English BA (Hons)

**Why study BA English at Goldsmiths**<br/><br/>**Our BA English degree gives you the opportunity to develop the critical and verbal skills needed for confident, effective reading of literary texts and criticism.**<br/><br/><br/>- Bold, flexible, and richly diverse – this degree will take you on a thrilling intellectual and imaginative journey. Along the way, we encourage you to ask big, complex, and often challenging questions about how to read literature in all its cultural, artistic, and political contexts.<br/><br/><br/>- Hugely varied – you will travel across histories, cultures, and languages and be encouraged to engage in debates around, for example, gender and sexual identity, the Transatlantic slave trade, climate change, feminism, Caribbean writing, indigenous literature and philosophical ideas about what it means to be human across time. <br/><br/><br/>- Design your own curriculum - read both traditional and non-traditional texts alongside other cultural works such as films, photography, museums, and visual arts.<br/><br/><br/>- Transferable skills and careers support – our degree prepares you for a range of roles by developing your communication, analytical, and research skills. You’ll have the option to do a work placement as part of your course.<br/><br/><br/>- Intensive pastoral care and academic support – we offer three years of support for your essay writing and research skills as well as a dedicated pastoral care system tailored to your individual needs.<br/><br/><br/>- Experience London – our location allows you access to the wealth of cultural institutions and opportunities that the capital offers right on your doorstep<br/>