Our English Literature with Digital Media and Communications degree explores the many ways we talk to one another – face-to-face conversation, news and social media, classical literature, cinema and theatre and beyond. It will also introduce you to a broad range of periods and types of literature – everything from medieval literature to twenty-first-century digital literary culture. This degree will prepare you for life beyond your studies in a variety of careers - in journalism, media, marketing, creative arts, advocacy and many more.This degree gives you a balance of classroom-based study and practical, hands-on learning, in our state-of-the-art facilities, including our world-leading Shakespeare Institute, language labs, studio spaces and editing suites. You will explore literary genres alongside the key principles in digital cultures, media studies and professional communication through a range of exciting modules, with opportunities to study subjects such as: Creative practice, including filmmaking, podcasting and writingDiscourse analysisMarketing and communicationsProgrammingSustainability and environmental politicsFantasy and fandom ShakespeareDystopian fictionWomen’s writing Unlock the potential to tailor your learning experience at an elite Russell Group institution through optional modules in Creative Writing, Film Studies, and English Language, as well as opportunities to explore diverse topics across departments.You may also be interested in the BA Digital Media and Communications programme.

- our staff will support you to you to share in their passion for literary writing of all kinds, from Shakespearean drama to Romantic poetry to postcolonial fiction.

 – take advantage of our workbased placements and employability focused modules and enter the workplace with the skills required to shape the digital and creative agendas of the future.

- take advantage of the wide-ranging expertise within our academic community and explore the study of art, comics, film, marketing, music, social media, textual production, theatre, TV and video games.

 – draw on the unique specialisms of researchers and practitioners in the School of English, Drama and Creative Studies and blend theoretical learning with practice led teaching in digital studies, new media and communication from an elite Russell Group institution.

– explore our exceptional resources, including our Cadbury Research Library, consisting of over 200,000 rare books dating from 1471, as well as the Library of Birmingham, Europe’s largest regional library. Get involved with numerous on-campus writers' groups, including our very own newspaper, radio and TV stations and delve into the various citywide literature festivals.