BA English Literature
Entry requirements
104-120 points. Our offers are typically made using UCAS tariff points to allow you to include a range of level 3 qualifications and as a guide, the requirements for this course are equivalent to: A-Levels : BCC-BBB from 3 A Levels or equivalent grade combinations (e.g. BBB is comparable to ABC in terms of tariff points). In addition to tariff points an A level or equivalent level 3 pass in English, or in a related subject in the areas of arts, humanities or social sciences, including drama, theatre, communications, history, theology or philosophy. BTEC/CTEC : DMM from BTEC or Cambridge Technical (CTEC) qualifications International Baccalaureate: To include a minimum of 2 Higher Level certificates at grade H4 T Level : Merit in a T Level In addition to the above, we accept tariff points achieved for many other qualifications, such as the Access to Higher Education Diploma, Scottish Highers, UAL Diploma/Extended Diploma and WJEC Applied Certificate/Diploma, to name a few. We also accept tariff points from smaller level 3 qualifications, up to a maximum of 32, from qualifications like the Extended Project (EP/EPQ), music or dance qualifications. To find out more about UCAS tariff points, including what your qualifications are worth, please visit UCAS. In addition to level 3 study, the following GCSEs are required: GCSE English Language at grade 4 or C, or higher. Functional Skills at level 2 is accepted as an alternative, however Key Skills qualifications are not. If you hold another qualification, please get in touch and we will advise further. If you will be over the age of 21 years of age at the beginning of your undergraduate study, you will be considered as a mature student. This means our offer may be different and any work or life experiences you have will be consi
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature. Core topics include Research Methods and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The final year centres on a student-directed dissertation of 8,000–10,000 words, pursued with tutor supervision over the full year. Year two covers major literary periods from the Renaissance to postmodernism, with optional thematic modules such as Gothic Literature.
Modules
- World Literature
- Context and Intertext
- Studying English Literature
- Critical Theory
- Renaissance to Enlightenment
- Romanticism
- Modern to Postmodern
- Victorian Literature
- Children's Literature and Young Adult Fiction
- Literature and the Body
- Gothic Literature
- Dissertation
- Fantasy and Science Fiction
- Literature and Film
- Consuming Pleasures
- Women's Writing in the Long Eighteenth Century
- Tales from the Inside
- Globalisation and Contemporary Fiction
- Literature and Psychoanalysis