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English Literature - BA (Hons)

De Montfort University

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De Montfort University
UCAS CODE: Q300

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  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    De Montfort University

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Study an exciting range of literature in English from writers across the globe and from the medieval period to today. Explore topics such as Victorian and Romantic literature, Shakespeare, text technologies, film adaptation and postcolonial writing. Learn how texts work and debate literature’s role in society both now and throughout history, whilst developing valuable skills in critical analysis, creative thinking and research. By studying English Literature at DMU, you’ll join a lively and welcoming academic community who are friendly, supportive and passionate about literature. You’ll receive excellent teaching from internationally renowned academics and learn to articulate your ideas with confidence and write with fluency and flair.Our English Literature graduates enter a wide range of professions including media, marketing, publishing, teaching, public relations and the civil service.


Key features

Study a wide range of literature from Britain, America and around the world, including fiction, poetry, drama and film. Explore print and digital technologies, learn to use a hand printing press and gain practical training in programming language HTML with expert teaching from our Centre for Textual Studies. Learn from internationally renowned academics and acclaimed guest speakers, who have previously included writers Kate Forsyth (novelist), Simon Armitage (poet), Andrew Davies (screenwriter) and Carol Ann Duffy (poet). Select a route through this degree in Drama, Film, History, Journalism or Media. These carefully chosen routes will complement and enrich your understanding of your main subject, alongside broadening your skillset to give you a wider range of career paths available upon graduation. Experience a range of teaching activities and a variety of assessment methods, ensuring your learning remains dynamic and enabling you to develop a broader range of skills. Develop a range of transferable skills in critical and creative thinking, independent and collaborative working that make English graduates extremely employable and sought after in the workplace. Benefit from block teaching, where most students study one subject at a time. A simple timetable will allow you to really engage with your learning, receive regular feedback and assessments, get to know your course mates and enjoy a better study-life balance.

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Tuition fees

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£ 16,800per year

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University information

De Montfort University

De Montfort University

  • University League Table

    110th

  • Campus address

    De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, Leicester, LE1 9BH, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    English

    49th out of 89 40

  • Entry standards

    / Max 207
    106 51%

    58th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    79.0 79%

    8th

    33

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.20 80%

    53rd

    22

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