English and History BA (Hons)

Course Overview - English and History BA (Hons)

Literary critics are often concerned with how historical forces shape poems, plays and novels, while historians are interested in how literary texts shape cultural and political history. This joint honours course aims to develop your knowledge and understanding of the relationship between these distinct but complementary subjects.

You will join two large departments with researchers in a great diversity of fields and will be encouraged to develop expertise and research skills relevant to both English and history.

Mandatory units encourage analysis of the links betw...

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

09/2025

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
Beacon House
Queens Road
Bristol
BS8 1QU

Application Details

Course Code

QV31

Institution Code

B78

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

A,A,A,A,B

Standard Higher: AAAAB.

Access to HE Diploma

D:30,M:15

Access to HE Diploma in Humanities, Social Sciences or History (or similar titles). The 45 graded Level 3 credits must include at least 30 credits at Distinction (including 12 in English Literature units and 12 in History units) and 15 at Merit or above. Mature students can contact mature-students@bristol.ac.uk to check the suitability of their Access course.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

32

36

Standard offer: 36 points overall with 18 at Higher Level, including 6, 6 at Higher Level in History and either English A Literature or combined English A Literature and Language. Contextual offer: 32 points overall with 16 at Higher Level, including 6, 6 at Higher Level in History and either English A Literature or combined English A Literature and Language. Please visit: bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/for more information about contextual offers.

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

DDD

DDD in any Applied General BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma, AND A in either English Literature or combined English Language and Literature and A in History at A-level (or equivalent).

Scottish Advanced Higher

A,A

Advanced Higher: AA in English and History.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

Requirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/ D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/ M2 is B, and M3 is C.

A level

A,A,A

A,A,C

Standard offer: AAA including History and either English Literature or combined English Literature and Language. Contextual offer: AAC including AA in History and either English Literature or combined English Literature and Language. Please visit: bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/for more information about contextual offers.

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)

Requirements are as for A-levels, where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade.

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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands £9,250
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