BA English
About this course
BA (Hons) in English. Core topics include Research Methods and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Optional modules cover literature from the Renaissance to contemporary world fiction, including creative and professional writing. Exchange modules allow students to spend a semester or year studying outside the UK and Ireland.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCC Applicants may satisfy the requirement for the final A level grade C by substituting a combination of alternative qualifications to the same standard as defined by the University.
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What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 82%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 69%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 77%
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: 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: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 35%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 20%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 40%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 85%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 15%
Modules
- University English Literature: An Introduction
- Theory and Other Monsters
- Professional and Creative Writing: An Introduction
- Irish Literature and Society: An Introduction
- Writing Matters
- Pandemic Prose in the Viral Village
- Early Modern English Culture 1509-1659: Poetry, Prose, Drama
- Eighteenth-Century Literature
- Tales of the Familiar and the Exotic: The Beginnings of Modern Fiction in English
- Rhymes Of Passion: A Brief History Of Love Poetry
- Writing and Editing
- Modern Dramand Its Influences
- Sex and the City of God: religion and sexuality in American literature
- Angels, Madwomen and Whores
- Writing the North: Ulster Literature
- Contemporary World Fiction in English
- How It Is: Samuel Beckett Studies
- Adaptation and Historical Fiction
- Gothic and Romantic Writing
- English Exchange 1
- English Exchange 2
- English Exchange 3
- English Exchange 4
- English Exchange 5
- English Exchange 6
- Detective Fiction
- Writing and Publishing
- English Placement
- English Abroad (DIAS)
- Black Lives Recovered and Remade
- The ‘Impact of Translation’ in Modern Irish and British Literature
- Nineteenth-Century Literature
- Twentieth-Century Literature
- Dissertation
- How to be Modern: Writing from the Jazz Age, 1910-1930
- Bonnets, Beards and Bastards: The Fiction of the Victorian Period
- Nineteenth-Century American Literature
- Twentieth-Century American Literature
- Body, Mind and Soul in Novels and Non-Fiction from Addison to Austen
- The Ulster-Scots Literary Tradition 1750 - 2000
- From The Vote To The Pill: C20th And C21st Women's Writing
- Writing Ireland: Ulysses to Normal People
- Shakespeare
- Narratives of Slavery
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English at Ulster University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £20,000 and £26,000. The £24,000 median after fifteen months is £3,000 less than the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of BA English at Ulster University do next?
75% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English at Ulster University?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English at Ulster University?
The typical offer is CCC at A level. The average entrant had 112 UCAS points.
Does BA English at Ulster University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English at Ulster University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.