Explore the full range of literary arts from Old English to the 21st century. You’ll have the opportunity to study modules that encompass film, theatre and creative writing, as well as poetry and prose, and to engage with diverse texts from all over the world, both in English and in translation.Throughout your degree you’ll be engaged in focused, in-depth study with tutors who are experts in their field. Choose from a wide range of periods, authors, genres and literary movements, whilst following a chronological thread beginning with a study of Renaissance and leading you through to the present day.To these core subject areas you can add optional modules, choosing to immerse yourself in the work of single authors, specific genres or literary movements.From the very first semester we'll support you to develop as a scholar. You’ll begin with degree-level study skills, and build up to complex critical and theoretical approaches. Together, we’ll unlock the study of English literary cultures in all their forms and so contribute to our world-renowned research.The academic aptitude and personal skills that you develop on your degree will make you highly prized by employers, whatever your chosen career path after university: Excellent oral and written communication, Independent working, Time management and organisation, Planning and researching written work, Articulating knowledge and understanding of texts, concepts and theoriesLeading and participating in discussions, Negotiation and teamwork, Effectively conveying arguments and opinions and thinking creatively, Critical reasoning and analysisOur graduates are confident and articulate. They have highly developed communication skills, equipping them for a wide range of careers in journalism, the charity sector, marketing and communications, theatre and television production, PR, copywriting, publishing, teaching, web development, accountancy, and speech and language therapy, among other fields.