BSc History and English
About this course
BSc (Hons) in English Language and Literature and History. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme features an integrated placement year, field trips to historical sites, and hands-on research in local archives. Modules cover Contemporary Britain, Global History in Perspective, and students complete a History dissertation in their final year.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCC - CDD
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Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 1 UCAS decision for BSc History and English (VQ13) at Aston University for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is CCC at A level.
What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 91%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 93%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 30%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 100%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 90%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 85%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 70 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 7%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 10%
- West Midlands: 54%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 10%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- The Novel Through Time
- Stylistics
- Introduction to Language Study
- Global History in Perspective
- Making Histories I: Methods, Theories, Controversies
- Contemporary Britain: from the Boer War to Brexit
- Case Studies in Global History
- Making Histories II
- Reading and Society
- Written Text Analysis
- Language at Work
- Language in the News Media
- Post-apocalyptic Fiction
- Introduction to Corpus Linguistics
- Literature in Film
- English Language Teaching
- Spoken Discourse Analysis
- Advanced Topics in Sociolinguistics
- Working with Language Data
- Humanitarian Action and Foreign Intervention, 1915 – today
- The Atlantic World: Slavery and Emancipation
- Bullets, Bombs, and Bitcoin: History and Technology since 1900
- Integrated Placement Year
- History Workshop
- Dissertation (History)
- Dissertation (English)
- Leadership and Management Communication
- Advanced Leadership and Management Communication
- Cognition and Style
- Marriage and Literature: Class, Race, Gender and Money
- Ghouls, Goths and Vampires
- Language and Literature in Education
- Corpus Linguistics
- Creative Writing
- Language as Evidence
- Twin Periods? The Interwar Years and post-1989 History
- Emotions, International Politics and Culture from the 19th Century to the Present
- Teaching History in the 21st Century
- Reinventing the World: Industrial and Technological Transitions
- The History of Internationalism: From Karl Marx to Greta Thunberg
- The History and Politics of Decolonisation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc History and English at Aston University earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £24,000 after 3 years, £28,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,000 and £35,500. The £28,500 median after five years is £500 less than the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of BSc History and English at Aston University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc History and English at Aston University?
96% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc History and English at Aston University?
The typical offer is CCC at A level. The average entrant had 105 UCAS points.
Does BSc History and English at Aston University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc History and English at Aston University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.