English Language and Literature BA (Hons)
Course Overview - English Language and Literature BA (Hons)
The English Language and Literature course at Oxford is one of the broadest in the country, giving you the chance to study writing in English from its origins in Anglo-Saxon England to the present. As well as British literature, you can study works written in English from other parts of the world, and some originally written in other languages, allowing you to think about literature in English in multilingual and global contexts across time. The course allows you a considerable degree of choice, both in developing your personal interests across core papers, and in choosing a topic f...
The English Language and Literature course at Oxford is one of the broadest in the country, giving you the chance to study writing in English from its origins in Anglo-Saxon England to the present. As well as British literature, you can study works written in English from other parts of the world, and some originally written in other languages, allowing you to think about literature in English in multilingual and global contexts across time. The course allows you a considerable degree of choice, both in developing your personal interests across core papers, and in choosing a topic for your dissertation and for a special option in your final year. Past options have included Literature and revolution, Postcolonial literature, Writing lives, Old Norse, Tragedy, and Film criticism. For more information on this course please visit ox.ac.uk/ugenglish.
Course Information
32 options available
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
04/10/2026
Campus
Corpus Christi
Application Details
15 October
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
Q300
Institution Code
O33
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
A,A,A,A,B
A,A,A,A,A
Supplemented by two or more Advanced Highers.
Access to HE Diploma
D:45
Some Access courses allow students to take one or two A-levels as part of the course. This option is strongly recommended for students who wish to apply to Oxford, especially for those courses which have specific subject requirements. If you would like to discuss the suitability of your Access course for entry to Oxford University, please contact the subject department that you’d like to apply to for further information. (Contact details are at ox.ac.uk/courses)
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
38
with 6 6 6 at HL Including HL English Lit or English Lang/Lit
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
D*D*D*
DDD
Conditional offers would usually be: Extended Diploma with D*D*D to DDD, depending on the course. Diploma with DD plus an A grade at A-level, possibly with one or two * grades, depending on the course. Subsidiary Diploma with D plus two A grades at A-level, possibly with one or two * grades, depending on the course.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2,H2,H2,H2,H2,H2
Scottish Advanced Higher
A,A
A,A,B
Including English Lit or English Lang/Lit Conditional offers will usually be for AAB if a student is able to take three Advanced Highers; where this is not possible then a student would be expected to achieve AA in two Advanced Highers, as well as an A grade in an additional Higher course taken in Year 6.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3,D3,D3
Pre-U subject requirements are the same as those for A-levels.
A level
A,A,A
A in English Lit or English Lang/Lit Excluding General Studies (if taken)
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