BA English Literature and American Studies
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature and English Literature, American Studies and Creative Writing, spanning multiple disciplines across literary and cultural studies. Core topics include Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Historical Research, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Design & Creative Practice, and Social & Cultural Analysis. Students can complete an optional work placement year or study abroad period as part of the programme.
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Entry requirements
UCAS Tariff: 96 to 112 Tariff Points Subject requirements: There are no specific subject requirements for this course.
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What students say
Based on about 11 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 74%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 84%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 20 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- North East: 40%
- North West: 10%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 25%
- East Midlands: 5%
- London: 20%
- Scotland: 5%
- Northern Ireland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to American Studies
- Introduction to Literary Studies
- Representing the US: From Slavery to Terrorism
- Concepts in Criticism and Culture
- Talking Texts
- Gothic Stories: Nineteenth Century to the Present
- Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
- Humanities Study Abroad (40 credit)
- American Studies Extended Essay
- Early Modern Cultures
- Modernism and Modernity
- Literary Revolutions, Eighteenth Century to Romanticism
- America in the 1960s
- Setting America Right: Conservatism in the United States, 1933 - 2016
- People’s Histories: Independent Research Project
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- Representing Political Violence
- Media Industries
- Media, Power and Identity
- Researching Audiences
- Genre: Critical and Creative Approaches
- Musicals: Politics, Performance and Popular Culture
- Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
- Humanities Work Placement Year
- Humanities Study Abroad Year
- Red, White and Green: The American Environment Through Time
- Vamps and Virgins: Gothic Sexualities
- Sin, Sex, and Violence: Marlowe in Context
- History, Myth, Narrative: Prose Writing about the First World War
- Boxing with Byron: Romanticism and Popular Culture
- Shaking up Shakespeare
- Twenty First Century Literature: Writing in the Present
- Writing and Environment
- Victorian Sensation Fiction
- Staging Early Modern Gender
- The African American Freedom Struggle Since 1945
- Joint Honours Dissertation
- Nicaragua in Revolution, 1979-1990
- Dissertation with Public History
- Experimental Film
- Transnational Cinemas
- Media and Society Case Studies
- Event Cultures
- Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Literature and American Studies at Northumbria University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 3 years, £28,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £44,500. The £28,000 median after five years is the same as the UK median for Literature in English.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English Literature and American Studies at Northumbria University?
91% 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 American Studies at Northumbria University?
The typical offer is CA at A level. The average entrant had 117 UCAS points.
Does BA English Literature and American Studies at Northumbria 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 American Studies at Northumbria University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.