This exciting degree allows you to explore the human experience from the medieval period to contemporary times, from the perspectives of both History and English.This joint honours course provides a unique insight into the development of the world in which we live, combining the study of prose, poetry, and drama with specialist British, European and global history modules across a variety of periods and themes. The course will allow you to develop your own areas of specialism and a skillset that will be appealing to employers.Core modules provide you with the foundations for studying both English and History, enabling you to flourish as a Leeds undergraduate. You’ll also choose from a wide variety of optional modules, giving you the chance to tailor the course to your own interests.You could specialise in a range of literature, from Old English and Arthurian legends to the novels of Jane Austen and postcolonial fiction, while also getting hands-on experience setting type and using the printing presses in our print rooms.Our expertise in History ranges from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day, and our cutting-edge curriculum has been designed to prioritise the study of voices that have traditionally been overlooked in historical narratives.FacilitiesThe University of Leeds has world-class facilities and resources to study both English and History.The School of English supports a vibrant community of researchers and creative practitioners. It’s home to the Leeds Poetry Centre, which regularly host readings and talks by well-known and emerging contemporary writers. It also produces a literary magazine, Stand, and publishes the best in new creative writing. You’ll also have opportunities to learn traditional printing and typesetting techniques using our period printing presses and learn more about print and publishing history.The School of History has its own academic journal, Northern History, and has dedicated research clusters in key areas of the past, including Health, Medicine and Society, Women, Gender and Sexuality, War and Peace, and Global History. You’ll also benefit from the School’s partnerships and collaborations with local and national archives, museums and galleries, including the West Yorkshire Archive Service, the Royal Armouries, Thackray Museum of Medicine, and the Migration Museum.The University’s own libraries house one of the largest collections of printed and manuscript collections in the UK.Take a look around our libraries:Brotherton Library Laidlaw Library Edward Boyle LibrarySkills@Library offers training courses to help you make the most of the library’s collections, digital resources and databases. In addition, it can provide one-to-one support to taught students on a wide range of topics, including academic writing, research skills, and data analysis.The Brotherton’s Library’s manuscripts are held in the Special Collections Research Centre, which has recently undergone an extensive refurbishment and extension, after a generous bequest from the John Victor Bedford Will Trust.This provides new working spaces for individuals or groups, and new teaching spaces that feature visualisers and projectors, enabling you to engage with sources using the latest techniques.Prominent Special Collections include letters by Charles Dickens, manuscripts by the Brontës, a Shakespeare First Folio, the extensive archives of prominent contemporary poets including Simon Armitage and Tony Harrison, manorial records from the 13th-16th centuries, the Leeds Russian Archive (a resource for the study of Anglo-Russian relations into the 20th century), the Gypsy, Traveller and Roma collection, Feminist Archive North, and the Liddle Collection of personal papers from thousands of people who lived through the First and Second World Wars.