BA English
About this course
BA (Hons) in English, an English degree focused on the critical study of literature, creative expression, and textual meaning across various historical periods and media. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can undertake an optional foundation year before progressing to degree-level study. The first year introduces textual interpretation through Reading and Writing Our World, alongside a selection of optional modules covering post-1945 literature, Shakespeare, digital media, and diverse global texts. The second year grounds students in literary theory through Literature & the Real World: Critical Concepts, with optional modules exploring Victorian writing, children's literature, postmodern city texts, and social class. The final year centres on the independent English Dissertation, supported by optional modules examining Gothic literature, early modern society, literary representations of revolution, gender, and textual adaptation.
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Entry requirements
A typical offer for our English course would be: BBC at A Level or, DMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or, Merit at T Level We welcome applications from a range of non-traditional education or professional qualifications, and from students with a mix of A levels and BTEC/Cambridge Technical qualifications. Other Entry Requirements: For more information on how to make an application, please visit our How to Apply page . We welcome applications from students with a mix of A levels and BTEC/Cambridge Technical qualifications. If you are an International student and would like information on making an application, please see our How to Apply page. Integrated Foundation Year (IFY) Entry Requirements: Admission to this foundation English degrees is normally: DEE at A Level or, MPP at BTEC or, Pass (D or E) at T Level However, we would also like to hear from you if you have professional or industry experience instead, a range of other qualifications or self-developed subject knowledge that relates to the course you wish to study.
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What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 98%
- Learning opportunities: 98%
- Assessment and feedback: 98%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 100%
- Student voice: 97%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 14 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 30%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Librarians and Related Professionals: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 70%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 60 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- East Midlands: 44%
- West Midlands: 14%
- East of England: 12%
- London: 7%
- South East: 17%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 3%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Access course: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Professional and Academic Skills for University Study
- Applied Learning Project
- Foundations in Culture and The Creative Industries
- Reading and Writing Our World
- Identity under Construction
- Contemporary Shakespeares
- Digital Culture and Print Media
- Decolonising the Bookshelf
- Writing the Wild
- American Dreams, American Nightmares: Race, Class and Gender
- Literature & the Real World: Critical Concepts
- Victorian Visions
- Literary Extremes and the American Mainstream
- From Fairy Tale to Fantasy: Children's and Young Adult Literature
- Centre & Margins: Postmodernity & After
- Writing in the World
- Representing Class: Stories & Conflicts
- English Dissertation
- Gothic Worlds 1750-1900
- Good Society and Bad Society: Shakespeare to Behn
- Literature and Revolution
- Bodies and Performances: Thinking Sex and Gender
- Publicity & Privacy: American Authors and Celebrity
- Texts in Transition: Adaptation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English at University of Northampton earn?
The median salary is £21,000 after 3 years, £25,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,500 and £30,000. The £25,500 median after five years is £3,500 less than the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of BA English at University of Northampton do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English at University of Northampton?
98% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA English at University of Northampton?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 108 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA English at University of Northampton?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.