BA English Literature
About this course
BA (Hons) English Language and Literature. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Optional modules specialise in areas including language, film adaptation, and creative writing. The course includes a work placement option and concludes with a supervised dissertation.
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Entry requirements
GCSE: English Language at grade C/level 4 or above (or equivalent) is required. You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below. UCAS tariff: 104 UCAS points. A level: 104 UCAS points. T level: Merit. BTEC: DMM BTEC: Applicants will be considered for entry into year 2 Access to HE: Pass Level 3 Access to HE Diploma with 104 UCAS points. Scottish Highers: 104 UCAS points. Irish Leaving Certificate: 104 UCAS points. IB: 30-31 points European Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma at least 71% overall.
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What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 97%
- Assessment and feedback: 100%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 100%
- Learning resources: 97%
- Student voice: 97%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 25%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 40%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 120 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 76%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 7%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 4%
- South East: 3%
- South West: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 75%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 20%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Critical Skills in the Twenty-First Century
- Discovering Literature
- Five Novels
- Popular Fictions
- The Romantic Period: the Sublime and the Gothic
- Victorian Literature: Progress and Panic
- Environmental Nightmares, World Futures
- Literature, Adaptation and the Screen
- 21st Century Women’s Writing
- Introduction to Children’s Literature
- Analysing Media Texts
- The Female Gothic
- Page to Stage: Drama Texts in Translation
- Work Placement Module
- Writing Poetry in the 21st Century
- Modernism
- Postmodernism
- Dissertation
- Teaching Masterclass
- Biography: Tradition and Innovation
- Visual Text
- Rebels, Villains and Discontented Minds
- Post/Colonial African Literature
- British Theatre Post-1950
- Alternative Ulster
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Literature at University of Salford earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months, £20,000 after 3 years, £24,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £29,000. The £24,500 median after five years is £3,500 less than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA English Literature at University of Salford do next?
85% 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 University of Salford?
96% 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 University of Salford?
The typical offer is 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 105 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA English Literature at University of Salford?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.