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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Main Site - Cardiff
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Main Site - Cardiff
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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English literature at Cardiff has long enjoyed an international reputation for its teaching and research. Our dynamic, flexible degree programme allows you to study literature from different periods and cultures, and across the range of principal literary genres. You will not be restricted to studying the printed word: we are intrigued by the connections between literature and film, art, history, technology, language, and everyday life, and our teaching reflects these interests. You will learn how literature addresses social, environmental, and economic concerns with the aim of creating a better, more inclusive world and developing sustainable solutions for the future of the planet.We are also interested in the relationship between the critical and the creative, and you will have the option to try your hand at creative writing.You will be taught by leading researchers in English literature in modules that work at the cutting edge of the discipline. The focus throughout the degree is on your becoming a careful and informed reader and writer who can communicate precisely, stylishly, and effectively. You will become a versatile, highly employable researcher who is both critically independent and collaborative.
Distinctive Features of the Programme·
Follow your interests:Choose from modules across a range of periods and genres.·
Shape the future:Learn how literature addresses social, environmental, and economic concerns with the aim of creating a better, more inclusive world.·
Future-focused:Develop in-demand employability skills, enhancing your career prospects in a wide range of fields.·
Adventure and exploration:Opportunities to study abroad in Europe and beyond, fostering independence and resilience.·
Communicate effectively:Develop employability skills and experience in presenting your ideas in speech and writing.
Exam type
A levelA level:
BBB - AAB Grades / Points required
Extended Project:
A Grades / Points required
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
34 - 31 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
T Level:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
including Creative Writing, English Language and Literature, or English Literature.
For applicants taking the EPQ qualification, an A in the EPQ can be recognised to lower the entry requirements by a single grade. For example, an AAB offer would be "AAB from 3 A-levels or ABB from 3 A-levels and a grade A in the EPQ". Please note that any subject specific requirements must be met.
34-31 overall or 666-665 in 3 HL subjects. Must include grade 6 in HL English Language and Literature, English Literature, or English Literature and Performance.
DD in a BTEC Diploma in Humanities and Social Science subjects, and grade B in A-level Creative Writing, English Language and Literature, or English Literature.
Acceptance of T Levels for this programme will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Academic School. Consideration will be given to the T Level grade/subject and grades/subjects achieved at GCSE/Level 2.
The Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in place of one A-level at the A-level grades specified, excluding any subject specific requirements.
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England
£9,000 per year
Students from England
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£9,000 per year
Students from Scotland
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£9,000 per year
Students from Wales
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£9,000 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
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£9,000 per year
Students from Channel Islands
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£22,700 per year
Students from EU
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£22,700 per year
Students from International
£22700 Per year
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