English Literature with Foundation

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 with Foundation course will provide you with:
- the creative and critical ability to examine texts in detail, and draw your own conclusions

- knowledge of a variety of literary texts — including poetry, prose, drama and film — from a range of periods

- an awareness of the ways in which literature responds to cultural context, and how texts accrue new meaning.

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