BA English Literature and History
About this course
BA Honours in English Language and Literature and History, an interdisciplinary programme that combines English literature and historical study. Core topics include Research Methods, Design & Creative Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The degree features a Research Project in English Literature and History and modules covering the early medieval period through to the recent past.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 34 points
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 92%: 61 offers from 66 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 12 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
Most common jobs
- Media Professionals: 25%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- 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 275 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 26%
- North West: 12%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 17%
- East Midlands: 6%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 20%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Evidence and Argument
- Doing Criticism
- Global Middle Ages
- Stuff: living in a material world
- Global Ancient Histories
- Historical Sources and Methods
- History Lab I
- History Lab II
- Introduction to Public History
- What is History For?
- Transformations
- Beginnings
- Revolutions
- Research Project in English Literature and History
- Sacred words and dirty deeds: Thriving in Late Antiquity
- The Mediterranean: a connected past
- Africa: History of a Continent
- Oral History of Modern Britain
- 1968: A Global Moment?
- Crafting History: Developing a Research Proposal
- War, Wounds, and Disabilities in Global Perspectives
- Famines in History
- History and Film: Representing the Past
- Researching History
- Reformation and Revolution: Tudors to the Georgians
- Destroying Nature: Disasters, Diseases and Environmental Injustice
- Diversities of Sexuality and Gender in History
- Politics in Britain: National Life since 1945
- Renaissance Bodies
- Writing New Worlds, 1688-1789
- Revolutionary Britain, 1789-1832
- Victorian Passions: Victorian Values
- Contemporary Cultures
- Creative Practice
- Monsters, Misery & Miracles: Heroic Life in Old English Poetry
- Poetry Workshop
- Theatre Script Workshop
- Prose Workshop
- Screenwriting Workshop
- Literatures of Decolonisation
- Early 20th Century American Literature
- Medieval Worlds, 1100-1500
- Overseas Exchange (Semester 1)
- Overseas Exchange (Semester 2)
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Literature and History at Newcastle University earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £25,000 after 3 years, £32,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,000 and £43,000. The £32,000 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA English Literature and History at Newcastle University do next?
95% 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 Newcastle University?
94% 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 Newcastle University?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 133 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA English Literature and History at Newcastle University?
92% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 61 offers from 66 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA English Literature and History at Newcastle University 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 and History at Newcastle University?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.