BA English Literature,
About this course
BA in English Language and Literature, exploring texts from medieval to modern periods. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme includes modules in creative writing, literary theory, and American literature, alongside discourse analysis and visual culture. Modules span from the Greek romance to modernism, with options in Gothic texts, gender studies, and Shakespeare.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBC IB: 32 points
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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: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 96%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 95%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 88%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 30%
- Further study: 15%
Most common jobs
- Sales occupations: 25%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 125 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 9%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 11%
- Wales: 50%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Access course: 10%
Modules
- Theorising Gothic Texts
- Discovering Literature
- Who Sings America? Literature and Culture of the United States
- Approaches to Gender in English Literature
- Premodern Voices
- Fundamentals of Creative Writing I
- Introduction to Visual Culture
- Debating Texts: Theory in Literature
- Revolution of the Word: Modernism
- Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to Postmodern
- Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of Britain
- Contentious Shakespeare
- Medieval Encounters
- Child Language and Literacy
- The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex
- Introduction to Writing Poetry
- Introduction to Writing Fiction
- Race and Ethnicity: American Perspectives
- Techniques of Seeing
- Discourse Analysis
- Roman Love Poetry
- Plato's Republic
- Introduction to Writing Drama
- American Word / American Image
- Writing a Short Film
- The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex
- Dissertation - English Literature
- Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales
- Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire
- Graphic Novel
- African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance
- Chaucer
- Stylistics
- Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes
- The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module
- Beyond Shakespeare
- Philosophy and Literature
- Further Fiction Writing
- Further Creative Non Fiction
- Creative Writing Personal Project
- Further Poetry Writing
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Literature, at Swansea University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £21,000 after 3 years, £26,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,000 and £30,500. 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 Swansea University do next?
100% 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 Swansea University?
95% 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 Swansea University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 130 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA English Literature, at Swansea University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.