Philosophy and Literature (Including Placement Year)
University of EssexPhilosophy and Literature (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons) is an undergraduate degree at University of Essex, based in Colchester, taught full-time over 4 years. Graduates earn £23,000 on average 15 months after finishing. Typical A-level entry is BBB.
A-Level Entry
BBB
Typical offer · UCAS
UCAS Points
112 - 120 points
Typical offer · UCAS
Avg. Graduate Salary
£23,000
15 months after graduation · HESA via Discover Uni
About this course
Our course enables you to study topics from both literature and philosophy, and to explore issues at the cross-sections of these two exciting disciplines. We provide a wide-ranging and flexible curriculum, embracing different traditions of philosophical thought, and English literature of several genres and periods. We also focus on the interrelations between the disciplines of philosophy and literature.
You study topics including:
- Ethics
- Philosophy of religion
- European philosophy (including critical theory, phenomenology, and existentialism)
- Modernist cityscapes in literature
- Victorian literary realism
Our School of Philosophy and Art History has been ranked in the Top 20 in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014, mainstream universities, THE 2014).
Entry Requirements
Career Prospects
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 4 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Colchester
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- English literature and creative writing, Philosophy
- Avg. Graduate Salary
- £23,000
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ