ENG1200 – York: Integrated Perspectives on Language, Texts, and Society in the UK

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• discuss features of language and literature in contemporary Britain.
• reflect on identity and diversity in British society.
• describe aspects of culture and heritage in and around York.
• present a topic related to the content of one or more of the modules in the York study programme.

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

The number of study places is limited and admission will take place via an online form application the Autumn semester before. There will be an information meeting for all interested.

All information needed will be updated on the website for the short course in York.

Priority is given to students with admission to the Bachelor of English, one year programme in English or the teacher training programme with English.

The course has manual admission, please contact the study administration at ILOS at studentinfo@ilos.uio.no if you have questions.

There is a fee of 3000 kroner attached to admission to the course which will cover activities in York such as theater visits, tours of York and excursions, etc.

Students on the course must pay for and organise their own travel to and stay in York.

The course is not available to single subject students.

The course assumes a good proficiency in written and oral English.

Students seeking admission should have completed at least 20 ECTS in English.

The teaching is concentrated in two weeks of intensive teaching at the Norwegian Study Centre in York, both as lectures/classroom teaching and as excursion-based teaching. Classes are taught by staff at the Norwegian Study Centre.

For spring 2027, the period of teaching will be March 8th-19th.

Obligatory activities:

• During the stay in York, you will find a topic for your exam presentation and have this approved by the course coordinator. You will have an opportunity to discuss the topic and get supervision on it during the stay.
• It is obligatory to show up for a minimum of 80% of the teaching. In this course that means attending at least 8 of 10 days of teaching. The requirement is absolute.

The allowed absence limit will cover all absences, including illness. You will not be granted valid absences with documentation, even when the absence is due to something beyond your control.

All obligatory activities must be approved in the same semester for you to sit the exam.

Students on the course must pay for and organise their own travel to and stay in York.

There is a fee of 3000 kroner attached to admission to the course which will cover activities in York such as theater visits, tours of York and excursions, etc.