**Why choose this course**
At the School of Literature and Languages, we use innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to literature from the past to the present, and immersive, practical methods of language-learning.
Our BA (Hons) English Literature course focuses on understanding how literature works across historical periods, national boundaries, and global contexts, what it can teach us about the world we live in, and how it interacts with other subjects including visual culture, gender studies, history, politics and sociology.
You’ll benefit from the expertise of a multidisciplinary group of published academics and authors who offer unique and contemporary perspectives on texts.
Our English courses are ranked in the top 10 for creative writing in the Complete University Guide 2021.
**What you will study**
On our BA (Hons) English Literature course, you’ll study vital and influential works of literature, reading and discussing contemporary works as well as classics in a wide range of genres and from around the world.
Our course will introduce you to thought-provoking critical and theoretical approaches to literature. You’ll discover a range of perspectives, such as postcolonialism, psychoanalysis, and gender studies, that will enhance your understanding of literary works.
You can tailor your course with a number of specialist optional modules on specific periods and themes, from the early modern to the contemporary, and from children’s literature to American fiction.
Unusually for an English literature course, we also offer you the opportunity to take a Professional Training placement, enabling you to apply your skills in an industry-relevant context.
Course Details - Modules
To see the full range of modules for this course please visit our website – the link is under the Course contact details. You will also find full details of the programme, including programme structure, assessment methods, contact hours and Graduate prospects.
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
Q320
Institution code:
S85
Campus Name:
Stag Hill
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Overall:
BBC
Required subjects:
Grade B in English Language or English Literature.
Applicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element.
We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers.
Overall:
BBBBB
Required subjects:
English Language or English Literature.
GCSE or Equivalent:
English Language: Scottish National 5 - C
Maths: Scottish National 5 - C.
Overall:
QAA recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall including 21 at Distinction and 24 at Merit.
Required subjects:
Please contact us to discuss suitability.
Overall:
BBB
Required subjects:
Grade B in English Language or English Literature.
GCSE or Equivalent:
English Language: Scottish National 5 - C
Maths: Scottish National 5 - C.
Overall:
31
Required subjects:
HL5/SL6 in English
GCSE or Equivalent:
English, HL4/SL4 (including MYP).
Maths, HL4/SL4 (including MYP).
Maths Studies, SL4.
Overall:
DMM
Required subjects:
Please contact us to discuss suitability.
Overall:
Pass overall with BBC from a combination of the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate and two A levels. Applicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element.
Required subjects:
A level grade B in English Literature or English Language.
We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.5
6.5 overall with 6.0 in Writing and 5.5 in each other element.
View the other English language qualifications that we accept:
