English Literature - BA (Hons)

University of Buckingham

You will encounter the canon of great authors, from Shakespeare onwards, but you also study themes like Film, Gender, and Empire. In other words, the degree combines traditional and contemporary aspects of the subject. Buckingham’s unique tutorial system makes for highly personalized teaching. If you’d like to try out a tutorial, come along to one of our free taster sessions.It is an encounter with the complexity and beauty of great literatureIt aids you on your journey to becoming a professional-level writer, able to write fluently and well in any contextLike philosophy, it teaches you to argue and debate your ideasAs a central liberal arts subject, it is a clear space to address the big questions of meaning and existenceWe don’t think that formal essays are always the best way of assessing how students understand a subject, so you will find that you have opportunities to write a book review, reportage, poems and short stories, even part of a screenplay. You will learn a number of skills, not least how to write fluently and persuasively. As a result, our graduates go on into a range of careers in media, teaching, publishing, academia, business, and marketing.Available start datesSep 2024Jan 2025Duration2 years and 1 term2 YearsUBAF9SEL / Full Time / 2 Years and 1 TermUBAF2SEL / Full Time / 2 Years