English Language and Literature BA (Hons)

Course Overview - English Language and Literature BA (Hons)

How do words work to shape and express human experience? This course explores the English language, its linguistic and literary heritage, significance and future. Learn about how language varies according to geographic, historical, social, and stylistic influences, as you encounter richly diverse texts across different literary and non-literary genres. Explore fiction, poetry, drama, speeches, advertising, news, and more from literary and linguistic perspectives.

Working across a variety of historical periods, places, and cultures, you’ll consider how and why texts are prod...

Course Information

3 options available

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Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

23/09/2026

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds
LS2 9JT

Application Details

Course Code

Q300

Institution Code

L23

Points of Entry

Year 1, Year 2

Entry Requirements

Scottish Higher

AB in Advanced Highers including grade A in English and AABBB in Highers or A in English in Advanced Higher and AABBB in Highers

Access to HE Diploma

D:30,M:15

Pass diploma with 60 credits overall, including at least 45 credits at level 3, of which 30 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. The Access course must follow a Humanities pathway and/or include English modules. An interview and a piece of written work may be required.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

35

35 points overall with 16 at Higher Level including minimum of 5 in English at Higher Level.

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

H2,H2,H2,H2,H3,H3

including English.

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

We will consider this qualification in combination with other qualifications. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

D3,M1,M2

including English.

Extended Project

Where an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be ABB at A Level including A in English (Language, Literature, or Language and Literature) and grade A in the EPQ.

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

We will consider this qualification in combination with other qualifications. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information.

A level

A,A,B

including English (Language, Literature or Language and Literature).

T Level

Might be accepted as in combination with other qualifications, please contact admissions teams for further advice & guidance.

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