
English Literature with Foundation BA (Hons)
Course Overview - English Literature with Foundation BA (Hons)
Discover how literature has shaped our view of the world, and develop core academic skills, with our BA English Literature with Foundation course.
This four-year programme includes a foundation year that leads directly into the three-year course.
Throughout your studies, you will explore texts from across the globe, across a range of genres and periods. Enter lively debate with others who share your passion for literature; study authors and genres that you may already know, and discover others that may be less familiar to you.
Our BA English Literature wit...
Discover how literature has shaped our view of the world, and develop core academic skills, with our BA English Literature with Foundation course.<br/><br/>This four-year programme includes a foundation year that leads directly into the three-year course.<br/><br/>Throughout your studies, you will explore texts from across the globe, across a range of genres and periods. Enter lively debate with others who share your passion for literature; study authors and genres that you may already know, and discover others that may be less familiar to you.<br/><br/>Our BA English Literature with Foundation course will provide you with:<br/>- the creative and critical ability to examine texts in detail, and draw your own conclusions<br/><br/><br/>- knowledge of a variety of literary texts — including poetry, prose, drama and film — from a range of periods<br/><br/><br/>- an awareness of the ways in which literature responds to cultural context, and how texts accrue new meaning. <br/><br/><br/>For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/foundation-programmes-ug/ba-english-literature-with-foundation
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
10/2026
Campus
Main Site
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Course Code
Q302
Institution Code
R12
Points of Entry
Foundation
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Access to HE Diploma
M:36,P:9
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM
A level
C,C,D
T Level
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £5,760 | 2025/26 | Year 1 | |
EU, International | £23,000 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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