BA English and Law
About this course
BA (Hons) in Law and English, combining the study of legal systems with literary analysis. Core topics include Research Methods, Legal Analysis, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course includes a placement year option between the second and final stages. An independent research project allows students to work with a supervisor on a theoretically-based topic of their choice.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 112 A level: BBC (At least a grade C in English or related subject (or equivalent qualification) T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 15, Merit: 24, Pass: 6. Must include passes in compulsory Level 3 subjects English language: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)
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What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 100%
- Learning opportunities: 98%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 84%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 77%
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%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 7 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 35%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 25%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Protective service occupations: 15%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Legal professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 20%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 75 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 9%
- East Midlands: 61%
- West Midlands: 14%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 2%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 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): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Placement Learning and Professional Development
- Theorising Literature and Meaning (PDP)
- Enlightenment Literature
- Mutants and Monsters: Interpreting Fantasy
- Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties
- Legal Skills and Practice
- Administrative Law and Human Rights
- Literature, Identity and The Real
- Modernism
- Nineteenth-Century Realism: Conscience and Context
- Poetry and Revolution in the British Romantic Period
- Research in Practice
- Criminal Law Principles and Application
- Criminal Practice and Property Offences
- Law and Business in Context
- European Union Law and its International Context
- English Independent Study (PDP)
- Advanced Research in Practice
- After The Modern: Existentialism and Postmodernism
- Riots and Rebels: Studies in Intercultural Drama
- Colonialism and Independence
- The Art of Crime
- Tragedy
- Modern and Contemporary Poetry
- Gender and Identity in Contemporary Literature
- Eighteenth-Century Literature: Terror Wit and Letters of Love
- Commercial and Consumer Law
- Company Law
- Employment Law
- Evidence
- Family Law and Practice
- Independent Study
- Intellectual Property Law
- Human Rights in a Global World
- International Law and World Affairs
- Sustainable Development and International Business Law
- Domestic Abuse
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English and Law at University of Derby earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £23,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,000 and £27,500. The £23,500 median after five years is £8,000 less than the UK median for Law.
What do graduates of BA English and Law at University of Derby do next?
75% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English and Law at University of Derby?
100% 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 Law at University of Derby?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 92 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA English and Law at University of Derby?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.