You will study great works of literature from Ovid to Ali Smith, Bernardine Evaristo, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, directing your own path of learning through module options including creative and environmental writing, crime fiction, American and World Literature, drama and children’s literature, film studies, Victorian, Romantic, and contemporary literature.

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BA (Hons) 3 years

English Literature

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Education Studies and English
BA (Hons) 3 years

Education Studies and English

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English and History
BA (Hons) 3 years

English and History

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English and Psychology
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Psychology and English

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English Literature
BA (Hons) 4 years

English Literature with Foundation Year

Education Studies and English
BA (Hons) 4 years

Education Studies and English with Foundation Year

English and History
BA (Hons) 4 years

English and History with Foundation Year

English and Psychology
BA (Hons) 4 years

Psychology and English with Foundation Year

PGCE Secondary English
PGCE 1 year

PGCE Secondary (English)

MA English Literature
MA 1 or 2 years

English Literature

English Literature and TESOL
BA (Hons) 3 years

English Literature and TESOL

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