BA English Literature and Religion
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Literature and Religion, an undergraduate degree in English Literature and Theology and Religion, explores literary texts and theological traditions in parallel. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Communication & Writing, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Field trips, guest speakers, workshops, and events at the York Literature Festival enhance the curriculum. The first year establishes fundamental competencies through modules such as Studying Religion, Introduction to Literary Studies 1, Introduction to Literary Studies 2, and Values and Virtues. During the second year, students may select from a diverse range of optional subjects covering modern philosophy, applied ethics, sociology, and literary theory, with modules such as From Descartes to the Death of God, Matters of Life and Death, Problems of Evil, and Religion and Literature. The final year centres on an independent 20 or 40-credit research project alongside advanced optional studies spanning feminist ethics, film analysis, genocide studies, and contemporary global literature.
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Entry requirements
Minimum entry requirements: 104 UCAS Tariff points; and 3 GCSEs at grade C/4 (or equivalent) including English Language.
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What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 84%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 7 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 10%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 40%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 15%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 215 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 20%
- North West: 10%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 50%
- East Midlands: 7%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 4%
- South East: 3%
- South West: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Studying Religion
- Introduction to Literary Studies 1
- Introduction to Literary Studies 2
- Values and Virtues
- Writing, Research and Literature
- Religion, Peace and Conflict
- Work Related Learning
- Literature at Work
- From Descartes to the Death of God
- Matters of Life and Death
- Problems of Evil
- Religion and Literature
- Religion and Politics
- Sociology of Religion
- Theology and the Environment
- Adaptations
- Mapping America
- Literary Theory
- Dawn or Print
- Science Fiction for Survival
- The Romantic Imagination: Affect, Excess and Revolution
- Sick Stories: Narratives of Illness, Disease, and Infection
- Shakespeare: Perspectives
- Conflicting Words
- Dissertation
- Feminist Ethics and Religion
- Theology and Ethics through Film
- Negotiated Study
- Religion and Genocides
- Religion and Globalisation
- Religion and Myth
- Religion and Visual Culture
- Spirituality and Public Life
- Hunger, Rebellion, and Rage: The Victorians
- Experiments and Upheavals: Twentieth-Century Cultural Change
- Literary Legacies
- The Making of Modern Drama
- Research Now I
- American Radicals: Outside the Canon
- Writing the Caribbean
- What Now? What Next? Twenty-First Century Literature
- Gender and Sexualities
- Research Now II
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Literature and Religion at York St John University earn?
The median salary is £22,000 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £23,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £29,000. The £23,000 median after five years is £5,000 less than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA English Literature and Religion at York St John University do next?
100% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English Literature and Religion at York St John University?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA English Literature and Religion at York St John University?
The average entrant had 101 UCAS points.
Does BA English Literature and Religion at York St John University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English Literature and Religion at York St John University?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.