English Literature BA Honours

Our English Literature BA degree offers a constantly evolving, research-led course. You will have the opportunity to study works from the early medieval period to the present day.

You will learn about everything from literature and climate change, to queerness in the Renaissance; and from postcolonial writing to children’s fiction, and theatre history. We will invite you to think about the impact of literature on the world and your own relation to it. Our world-leading researchers and internationally acclaimed writers will help you with this.

This degree will cover works of poetry, prose, drama, and film in English. You will get the practical and theoretical skills needed to analyse these works and produce a persuasive argument.

You’ll then put these skills to work. You will produce essays, creative responses, and other forms of public-facing work, like websites, posters, podcasts, and exhibitions.

At the end of the degree, you’ll have a broad knowledge of all English literature. Our optional modules will give you specialised and cutting-edge insight into the topics that interest you the most.