BA History of Art and Literature with a Year Abroad
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature and History of Art, examining how literary and visual cultures have influenced one another across historical periods and global contexts. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme spans four years including a mandatory year abroad and features placement opportunities at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB including English Literature or one of the below subjects:
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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: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 72%
- Academic support: 87%
- Organisation and management: 55%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Customer service occupations: 10%
- Media Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 76%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 57%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 230 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 7%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 45%
- London: 23%
- South East: 14%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- A degree: 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
- LEARNING ON SITE: THE SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR VISUAL ARTS
- ENGLISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS
- INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY
- ENVIRONMENT, ART AND CULTURE
- PORTRAITURE AND IDENTITY
- WRITING ACROSS BORDERS
- ART IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
- THE LIVES OF ARTWORKS
- EUROPEAN LITERATURE
- LOVE, DESIRE AND SEXUALITY IN HISTORY
- MEDIEVAL WRITING: QUEST, FABLE AND ROMANCE (PRE-1789)
- ARTISTS/MUSEUMS
- EARLY MODERN WRITING 1600-1740: THE MAKING OF ENGLISH LITERATURE (PRE-1789)
- TUDOR ENGLAND
- HERITAGE AND PUBLIC HISTORY
- THE POLITICS OF STORYTELLING
- MODERNISM: THE ART OF EXPERIMENT
- VICTORIAN WRITING
- CONTEMPORARY FICTION
- THE SILK ROADS: THE ARCHAEOLOGY, HISTORY AND ART HISTORY OF EURASIAN TRADE NETWORKS IN THE EARLY MEDIEVAL PERIOD
- SHAKESPEARE (PRE-1789)
- CREATIVE WRITING: INTRODUCTION (SPR)
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES PLACEMENT MODULE
- MAKING IT PUBLIC: PUBLISHING, AUDIENCE, & CREATIVE ENTERPRISE
- ROMANTIC TRANSFORMATIONS: 1740-1830
- READING AND WRITING CONTEMPORARY POETRY
- THE ALCHEMY OF NATURE: ART, RELIGION AND MEDICINE IN THE MIDDLE AGES
- DISSERTATION
- MUSEUM WORK: THEORY & PRACTICE
- THE WAY IT WASN'T: HISTORICAL FICTION AND HISTORY
- MODERN ART AND STATES OF MIND
- IMAGINARY ENDINGS: BRITISH FICTION AND THE APOCALYPSE
- MYTHOS: REWRITING THE CLASSICS (PRE-1789)
- THE ART OF MURDER
- WOMEN'S WRITING IN EARLY-MODERN BRITAIN: THE EMERGENCE OF FEMALE AUTHORSHIP (PRE-1789)
- MONSTERS, MARVELS AND CREATIVE MEDIEVAL HERITAGE (PRE-1789)
- DANCING ON THE VOLCANO: ART AND CULTURE IN THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC
- THE BIRTH OF THE GOTHIC: ROMANCE, REVOLUTION, EMPIRE
- SHAKESPEARE'S DRAMATIC WORLDS (PRE-1789)
- BANNED BOOKS
- THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
- DIGITAL STORYTELLING
- THE ART OF EMOTION: READING AND WRITING FEELING
- IN THE MINDS OF SAMURAI, RULERS, REBELS, AND POETS: JAPAN, 1830-1960
- EMBODIMENT AND REPRESENTATION IN THE ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA & THE AMERICAS
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History of Art and Literature with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £34,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA History of Art and Literature 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 History of Art and Literature with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA History of Art and Literature with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 114 UCAS points.
Does BA History of Art and Literature 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 History of Art and Literature with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.