BA English Literature
Entry requirements
GCSE: Grade C/4 in English, or equivalent. Tariff points: 112 Contextual tariff: See our contextual offers page. English Language Requirement: International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*). *The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you'll need in our English Language section. A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. BTEC: No specific subjects required. For information on required Guided Learning Hours please see our minimum entry requirements page. Access: No specific subjects required. Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required. We accept the IB Career-related Programme in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Irish Highers: No specific subjects required. Welsh Baccalaureate: We accept tariff points achieved from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Cambridge Technical: No specific subjects required. T Levels: No specific subjects required.
About this course
BA(Hons) in English Language and Literature. Core topics include Research Methods. Students may undertake a sandwich year with industry placement and complete a self-devised research project in their final year. The degree is part of a wider Humanities group, with opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Modules
- Human Stories
- Approaches to Literature and Criticism
- Literature and Constructions of Childhood
- Literature and the Marketplace
- Human Futures
- Literature in the World
- Victorian Frictions: Literature and Society, 1837-1901
- Love and Power in Renaissance Literature
- Voices of Dissent: American Literature Across Time
- Humanities Research Project
- Literature and Global Futures
- Contemporary British Fiction
- Gothic Literature
- Contemporary American Literature
- Children's Fiction Since 1900