BA English Literature and History
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature and History. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Entrepreneurship, and Global & Comparative Perspective. An optional placement year of up to 48 weeks in a graduate-level role or enterprise project is available. The course includes archival research at Heritage Quay and the University Archive, and requires a final-year dissertation.
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Entry requirements
BBB-BCC at A Level. 120-104 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications. Merit at T Level. DMM-MMM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma. Merit in UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma. Merit in RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma. Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above. 120-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.
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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: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 81%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 93%
- Learning resources: 98%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 35%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 5%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 70%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 80 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 4%
- North West: 19%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 65%
- East Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 7%
- South East: 2%
- South West: 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: 90%
- Access course: 10%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Arts and Humanities Placement
- Portfolio Sandwich Year
- Enterprise Placement
- Dissertation
- Humanities Showcase
- Voices of the Holocaust
- Henry's Empire
- The Dark Years, 1940-1944: Collaboration, Resistance and Memory in Wartime France
- The Elizabethan Age
- The Great War: Culture and Society
- Making the Peace: 1918-1924
- The Body and the City
- Twentieth Century Poetry
- Extraordinary Gentlemen: Masculinity and Popular Fiction in the Nineteenth Century
- World Literature
- Professional Writing
- History of English
- Introduction to English Literature
- Medieval and Early Modern Sources and Approaches
- Critical Thinking
- Twentieth Century Britain
- Researching the Humanities
- Investigating the Archive
- Work Experience Placement
- Refugees in Modern World HIstory
- Reformation and Revolution
- Growing Up in the Past: Oral Histories of Childhood and Youth
- Hitler's Germany: Life and Death in the Third Reich
- Modern India: from Raj to Independence c.1860-1950
- American Poetry from the 19th Century to the Present Day
- Shakespeare Now and Then
- From Spoken Work to Searchable Data
- Twentieth Century Fiction
- The Gothic
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Literature and History at University of Huddersfield earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £20,000 after 3 years, £24,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £31,000. The £24,500 median after five years is £3,500 less than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA English Literature and History at University of Huddersfield do next?
100% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English Literature and History at University of Huddersfield?
88% 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 and History at University of Huddersfield?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 108 UCAS points.
Does BA English Literature and History at University of Huddersfield include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA English Literature and History at University of Huddersfield?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.