americas (15 credits)
- Writing Race, Writing Gender (15 credits)
- Undead Genres, 1700-1900 (15 credits)
- London On and Off the Page (15 credits)
Year 1 - Optional Modules
There are no optional modules to be taken in Year 1.
King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to- date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.
Key Information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-Levels:
AAA
Duration:
Three years
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2026
Application deadline:
12 September 2025