Investigate identity, emotion, and society with our exciting English Literature degree.

Study English Literature at St Mary’s and delve into the cultural and historical nuances of a diverse range of literary texts. You will learn to see beyond words on the page by engaging with critical thought and learning skills that will prepare you for future employment or postgraduate study.

The diverse range of literature is explored through interdisciplinary perspectives, and covers topics including:

• London theatre
• Gender and sexuality
• Romantic authors
• The Gothic
• The mind and the body
• modernism.

We offer a wide range of modules including optional ones across a range of disciplines, so you can focus on whatever excites you.

About the Placement Year

A placement year enables you to undertake a year of experience in an organisation between your second and final year.

It will enable you to:

apply the knowledge and skills you gain from your course in a work setting

build your commercial awareness and insights into organisations and industries you might want to work in

develop your professional skills through company training, networking skills and confidence in the workplace

get some great experience for future job applications or even land a graduate job.

Career opportunities

Our English Literature degree will help you develop essential transferrable skills like critical thinking, flexibility, and communication.

Some examples of job roles and areas of work for graduates of undefined include:

media

publishing

research

management

journalism