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English Literature BA (Hons)
Course Overview - English Literature BA (Hons)
**Why choose this course**
• Teaching from published researchers, writers, and poets, our Distinguished Writer in Residence and Poet in Residence
• 24/7 library opening hours in term time, and access to podcast and publishing rooms
• Excellent pastoral care with small class sizes, Sector-leading staff-student ratio and an individualised approach
• Focus on employability, preparing students for careers in journalism, publishing, marketing, media, communications, education, and copywriting
• Our award-winning Professional Training Placements ...
**Why choose this course**<br/>• Teaching from published researchers, writers, and poets, our Distinguished Writer in Residence and Poet in Residence <br/><br/>• 24/7 library opening hours in term time, and access to podcast and publishing rooms <br/><br/>• Excellent pastoral care with small class sizes, Sector-leading staff-student ratio and an individualised approach <br/><br/>• Focus on employability, preparing students for careers in journalism, publishing, marketing, media, communications, education, and copywriting<br/><br/>• Our award-winning Professional Training Placements prepare students for roles in industry<br/><br/>**What you will study**<br/>On our BA (Hons) English Literature course, you’ll study vital and influential works of literature, reading and discussing contemporary works as well as classics in a wide range of genres and from around the world. <br/><br/>Our course will introduce you to thought-provoking critical and theoretical approaches to literature. You’ll discover a range of perspectives, such as postcolonialism, psychoanalysis, and gender studies, that will enhance your understanding of literary works in relation to important societal challenges. <br/><br/>You will study classic works like those of Shakespeare and George Eliot, as well as writing by contemporary authors including Kazuo Ishiguro, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Jhumpa Lahiri. <br/><br/>Genres you’ll study include travel writing, 19th-century theatre and fiction, science-fiction, contemporary global literatures, medieval literature, romantic literature, early modern and modernist literatures.<br/><br/>You can tailor your course with a number of specialist optional modules on specific periods and themes, from the early modern to the contemporary, and from children’s literature to American fiction. <br/><br/>Unusually for an English literature course, we also offer you the opportunity to take a Professional Training placement, enabling you to apply your skills in an industry-relevant context, such as marketing, publishing, social media and communications roles.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Stag Hill
Course Address
Stag Hill
Guildford
GU2 7XH
Application Details
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Course Code
Q320
Institution Code
S85
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS TariffNot Accepted Scottish HigherA,A,B,B,B A,B,B,B,B Overall: AABBB-ABBBB Required subjects: English Language or English Literature. GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C Maths: Scottish National 5 - C. Access to HE DiplomaOverall: QAA recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall including 30 at Distinction and 15 at Merit - 27 at Distinction and 18 credits at Merit. Required subjects: Please contact us to discuss suitability. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme33 32 Overall: 33-32 Required subjects: English Literature or English Literature HL5/SL6. GCSE or Equivalent: Mathematics (either course) HL4/SL4. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DDD DDM Overall: DDD-DDM. Required subjects: Please contact us to discuss suitability. GCSE/National 4/National 5GCSE English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade C (4) (or equivalent). Scottish Advanced HigherA,B,B B,B,B Overall: ABB-BBB Required subjects: Grade B in English Language or English Literature. GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C Maths: Scottish National 5 - C. Extended ProjectA Applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) will receive our standard A-level offer for this programme, plus an alternate offer of one A-level grade lower, subject to achieving an A grade in the EPQ. The one grade reduction will not apply to any required subjects. Applicants can only receive one grade reduction from the published grades, an EPQ grade reduction can’t be applied in addition to other grade reductions made through other schemes such as Contextual Admissions or In2Surrey. Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)Overall: Pass overall with ABB-BBB from a combination of the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate and two A levels. Applicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. Required subjects: A-level English Literature or English Language. We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers. A levelA,B,B B,B,B Overall: ABB-BBB Required subjects: Grade B in English Language or English Literature. Applicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers. |
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