BA English with World Literature
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature, exploring global literary frameworks alongside historical texts. Core topics include Research Methods and Communication & Writing. The curriculum features specialized modules covering medieval literature to contemporary postcolonial theory, alongside optional training in professional development.
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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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What students say
Based on about 85 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 92%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 81%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 135 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 94%
- Gained a higher qualification: 1%
- Left higher education: 3%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 30 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Media Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- 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 125 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 98%
- Access course: 1%
- 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
- ATTITUDES TO ENGLISH
- CLOSE READING
- INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LITERATURE 1: PLACES AND LOCATIONS
- WAYS OF READING
- INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LITERATURE 2: THEORY AND PRACTICE
- WORLD DRAMA
- 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
- ITALY, AFRICA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN: FROM THE FASCIST EMPIRE TO THE PRESENT
- WEIMAR FILM AND LITERATURE: THE CITY AND MODERNITY
- LANGUAGE IN SOCIETY
- SHAKESPEARE IN CONTEXT
- ROMANTIC LITERATURE
- MODERNIST LITERATURE
- MULTILINGUALISM IN SOCIETY
- CHILD LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
- POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE AND THEORY
- AMERICAN POETIC WRITING SINCE 1930
- NOIR: LITERATURE, FILM, ART
- BREAKING THE SENTENCE: LITERATURE AND FEMINISMS
- LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- LANGUAGE AND GLOBALIZATION
- MILLENNIAL LITERATURE AND CULTURE
- CREATIVE WRITING (DRAMA)
- TERROR REMEMBERED: REPRESENTING TRAUMATIC HISTORIES IN LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE AND ASIA
- REMEMBERING SLAVERY
- SPECIAL TOPIC: LITERATURE
- HUMAN/NON-HUMAN ENCOUNTERS IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE
- THE NOVEL: 1740-1830
- 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
- COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS: MEMORY AND TRANSCULTURAL MOBILITY
- FROM KUNG FU TO ANIME: TRAJECTORIES IN EAST ASIAN CINEMA
- SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WORK PLACEMENTS MODULE
- LITERATURE DISSERTATION (OVER BOTH SEMESTERS)
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English with World 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 with World 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 with World Literature at University of Liverpool?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English with World Literature at University of Liverpool?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 130 UCAS points.
Does BA English with World 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 with World Literature at University of Liverpool?
94% of students continued into their second year, and 3% left higher education.