BA English Literature and Philosophy with a Year Abroad
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature and Philosophy, combining literary study with philosophical inquiry. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a compulsory year abroad at a partner university in the third year. Modules span areas such as Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, Existential Philosophies, and Critical Theory and Practice.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB including English Literature or one of the subjects listed below.
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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: 97%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 90%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 97%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 89%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 20%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 25%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Business and Financial Project Management Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 30%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 20%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 40 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 5%
- East of England: 50%
- London: 15%
- South East: 20%
- South West: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Access course: 5%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES YEAR ABROAD MODULE
- THE MEANING OF LIFE
- MODERN READINGS IN PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
- READING NOW
- CLASSIC READINGS IN PHILOSOPHY
- EPIC STORYTELLING AND ANCIENT MYTH
- RELIGION AND WORLD PHILOSOPHIES FOR SECOND YEARS
- LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY
- MIND AND LANGUAGE FOR SECOND YEARS
- WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
- KNOWLEDGE SCIENCE AND PROOF FOR SECOND YEARS
- PHILOSOPHY OF ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE (LEVEL 5)
- EXISTENTIAL PHILOSOPHIES (SECOND YEAR MODULE)
- CRITICAL THEORY AND PRACTICE
- THE SHORT STORY (AUT)
- EARLY MODERN WRITING 1600-1740: THE MAKING OF ENGLISH LITERATURE (PRE-1789)
- MODERNISM: THE ART OF EXPERIMENT
- PHI SEMESTER ABROAD MODULE
- CONTEMPORARY FICTION
- SHAKESPEARE (PRE-1789)
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES PLACEMENT MODULE
- READING AND WRITING CONTEMPORARY POETRY
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I - A2+ CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC II
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I
- BEGINNERS RUSSIAN I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' ITALIAN II - A2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I - A1.1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- ADVANCED ENGLISH II - B2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE II
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN II - A2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE II
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II - B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II - B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ITALIAN I - A1 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN II - A1.2 CEFR
- ADVANCED ENGLISH I
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I - A2+ CEFR
- MIND AND LANGUAGE FOR THIRD YEARS
- ETHICS FOR THIRD YEARS
- IMAGINARY ENDINGS: BRITISH FICTION AND THE APOCALYPSE
- THE ART OF MURDER
- DISSERTATION OR SPECIAL SUBJECT I
- BETTER WORLDS? UTOPIAS AND DYSTOPIAS
- WRITING CONSCIOUSNESS: STYLE AND MODERNIST FICTION
- SHAKESPEARE'S DRAMATIC WORLDS (PRE-1789)
- BANNED BOOKS
- EXISTENTIAL PHILOSOPHIES (THIRD YEAR MODULE)
- ENVIRONMENTAL THINKING FOR THIRD YEARS
- DISSERTATION OR SPECIAL SUBJECT II
- PHILOSOPHY MEETS THE ARTS (THIRD YEAR MODULE)
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Literature and Philosophy with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £24,000 after 3 years, £28,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,000 and £38,500. The £28,500 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA English Literature and Philosophy with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia 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 and Philosophy with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
97% 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 Philosophy with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 98 UCAS points.
Does BA English Literature and Philosophy with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English Literature and Philosophy with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.