BA Media and English Literature
About this course
BA (Hons) in Media and English Literature BA (Hons), an English Literature and Film Studies degree centred on the study of texts, cultural artifacts, and mass communication. Core topics include Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Design & Creative Practice, Fieldwork, and Research Methods. Students can participate in field trips around the city, attend talks at the annual York Literature Festival, and get involved with Neutral magazine. The first year establishes foundational knowledge through compulsory modules such as Media, Culture and Society, Introduction to Literary Studies 1, Introduction to Literary Studies 2, Theorising Literature: Power and Identity, and Media Evolution and History, alongside optional choices like Research in Practice. The second year allows students to select between Literature at Work and Media Enterprise, while exploring further options in creative writing, visual culture, and literary theory. In the final year, students complete a compulsory dissertation or research project, and study Writing Genres. Additional optional modules cover subjects such as animations, gender and sexualities, and contemporary 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 22 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 81%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 84%
- Learning resources: 83%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 65 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 84%
- Left higher education: 8%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 8%
What graduates do next
Based on about 13 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
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: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 30%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 80 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 17%
- North West: 8%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 58%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 3%
- South East: 4%
- South West: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 90 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 98%
- Other HE qualification: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Media, Culture and Society
- Introduction to Literary Studies 1
- Introduction to Literary Studies 2
- Theorising Literature: Power and Identity
- Research in Practice
- Writing, Research and Literature
- Mediated Identities
- Media Evolution and History
- Literature at Work
- Media Enterprise
- Taste, Controversy and Culture
- Music and Media
- Visual Culture
- Imaginary Worlds: Researching Science Fiction
- Adaptations
- Mapping America
- Literary Theory
- Dawn of Print
- Science Fiction for Survival
- The Romantic Imagination: Affect, Excess and Revolution
- Sick Stories: Narratives of Illness, Disease, and Infection
- Shakespeare: Perspectives
- Conflicting Words
- Life Online
- Globalisation, Media and Sustainability
- Writing Fiction
- Writing Reality: Creative Non-Fiction
- Writing Poetry
- Scriptwriting
- Dissertation or Research Project
- Animations
- Futures
- Research Now I
- Writing the Caribbean
- Hunger, Rebellion, and Rage: The Victorians
- Experiments and Upheavals: Twentieth-Century Cultural Change
- Literary Legacies
- The Making of Modern Drama
- American Radicals: Outside the Canon
- What Now? What Next? Twenty-First Century Literature
- Gender and Sexualities
- Media Spaces
- Pop Americana: Mass Culture and National Identity
- Creative Writing 1: Innovation and Experimentation
- Writing Genres
- Research Now II
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Media and English Literature at York St John University earn?
The median salary is £23,000 after 15 months, £18,000 after 3 years, £22,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,000 and £26,500. The £22,500 median after five years is £5,500 less than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA Media and English Literature at York St John University 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 Media and English Literature at York St John University?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Media and English Literature at York St John University?
The average entrant had 110 UCAS points.
Does BA Media and English Literature 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 Media and English Literature at York St John University?
84% of students continued into their second year, and 8% left higher education.