• In the first year of the degree, students will take four modules that constitute a foundation for the study of English literature. Students study eight further modules across years two and three (four in each year). Two of those eight are compulsory, the other six modules are chosen from a list covering many periods of English literature and various themes within the discipline.
  • The first year of the English BA acts as a foundation for the two following years, covering major narrative texts from the Renaissance to the present, an introduction to Old and Middle English, the study of critical method, and the study of intellectual and cultural sources (texts which influence English literature but which are not in themselves necessarily classified as such).
  • Students will study compulsory modules on Chaucer and Shakespeare in the second and third years and choose six further modules, ranging from Old English to the Romantic Period to London in Literature, and many more. Students also have the opportunity to study American literature and literature in English from other countries.
  • Upon successful completion of 360 credits, students will be awarded a BA (Hons) in English.