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English Literature (Professional Placement Year) - BA (Hons)

Bath Spa University

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Bath Spa University

Course options

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  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    Newton Park

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary


Our English Literature degree turns your passion into a practical skill-set.

- Combine professional skills and opportunities with your passion for literature in our innovative English degree course.- Develop practical and professional skills. Apply both to challenges, issues and debates of the present day.- Explore the next stage in your career. Our graduates have gone on to work with leading employers.Literature is diverse. Every text we pick up gives us a different perspective on the world. At Bath Spa, we have another take on the subject – one that we think makes us one of the best universities for English Literature.Our innovative English Literature degree has been designed to enable you to acquire specialised subject knowledge while developing practical and professional skills that you can apply to contemporary challenges, issues and debates.English Literature at Bath Spa University introduces you to an incredible range of literary worlds. From classic texts to new and unfamiliar writing, you'll be asked to think differently about what ‘literature’ can be and to explore original ways of reading and analysing it. We’ll ask you to place your reading in wider contexts, and to draw on other disciplines to deepen your understanding and sharpen your insights.You'll be taught by experts in a wide range of periods, literary genres and approaches to the study of words and writing. Our staff share a commitment to excellent teaching and to offering you the best possible experience during your time with us.


Professional skills

Historical background, philosophical concepts and political debate will all contribute to your ability to read widely and well, and to approach your English Literature degree with confidence.This approach will help you develop the vital skills of analysis, communication and collaboration that employers look for in English Literature graduates – skills that will open up a diverse range of possible careers. To maximise your potential, we’ll also support you in learning to manage projects, work with your peers and our external partners, evaluate options and respond to a brief.


What can you do with an English Literature degree?

Publishing, PR, teaching and journalism are popular paths, and our English graduates have gone on to work with leading employers including New Scientist, Oxford University Press, Marie Curie, Bristol Museums, Imperial War Museums London, and Barclays Bank.


More about the Professional Placement Year

A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in multiple placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 17,310per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Bath Spa University

Bath Spa University

  • University League Table

    92nd

  • Campus address

    Newton Park, Newton Park, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA2 9BN, United Kingdom

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Experience a new culture in the vibrant and beautiful World Heritage city of Bath, also rated as one of the safest student cities (Complete University Guide).
Join the International Students' Network to meet students from across the globe and share different customs, values and experiences that are important to you.
Support with English language and English for academic purposes (EAP) is available for all international students whose first language is not English.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    English

    50th out of 89 14

  • Entry standards

    / Max 207
    110 53%

    53rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    72.0 72%

    32nd

    26

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.15 79%

    67th

    7

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