English Literature and Philosophy BA (Hons) BA (Hons) BA (Hons)

Course Overview - English Literature and Philosophy BA (Hons) BA (Hons) BA (Hons)

If you’re fascinated by literature from different cultures and times and have an interest in the big questions about how the world works and what makes us human, this course could be for you.

The Joint Honours in English Literature and Philosophy is a thought-provoking, cross-disciplinary degree that will challenge the way you think about the world. It develops your skills, knowledge and understanding across the two subjects through the study of a range of philosophical and literary texts, important concepts, questions, arguments and methods. The syllabus is equally weighte...

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

29/09/2025

Campus

Durham City

Course Address
Palatine Centre
Durham
DH1 3HP

Application Details

Course Code

QV35

Institution Code

D86

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

A,A,A,A,A

We will normally make offers based on Advanced Highers. If an applicant has not been able to take 3 Advanced Highers, offers may be made with a combination of Advanced Highers and Highers, or on a number of Highers.

Access to HE Diploma

D:30,M:15

We require 60 credits with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3 (or equivalent). Applicants may be required to meet additional subject-specific requirements for particular courses at Durham. Subject specific A-levels (or equivalent) may be required.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

38

To include 6, 6, 6 from Higher Level subjects to include English Literature or English Language and Literature.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

D*DD

A level in English Literature or English Literature and Language are required.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H1,H2,H2,H2,H2

To include English Grade H2

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma

D*DD

A level in English Literature or English Literature and Language are required.

Scottish Advanced Higher

A,A,A

Specific subjects/grades required for entry: English at grade A.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

D2,D3,D3

To include English Literature

Extended Project

Not Accepted

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)

Not Accepted

A level

A*,A,A

Specific subjects/grades required for entry: English Literature at grade A or English Language and Literature at grade A. Specific subjects excluded for entry: General Studies and Critical Thinking.

T Level

At Durham we welcome applications from students of outstanding achievement and potential from all educational backgrounds. We will consider applicants studying T level qualifications for entry to many of our courses. Where a course requires subject specific knowledge and this is not covered within the T level being studied, you may need to supplement your T level studies with a suitable qualification to meet this requirement, for example at A level. Where this is needed this will be clearly stated in our entry requirements.

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Fees and funding

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland £9,250
EU, International £27,500

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