BA English Literature
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature. The course includes a Professional Placement Year option and a final-year English Project. Modules cover a range of topics including Digital Humanities, and the curriculum engages with historical, philosophical and political contexts. Graduates have gone on to work with employers including Oxford University Press and New Scientist.
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Entry requirements
We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed below: A Level – grades BBB-BCC. No specific subject required. BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM). No specific subject required. T Levels – grade Merit. No specific subject required. International Baccalaureate – minimum of 32 points. No specific subject required. Access to HE courses – Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher). No specific subject required. If you don’t meet the entry requirements above, we may be able to accept your prior learning or experience from outside of formal education. See our Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) page to learn more. English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.
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What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 95%
- Assessment and feedback: 97%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 97%
- Student voice: 92%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 15%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 105 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 13%
- South East: 20%
- South West: 46%
- Wales: 3%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Parallel Texts
- Romance and Revolution
- Worlds of Ideas
- Narratives of Belonging
- Protest and Persuasion
- Thinking Together: Humanities in the 21st Century
- Voices in Conversation
- Reading Communities
- Bodies
- The Book
- The Literature of Laughter
- Transgressions
- Digital Humanities
- Working Together
- Professional Placement Year
- English Project
- Literature and Psychology
- Nation and Race in the Early Modern Atlantic World
- Outsiders - women and writing
- Writing and Environmental Crisis
- Writing Now - prizes, popularity and politics
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Literature at Bath Spa University earn?
The median salary is £22,500 after 3 years, £25,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,500 and £30,000. The £25,000 median after five years is £3,000 less than the UK median for Literature in English.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English Literature at Bath Spa University?
92% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English Literature at Bath Spa University?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 110 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA English Literature at Bath Spa University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.