BA English Literature
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature. Core topics include Research Methods. The curriculum covers historical periods ranging from medieval texts to contemporary writing, alongside specialised modules in drama, world literature, and creative writing.
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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 94%: 462 offers from 494 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 64 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 97%
- Organisation and management: 92%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 110 students who started
- Continued on course: 94%
- Gained a higher qualification: 1%
- Left higher education: 4%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 2%
What graduates do next
Based on about 24 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 15%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 25%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Media Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
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 100 students who started
- A levels: 98%
- Other qualifications: 1%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- LITERATURE IN TIME
- CLOSE READING
- WAYS OF READING
- READING DRAMA
- ENGLISH LITERATURE IN IRELAND: JONATHAN SWIFT TO WB YEATS
- INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LITERATURE 1: PLACES AND LOCATIONS
- THEORISING THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE
- MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY IRISH WRITING: FROM JAMES JOYCE TO SALLY ROONEY
- INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LITERATURE 2: THEORY AND PRACTICE
- KNIGHTS, ENCHANTRESSES AND ROGUES, 1100-1500
- DRAMA 1580-1640
- RESTORATION AND EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE: MILTON TO JOHNSON
- VICTORIAN LITERATURE
- BRITISH WRITING SINCE 1945: FICTION AND DRAMA
- WRITING MAGAZINES / MAGAZINE WRITING: HISTORY, LITERATURE AND THE PERIODICAL
- PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
- WEIMAR FILM AND LITERATURE: THE CITY AND MODERNITY
- SHAKESPEARE IN CONTEXT
- ROMANTIC LITERATURE
- MODERNIST LITERATURE
- WORLD DRAMA
- BANNED: FICTION, SEX AND THE LIMITS OF DECENCY
- INTRO TO CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY & PROSE
- LITERATURE AND THE FANTASTIC
- AMERICAN POETIC WRITING SINCE 1930
- NOIR: LITERATURE, FILM, ART
- BREAKING THE SENTENCE: LITERATURE AND FEMINISMS
- LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- SHAKESCENE: MAKING SHAKESPEARE ON PAGE, STAGE, AND SCREEN
- RENAISSANCE POETRY
- THE NOVEL: 1740-1830
- WAR WRITING
- POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE AND THEORY
- MILLENNIAL LITERATURE AND CULTURE
- CREATIVE WRITING (DRAMA)
- SPECIAL TOPIC: LITERATURE
- WRITING NOW
- 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
- SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WORK PLACEMENTS MODULE
- LITERATURE DISSERTATION (OVER BOTH SEMESTERS)
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Literature 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 £1,000 less than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA English Literature at University of Liverpool do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English Literature 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 Literature 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 Literature at University of Liverpool?
94% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 462 offers from 494 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA English Literature 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 Literature at University of Liverpool?
94% of students continued into their second year, and 4% left higher education.