BA English and History
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature and History. Core topics include Research Methods and Historical Research. The degree offers a placement year, with previous students placed in publishing, museums, schools and government departments. A module dedicated to London's literary heritage is also available.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma 30 points. GCSE English equivalent SL 5 or HL 4
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What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 73%
- Student voice: 73%
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: 80%
- Gained a higher qualification: 5%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 12 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Welfare Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 60%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 35%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 50 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- East Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 15%
- London: 55%
- South East: 15%
- South West: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Bronze for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Special Subjects A
- Special Subjects B
- The Reader’s Toolkit
- The Writer's Toolkit
- Literary London
- Literature and History
- World Literature
- Writing and Difference
- Historians and their Craft
- Professional Life
- Colonialism and Decolonization in Africa
- Contemporary Fiction: Britain and Ireland
- Fascist Italy, 1919-1945: Revolution, Conflict and Collapse
- Genre Fiction
- Insurgency and Counter-insurgency
- Issues in American Politics
- Literary Movements: Modernism
- Literature and Revolution: Romanticism
- Military History and Strategic Thought from the Ancients to the Present
- National Security Intelligence
- Struggles for Emancipation
- Postcolonial Writing
- Texts and Afterlives: Shakespeare
- The First World War: Causes, Course, Consequences
- The Novel: The Nineteenth Century
- The State and Revolution
- Advanced Research Skills for History
- Dissertation
- English Special Project
- Author Study
- Literature and Identity
- Literature, Culture, Society: The Victorians
- Marx and the Critique of Political Economy
- Post-War and Late Twentieth-Century Literature 1945 - 2001
- Primary Source Workshop
- Slavery and Abolition
- Special Topic: Violence
- The Arab-Israeli Conflict
- The Second World War
- Violence and Conflict in Eastern Africa
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English and History at Brunel University of London earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 3 years, £32,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,500 and £40,000. The £32,500 median after five years is £4,500 more than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA English and History at Brunel University of London do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English and History at Brunel University of London?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English and History at Brunel University of London?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 97 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA English and History at Brunel University of London?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.