BA English Literature
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Social & Cultural Analysis. Students can undertake an optional professional placement year or study abroad period during their studies.
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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 7 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 77%
- Assessment and feedback: 73%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 75%
- Learning resources: 100%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 20%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 25%
- Sales occupations: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 210 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 58%
- North West: 11%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 21%
- East Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 4%
- South East: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Access course: 5%
- Foundation course: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Literary Studies
- Representing the US: From Slavery to Terrorism
- Reading Poetry
- 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)
- Early Modern Cultures
- Modernism and Modernity
- Tragedy
- Literature and Adaptation
- Historical Fiction
- Literary Revolutions, Eighteenth Century to Romanticism
- Literature in the Museum: Working in the Heritage Sector
- Bad Education
- Unilang - Languages for all - Level 5 Placeholder
- Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
- Student Tutoring
- Humanities Work Placement Year
- Humanities Study Abroad Year
- English Dissertation
- 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
- Audio Storytelling
- Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Literature at Northumbria University earn?
The median salary is £20,500 after 3 years, £26,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £31,500. The £26,000 median after five years is £2,000 less than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA English Literature at Northumbria 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 Literature at Northumbria University?
92% 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 Northumbria University?
The typical offer is CA at A level. The average entrant had 120 UCAS points.
Does BA English Literature 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 at Northumbria University?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.