English Literature and History BA (Hons)

Course Overview - English Literature and History BA (Hons)

This Joint Honours degree gives you the chance to explore society through historical evidence and its literary works. Your module choices span centuries and continents, giving you the chance to study history and literature from around the world, and from the Dark Ages right through to the contemporary era.

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

15/09/2025

Campus

Main Site (Newcastle)

Course Address
King's Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU

Application Details

Course Code

QV31

Institution Code

N21

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

A,A,A,B,B

Including English and History. Advanced Higher English is preferred. Combinations of Highers and Advanced Highers accepted. We also welcome applicants with either History or English at Higher Grade, who will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.

Access to HE Diploma

D:36,M:9

To include at least 9 level 3 credits in English Literature at Distinction and 9 level 3 credits in History at Distinction. We also welcome applicants with either History or English, who will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

34

Including History and either English Literature or English Language and Literature at Higher Level, grade 5. We also welcome applicants with either History or English at higher Level, who will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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

Not Accepted

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

H1,H1,H2,H2,H3

With minimum Grade H2 in English and History. We also welcome applicants with either History or English Higher Level, who will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

D3,D3,M2

Including English and History. We also welcome applicants with either History or English Principal Subjects, who will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Extended Project

If you offer the Level 3 Extended Project Qualification in a topic relevant to the degree programme, we may take this into account in our consideration of your application.

A level

A,A,B

Including History and either English Literature or English Language and Literature. We also welcome applicants with either History or English A-levels, who will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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