English Literature
Joint Honours / Combined Honours
The subject
Students study an exciting spread of modules which reflect the discipline of English in the twenty-first century, from literary classics by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and Virginia Woolf to contemporary and popular texts including work by Ian Fleming, JK Rowling and Carol Ann Duffy.
In the First Year, you will study reading the short story and reading the novel. You may also choose to take other literature modules focusing on drama and poetry.
In the Second Year, you will choose from a selection of modules which are periodbased and intended to help you to understand and place texts in their socio-historical and cultural contexts.
In your Final Year, you will build on your own particular interests, choosing specialist modules covering a wide range of authors, genres and issues.
Careers
Graduates who have English literature as part of their degree have an excellent record of gaining employment in:
- media
- publishing
- teaching
- information management
Graduates’ skills in analysis, communication and evaluation are highly valued.
Many of our graduates go on to higher levels of study engaging in research in their chosen fields.
Combined with
Joint Honours
One other subject can be combined with English Literature in a Joint Honours degree:
- Acting and Screen Performance
UCAS code: QW3K - American Studies
UCAS code: QT37 - English Language and Communication
UCAS code: QQ13 - History
UCAS code: QV31 - Philosophy
UCAS code: QV35
Combined Honours
Up to three subjects* can be combined with English Literature in a Combined Honours degree:
- Acting and Screen Performance
UCAS code: QW3K - American Studies
UCAS code: QT37 - Creative Writing
UCAS code: Q3W8 - English Language and Communication
UCAS code: QQ13 - English Language Teaching
UCAS code: Q3XC - Film
UCAS code: Q3PH - French
UCAS code: Q3R1 - History
UCAS code: QV31 - Journalism
UCAS code: Q3P5 - Media Cultures
UCAS code: Q3P3 - New Media Publishing
UCAS code: Q3G4 - Philosophy
UCAS code: QV35 - Spanish
UCAS code: Q3R4 - Or combined with any two of the above
UCAS code: Q303
* Please select one subject combination on application. Additional subjects can be selected for study at the start of the first year.