BA English Literature with a Placement Year
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme spans four years, incorporating a 9–12 month placement in the third year. Optional beginner-level language study and a semester abroad are available. All modules are assessed entirely through coursework.
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What students say
Based on about 49 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 77%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 82%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 105 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 86%
- Left higher education: 14%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 205 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 35%
- London: 32%
- South East: 13%
- South West: 7%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- HUM PLACEMENT YEAR
- ENGLISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS
- READING NOW
- BECOMING A CRITIC
- EPIC STORYTELLING AND ANCIENT MYTH
- WRITING ACROSS BORDERS
- CREATIVE WRITING: EXPERIMENTS IN GENRE
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- THEORISING MEDIA AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- EARLY MODERN PHILOSOPHY
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LITERATURE
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- WITCHCRAFT, MAGIC AND BELIEF IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- MEDIEVAL WRITING: QUEST, FABLE AND ROMANCE (PRE-1789)
- LITERATURE STUDIES SEMESTER ABROAD (SPRING)
- CONTEMPORARY FICTION
- MODERNISM: THE ART OF EXPERIMENT
- CRITICAL THEORY AND PRACTICE
- VICTORIAN WRITING
- ROMANTIC TRANSFORMATIONS: 1740-1830
- SHAKESPEARE (PRE-1789)
- EARLY MODERN WRITING 1600-1740: THE MAKING OF ENGLISH LITERATURE (PRE-1789)
- EUROPEAN LITERATURE
- CREATIVE WRITING: INTRODUCTION (SPR)
- MAKING IT PUBLIC: PUBLISHING, AUDIENCE, & CREATIVE ENTERPRISE
- THE WRITING OF JOURNALISM (AUT)
- READING AND WRITING CONTEMPORARY POETRY
- THE SHORT STORY (AUT)
- LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY
- PIRATES, SEAFARERS, SHIPWRECK C. 1500-1750: THE PERILS OF THE SEA
- LGBT AND BEYOND: SEXUAL CULTURES, QUEER IDENTITIES, AND THE POLITICS OF DESIRE
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II B1 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II - B1 CEFR
- ADAPTATION: CROSS-MEDIA TRANSFORMATIONS
- LITERATURE DISSERTATION: (PRE-1789) (AUT)
- LITERATURE DISSERTATION: (PRE-1789) (SPR)
- THE BIRTH OF THE GOTHIC: ROMANCE, REVOLUTION, EMPIRE
- SHAKESPEARE'S DRAMATIC WORLDS (PRE-1789)
- LITERATURE DISSERTATION: POST-1789 (AUT)
- WOMEN'S WRITING IN EARLY-MODERN BRITAIN: THE EMERGENCE OF FEMALE AUTHORSHIP (PRE-1789)
- BANNED BOOKS
- MONSTERS, MARVELS AND CREATIVE MEDIEVAL HERITAGE (PRE-1789)
- LITERATURE DISSERTATION: POST-1789 (SPR)
- THE ART OF MURDER
- THE ART OF EMOTION: READING AND WRITING FEELING
- MYTHOS: REWRITING THE CLASSICS (PRE-1789)
- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
- IMAGINARY ENDINGS: BRITISH FICTION AND THE APOCALYPSE
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Literature with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £23,000 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,000 and £35,000. The £27,500 median after five years is £500 less than the UK median for Literature in English.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English Literature with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
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 with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 122 UCAS points.
Does BA English Literature with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BA English Literature with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
86% of students continued into their second year, and 14% left higher education.