English Literature
University of ReadingEnglish Literature BA (Hons) is an undergraduate degree at University of Reading, based in Reading, taught full-time over 3 years. 83% of final-year students rated the course positively in the National Student Survey. Typical A-level entry is BBB.
A-Level Entry
BBB
Typical offer · UCAS
Student Satisfaction
83.13%
NSS · Office for Students
About this course
Explore a range of writers from across the globe and every period of history, from the middle ages right up to the present, with our BA English Literature course.
Our English Literature degree will enable you to examine in greater detail authors and genres that you may already know (from tragedy to Gothic, from Shakespeare and Dickens to Plath and Beckett). But it will also introduce you to aspects of literary studies that may be less familiar to you, from children's literature to publishing studies and the history of the book. Our academics have published research on everything from medieval poetry to contemporary American fiction, and they will help you to develop your own literary enthusiasms.
For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/english-literature-ug/ba-english-literature.
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 3 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Reading
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- English literature and creative writing
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ