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English Literature brochure 

FLEXIBLE OPTIONS FOR YOUR DEGREE

You can take either a single honours degree in English Literature or one of our joint honours courses. Single honours students may want to include creative writing modules in their course to graduate with a degree in English Literature with Creative Writing.

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In the first year, all students in English Literature choose at least one option in another subject from across the university. This system allows considerable flexibility: at the end of the first year, you may be able to change your final degree course from single to joint honours, or vice versa.

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OUR Courses

• BA Art and Creative Writing QW32
• BA Creative Writing and Film WW86
• BA Creative Writing and Film & Theatre WW48
• BA Creative Writing and Theatre WW84
• BA English and Comparative Literature Q200
• BA English Literature Q300
• BA English Literature with Creative Writing Q3W8
• BA English Language and Literature Q301
• BA English Literature with Foundation QW31
• BA Art and English Literature QW31
• BA Classical Studies and English Literature QQ38
• BA History and English Literature QV31
• BA English Literature and Film and Theatre QW34
• BA English Literature and Film QW36
• BA English Literature and German QR32
• BA English Literature and International Relations LQF3
• BA English Literature and Italian QR33
• BA English Literature and Politics LQ23
• BA English Literature and Theatre QW35
• BA English Literature with French Q3R1
• BA French and English Literature RQ13
• BA Philosophy and English Literature VQ53
• BA Spanish and English Literature QR3K

JOINT DEGREES

Students can take English Literature jointly with a number of other subjects. Joint degree students take roughly half their modules in the Department of English Literature and half in the other subject. In their final year, students may have the option to submit a joint dissertation on a topic that links their study in both subjects. Alternatively, students can choose to work on a dissertation that is just in one or other of their subject areas.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Our courses will equip you with high-level skills and knowledge. They will open up all the many exciting graduate careers that require excellent literacy and critical intelligence. These include communications and media, the creative industries and publishing, public life, finance, and all levels of teaching. Prospective employers value the intellectual training, versatility, and resourcefulness that you will gain during your degree studies in English literature.

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