English Literature BA (Hons)
University of Sheffield
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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

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We seek to foster your love of literature and the creative arts, including film and theatre, so you graduate with a real understanding and appreciation of the subject area. Youll have the opportunity to study texts from Old English to the present day, and youll be invited to participate in new research areas such as Animal Studies and the Environmental Humanities.Your first year is the starting point for your chronological study of literature, where youll study the poetry and prose from the ...Read more

We seek to foster your love of literature and the creative arts, including film and theatre, so you graduate with a real understanding and appreciation of the subject area. You'll have the opportunity to study texts from Old English to the present day, and you'll be invited to participate in new research areas such as Animal Studies and the Environmental Humanities.Your first year is the starting point for your chronological study of literature, where you'll study the poetry and prose from the early modern period in England. You'll also be able to choose from a wide selection of optional modules. As well as representing the varied areas of study available within the school, all first year modules provide degree-level study skills to help you expand your knowledge and develop as a scholar.In your second year, your core modules build on the experience of year one, completing the chronological spine to your degree and equipping you with complex critical and theoretical approaches to unlock the study of English literary cultures in all their forms. There are also options to extend your core studies, which can be based on single authors, genres or literary movements, reflecting the cutting-edge of research.There are no core requirements in your final year. You choose from modules based on research-led teaching and will engage in focused, in-depth work with tutors who are experts in their field. You'll also have the opportunity to complete a final year dissertation on a topic of your own choice, with the support of a dedicated supervisor.There are no core requirements in your final year. You choose from modules based on research-led teaching and will engage in focused, in-depth work with tutors who are experts in their field. You'll also have the opportunity to complete a final year dissertation on a topic of your own choice, with the support of a dedicated supervisor.

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WUSCA ranking:
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1/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
27th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
18th
Literature in English
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 98 = 2% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
2%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
91%
Average salary
Average salary
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Literature in English graduate salary at this uni
£19,000
UK Literature in English graduate salary
£18,000
What students say
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Heejoo
06 Dec 24

It has good facilities but the distance between the campus buildings are too far..Read more

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Emma
27 Feb 24

The SU is amazing, I love the layout of the university along a strip, all the buildings being nearby to each other and also to the town centre is great, makes it easy to integrate..Read more

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Scottish Higher:

AAAAB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:36,M:9,P:0 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

34 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H2,H2,H2,H2,H2,H3 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DD Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDD Grades / Points required

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):

B Grades / Points required

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Award of Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject, with 45 credits at Level 3, including 36 at Distinction and 9 at Merit

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+ AA at A Level

Popular A-level subjects

Literature in English

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

English Literature
75%
History
44%
English Language
28%
Psychology
17%
General Studies
14%
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Heejoo
06 Dec 24
English Language and Literature BA (Hons)
It has good facilities but the distance between the campus buildings are too far...
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Emma
27 Feb 24
English Literature BA (Hons)
The SU is amazing, I love the layout of the university along a strip, all the buildings being nearby to each other and also to the town centre is great, makes it easy to integrate...
Read more
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University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield , Sheffield

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