English

King's College London, University of London

Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time 3 Years English literature and creative writingEnglish language

English BA (Hons) is an undergraduate degree at King's College London, University of London, based in London, taught full-time over 3 years. 81% of final-year students rated the course positively in the National Student Survey, and graduates earn £26,500 on average 15 months after finishing. Typical A-level entry is AAA.

A-Level Entry

AAA

Typical offer · UCAS

Student Satisfaction

80.79%

NSS · Office for Students

Avg. Graduate Salary

£26,500

15 months after graduation · HESA via Discover Uni

About this course

Our dynamic English BA degree offers you the chance to study in the heart of London and engage with its literary history. You'll be able to select from a wide array of exciting areas of study – with world-class lecturers working on everything from contemporary poetry to medieval performance, from South Asian fiction to creative writing. During the degree, you will discover a range of theoretical and historical approaches to literary study and develop essential skills in critical thinking, expression and research.

Key benefits
- One of the oldest English departments in the country, with an international reputation for the quality of its teaching and research.

- Central London location offers opportunities to work with Shakespeare's Globe as well as an exciting range of other sites and archives.

- Ours is a department committed to teaching English literatures of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries written in America, Anglophone Africa, Australia, Ireland and South Asia as well as within the UK.

- Personal attention is given to each student, creating a vibrant intellectual atmosphere and a network of support.

- Graduates develop transferable analytical and communications skills making them highly desirable to employers across a range of sectors.

- With several research centres at King's, including the Centre for Modern Literature and Culture, Queer @ King's and the London Shakespeare Centre, you will be working alongside cutting-edge research across a range of fields.

Please see our online prospectus for further details on this programme: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/english-ba

Entry Requirements

A-Level Grades AAA
Scottish Higher ABB
Scottish Advanced Higher AA

Career Prospects

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Course Details

Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
2025

2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ

Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
London
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
English literature and creative writing, English language
Avg. Graduate Salary
£26,500