BA English Language and Literature
Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 35 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects
About this course
BA Hons in English Language and Literature, an undergraduate degree centred on English Language and Linguistics and English Literature. Core topics include Research Methods and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The first year establishes core knowledge through modules such as Literature in Time, Foundations of Language, English across Space and Time, English in Use, and World Literatures. The second year builds on this foundation with compulsory studies in English Grammar, Critical Theory, Discourse Studies, and Critical Practice, alongside optional modules covering topics such as Language and Pedagogic Practice, Professional Communication, Medieval to Early Modern Literature, Literary Adaptation, Postcolonial Literature, English Phonetics, Language and Creativity in Advertising, American Literature, and Victorian Literature. The final year includes core modules in Language and Social Identities and Language Variation and Change in English. Students can further tailor their studies through numerous optional modules spanning areas such as Contemporary Literature, Romanticism, Literature and Environment, Special Topics in Theory, Artistic Fusions, Cognitive Linguistics, Language and Media, Austen and the Brontës, Gothic and Science Fiction, Shakespeare, Modernism, Language, Culture and Cognition, Psycholinguistics, and Pragmatics. Students also have the option to complete either an English Literature Dissertation or a Linguistics and English Language Dissertation.
Modules
- Literature in Time
- Foundations of Language
- English across Space and Time
- English in Use
- World Literatures
- English Grammar
- Critical Theory
- Discourse Studies
- Critical Practice
- Language and Pedagogic Practice
- Professional Communication
- Medieval to Early Modern Literature
- Literary Adaptation
- Postcolonial Literature
- English Phonetics
- Language and Creativity in Advertising
- American Literature
- Victorian Literature
- Language and Social Identities
- Language Variation and Change in English
- Contemporary Literature
- Romanticism
- Literature and Environment
- Special Topics in Theory
- Artistic Fusions (Discovery module)
- Cognitive Linguistics
- Language and Media
- English Literature Dissertation
- Austen and the Brontës
- Gothic and Science Fiction
- Shakespeare
- Modernism
- Linguistics and English Language Dissertation
- Language, Culture and Cognition
- Psycholinguistics
- Pragmatics