BA English
About this course
BA (Hons) English, covering literature from the early modern period to contemporary fiction. Core topics include literary analysis across periods, film and television studies, creative writing, and the study of popular culture forms including comics. The programme offers optional study abroad at a partner university or a work placement year. The BA (Hons) English scored 100% for overall satisfaction in the 2026 National Student Survey.
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Entry requirements
Scottish Higher: Standard Entry Requirement: ABBB including English or literary subject. Minimum Offer Entry Requirement: BBBC including English or literary subject. A level: BBC including English or literary subject. Irish Leaving Certificate: H2, H2, H2, H3 at HL including English or literary subject. BTEC Extended Diploma: Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit) in a related subject, plus A Level English or literary subject at Grade C. IB: Award of Diploma with 29 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6,5,5 including English or literary subject. HNC: Pass HNC in Media and Communications, Creative Industries: Media and Communication, Practical Journalism or Creative Industries: Television with grade B in the graded unit. T Level: Grade Merit T Level must be completed in a English/literary subject or A Level English/literary subject may be required. Please contact ugadmissions@napier.ac.uk to check if you meet the subject specific requirements. *Literary subjects: Modern Studies, History, Psychology, RMPS, Latin, Sociology, Theology, Media Studies, Politics, Classics, Philosophy, Geography, A Level Government and Politics, A Level Classical Civilisation, A Level Drama
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What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 100%
- Learning opportunities: 96%
- Assessment and feedback: 95%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 100%
- Learning resources: 100%
- Student voice: 96%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 5 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 45%
- Working and studying: 35%
- Further study: 10%
Most common jobs
- Secretarial and related occupations: 15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 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: 40%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 20%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 60 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 7%
- South East: 3%
- Scotland: 75%
- Northern Ireland: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 35 students who started
- A levels: 85%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
- Other qualifications: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Modules
- Introduction to Literary Studies: Text and Context
- 18th and 19th-Century Texts and Contexts
- Reading Texts: Analysing Film, Literature and Culture
- Literature and Adaptation
- The World at War: Writing and Watching Global Conflict
- The Modern Novel
- American Outlaws: Modern American Writing
- Creative Writing: Finding Your Voice
- Generation Television: US Complex TV 1990 - Present
- Unsuitable for Adults? Children’s Literature
- Narratives of Social and Sexual Deviance: Rethinking the Victorians
- C21 Literature: Writing the Unfolding Present
- Narratives of Nature
- Unacknowledged Legislators: Poets in History and Society
- Television Studies
- Women’s Writing and Filmmaking
- Bloody Bodies: Violence in Early Modern Drama
- Science Fiction: Genres and Criticism
- Comics and Culture
- Modern Scottish Fiction
- Fictions of Terror: From Dynamite Violence to Media Spectacle
- Global Shakespeare: Adaptation and Appropriation
- Film and Comics
- Keeping up Appearances: Facing Prejudice in Eighteenth-Century Literature
- Crime in Text and Film
- Migration, Literature and Decolonisation
- The Gothic Tradition
- The Concept of Intelligence in Literature, Film and Culture
- Utopia, Dystopia and the Global Political Imagination
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English at Edinburgh Napier University earn?
The median salary is £21,000 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £33,000. The £26,500 median after five years is £2,500 less than the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of BA English at Edinburgh Napier University 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 at Edinburgh Napier University?
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 at Edinburgh Napier University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level, or 29 points in the IB. The average entrant had 139 UCAS points.
Does BA English at Edinburgh Napier University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English at Edinburgh Napier University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.