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English Literature with Foundation - BA (Hons)

University of Reading

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  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    15-OCT-26

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Discover how literature has shaped our view of the world, and develop core academic skills, with our BA English Literature with Foundation course.This four-year programme includes a foundation year that leads directly into the three-year course, providing an excellent route into a degree in English literature if you do not have the typical entry qualifications.Literature is characterised by extraordinary richness and diversity. Throughout your studies, you will explore texts from across the globe, across a range of genres and periods. Enter lively debate with others who share your passion for literature study authors and genres that you may already know, and discover others that may be less familiar to you.Our BA English Literature with Foundation course will provide you with:the creative and critical ability to examine texts in detail, and draw your own conclusionsknowledge of a variety of literary texts - including poetry, prose, drama and film - from a range of periodsan awareness of the ways in which literature responds to cultural context, and how texts accrue new meaning.

Application deadline

14/01/2026

Tuition fees

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£ 23,000per year

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University information

University of Reading

University of Reading

University of Reading

  • University League Table

    36th

  • Campus address

    Whiteknights Campus, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6UD, United Kingdom

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The University of Reading is an international community with more than 26,000 students from around 160 countries. 
Reading is a lively town just 22 minutes from London Paddington by train, and 45 minutes from Heathrow Airport by coach. Windsor and Oxford are also close by.
Reading supports undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students to maintain, improve and develop their academic English.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    English

    33rd out of 93 10

  • Entry standards

    / Max 212
    125 59%

    41st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    79.0 79%

    21st

    30

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.22 80%

    48th

    4

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