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English Literature and Politics (Placement Year) - BA (Hons)

Lancaster University

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    03-OCT-25

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Develop your critical voice through exploring literature alongside a wide range of contemporary political issuesDiscuss with published literary critics and experts in politics in Britain, Europe, the Middle East and beyond in regular small-group seminarsGet involved with our student-run literary journals: Cake, Lux, Flash and ErrantHear from visiting speakers hosted by our Politics Society and at our many literary events, on campus, online and in Lancaster’s historic Castle QuarterGraduate with skills in analysis, communication, and persuasion that will make you stand out in the job marketExplore how both literature and politics address fundamental human questions – such as right and wrong, power, and freedom. Learn to read literature with attention to political themes and explore politics with attention to literary themes. This interdisciplinary programme offers a distinctive way to engage with the skills of analysis and critique. In literature you will explore many and varied social, political and environmental issues. You might, for instance, investigate themes of Englishness and Empire in Dickens, or the strangeness of power and law in Kafka.In politics, you’ll be guided by experts who actively contribute to national and global policy debates through our in-house research centres like the Lancaster University China Centre. Grappling with a wide range of pressing contemporary issues. from the war in Ukraine to the cost of living and climate crises, you’ll build a future-facing outlook on our world.

Tuition fees

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£ 24,700per year

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University information

Lancaster University

Lancaster University

  • University League Table

    10th

  • Campus address

    Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4YW, England

Lancaster's community consists of students from over 100 countries, giving students the chance to make lifelong connections that cross borders and cultures.
The university offers wellbeing, financial, careers and visa application support for international students.
Multiple international societies help bring people together to celebrate and share culture.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    20th out of 93 10

    22nd out of 74

  • Entry standards

    / Max 212
    150 71%

    23rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    76.0 76%

    31st

    22
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.26 81%

    36th

    14
  • Entry standards

    / Max 217
    140 65%

    31st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    78.0 78%

    27th

    3
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.10 78%

    38th

    2

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