English Language and Literature BA (Hons)

Interested in how we as humans communicate? Dive into the complementary studies of the spoken and written word.<br/><br/>Develop your understanding of language and how it is analysed alongside the study of literature and a wide span of literary genres and conventions.<br/><br/>Study language and literature alongside each other - develop your understanding of both disciplines and learn how they can mutually inform each other.<br/><br/><strong>Why study this course?</strong><br/><br/><br/>• Study the ways in which the English language has developed over time, how language use varies in different contexts, how language is processed and acquired, and how it shapes human behaviour, relationships and worldviews.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Explore a broad scope of genres and periods in literature, with a huge variety of different areas to pursue, from medieval literature to twenty-first-century digital literary culture.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Access unparalleled resources for the study of Shakespeare through our world-leading Shakespeare Institute, and make use of facilities such as our Linguistics Research Laboratory. <br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>Top 15 for English in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2025</strong><br/><br/><strong>Top 30 in the world for English Language and Literature (QS World Subject Rankings 2025)</strong>