Special Options. Students will choose one topic from a list of options, which will alter on an annual basis. Choices might include: Postcolonial Literature; Writing of the Fin de Siècle; Life Writing and Autobiography; Introduction to Film Studies; Lexicography and the English Language; Comparative Literature; Grub Street and its Critics. Twenty or more options will be made available in each academic year.

A dissertation in any area of English Language or Literature in English

Second and third year Course II papers (Final Honour School):

Course II is a special course, designed for those who wish to specialise in early English Literature or Language. You can elect at the end of your first year whether to continue to Course I or Course II.

Literature in English 650-1066

Medieval English and Related Literatures 1066-1550

Literature in English 1350 - 1550 (shared with Course I)

The History of the English Language to c. 1800

Either: The Material Text Or: Shakespeare (shared with Course I)

Special Options. Students will choose one topic from a list of options, which will alter on an annual basis. Choices might include: Old Norse; Medieval Welsh; Old Irish; the Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England; Medieval French. Course II students will also have the opportunity to choose option papers from any of the available Course I papers.

A dissertation in any area of English Language or Literature in English.