BA English
About this course
BA (Hons) in English, combining the study of literature and language. Core topics include Research Methods and Communication & Writing. Optional modules in creative writing are available in the second and final years.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points overall with no score less than 4 and including 6 in Higher Level English or pass the IB Diploma plus 6,5,5 in 3 HL subjects including 6 in Higher Level English. BTEC: Applications considered. BTEC in a humanities-related subject plus A level English at grade A required
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 93%: 195 offers from 209 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 28 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 90%
- Academic support: 99%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 84%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 55 students who started
- Continued on course: 86%
- Left higher education: 14%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 25%
- Further study: 20%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 20%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 195 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 57%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 10%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 8%
- South East: 4%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 55 students who started
- A levels: 83%
- Access course: 2%
- Other HE qualification: 15%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- LITERATURE IN TIME
- INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE STUDY
- WAYS OF READING
- INTRODUCTION TO STYLISTICS
- PRAGMATICS
- KNIGHTS, ENCHANTRESSES AND ROGUES, 1100-1500
- DRAMA 1580-1640
- RESTORATION AND EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE: MILTON TO JOHNSON
- PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
- VICTORIAN LITERATURE
- BRITISH WRITING SINCE 1945: FICTION AND DRAMA
- WRITING MAGAZINES / MAGAZINE WRITING: HISTORY, LITERATURE AND THE PERIODICAL
- THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH: VARIATION AND CHANGE
- PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
- INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC SPEAKING
- WEIMAR FILM AND LITERATURE: THE CITY AND MODERNITY
- LANGUAGE IN SOCIETY
- SHAKESPEARE IN CONTEXT
- ROMANTIC LITERATURE
- MODERNIST LITERATURE
- MULTILINGUALISM IN SOCIETY
- WORLD DRAMA
- BANNED: FICTION, SEX AND THE LIMITS OF DECENCY
- INTRO TO CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY & PROSE
- LITERATURE AND THE FANTASTIC
- CORPUS AND COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS
- CHILD LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
- AMERICAN POETIC WRITING SINCE 1930
- NOIR: LITERATURE, FILM, ART
- BREAKING THE SENTENCE: LITERATURE AND FEMINISMS
- LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- LANGUAGE AND GLOBALIZATION
- SHAKESCENE: MAKING SHAKESPEARE ON PAGE, STAGE, AND SCREEN
- RENAISSANCE POETRY
- WAR WRITING
- THE NOVEL: 1740-1830
- POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE AND THEORY
- MILLENNIAL LITERATURE AND CULTURE
- CREATIVE WRITING (DRAMA)
- FROM SIGN TO TEXT: EXPLORING MULTI-MODAL COMMUNICATION
- INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
- SPECIAL TOPIC: LITERATURE
- WRITING NOW
- LANGUAGE DISSERTATION
- SPECIAL TOPIC: LANGUAGE
- HUMAN/NON-HUMAN ENCOUNTERS IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE
- THE FIN DE SIECLE: LITERATURE AND CULTURE 1880-1910
- GOTHIC FICTION AND FILM
- WRITING FOR RADIO: BROADCASTING IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITAIN AND IRELAND
- JAMES JOYCE: A WRITING LIFE
- GAMES PLAYING ROLES
- CONTEMPORARY DRAMA
- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
- ANALYSING DISCOURSE
- LANGUAGE AND GENDER
- SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WORK PLACEMENTS MODULE
- LITERATURE DISSERTATION (OVER BOTH SEMESTERS)
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English at University of Liverpool earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £27,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £32,500. The £27,000 median after five years is £2,000 less than the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of BA English at University of Liverpool 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 at University of Liverpool?
96% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English at University of Liverpool?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 129 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA English at University of Liverpool?
93% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 195 offers from 209 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA English at University of Liverpool include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English at University of Liverpool?
86% of students continued into their second year, and 14% left higher education.