English (with placement year)

Our English degree is highly flexible, allowing you to pick and choose from a mix of core and optional modules. Whether you’re interested in literature, language, film or creative writing, you can tailor this course to your passions and interests.

The curriculum of our BA English degree offers you the freedom to construct a course covering literature and language within a broad range of fields and approaches, providing a stimulating environment for your academic work. The modules we offer on our English course grow out of the current research interests and publications of our academic staff, making it possible for you to study the latest thinking in areas as diverse as the staging of Shakespeare, film studies, Victorian literature, contemporary writing, and American literature and culture.

The academic staff who teach our English degree are recognised for their expertise in areas such as contemporary texts and theory, culture and communication, creative writing, and literature from the 16th century to the present day. Their knowledge of subject areas and enthusiasm for their research and teaching make this a vibrant and supportive place for you to study in, and to learn transferable skills for your future employment.

There are also modules in creative writing, with tuition across the discipline, and the option to respond creatively to literary texts on other modules.