BA English Literature
Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects
About this course
BA Hons in English Literature, an English Literature degree centred on the study of texts ranging from classical works to contemporary writing. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme culminates in a final-year English Literature Dissertation involving independent research. The first year establishes foundational knowledge through compulsory modules such as Literature in Time and World Literatures, alongside optional choices like Literature and Place and Introduction to Creative Writing. The second year focuses on theoretical frameworks and adaptation through compulsory modules including Critical Theory, Critical Practice, and Literary Adaptation, with optional pathways covering Postcolonial Literature, American Literature, and Victorian Literature. In the final year, students can select from optional modules such as Shakespeare, Romanticism, Modernism, and Contemporary Literature to explore specialised literary periods and themes.
Modules
- Literature in Time
- World Literatures
- Literature and Place
- Introduction to Creative Writing
- Medieval and Early Modern Worlds
- Foundations of Language
- History of Philosophy: Ideas that Shaped the West
- Raw Materials of Performance
- Understanding Media and Culture
- The Arts and Identity (Discovery module)
- Critical Theory
- Critical Practice
- Literary Adaptation
- Medieval to Early Modern Literature
- Postcolonial Literature
- American Literature
- Victorian Literature
- Writing Fiction
- Taking an Idea and Making it Happen (Discovery module)
- English Literature Dissertation
- Shakespeare
- Romanticism
- Austen and the Brontës
- Modernism
- Contemporary Literature
- Literature and Environment
- Gothic and Science Fiction
- Special Topics in Theory
- Global Film Genres
- The Use and Abuse of History
- Live Performance Criticism
- Queer Futures (Discovery module)
- Artistic Fusions (Discovery module)