BA (Hons) English at Anglia Ruskin University

Explore English language and literature to understand how they reflect and are influenced by the culture, technology and economics of different places and historical periods. Study a range of texts including classic literary forms such as the novel, poetry, and plays, but also theatrical performances, films, essays, reviews, and critical and cultural works, developing your ability to read and respond critically. You’ll explore the power of the English language in communication, and how it expresses and reflects global issues such as ideologies, culture wars, conflict, social justice, equality, diversity, inclusion, and sustainability.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years; 4 years with placement  |  Study mode: full-time (placement year available)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In Year 1 you’ll explore periods of literary history, learning to use writing as a tool for thinking and discovering approaches for your critical analyses. You’ll also learn about semiotics and structuralism, sociolinguistics, and the development of the novel. Year 1: How Texts Work, Introduction to the Study of Literature and Writing, Deconstructing Communication, Language, Communication and Society, The History of the Novel. Year 2: Ruskin Module, Bridging Cultures, Woke Wars, From Modernism to the Millenium; options include Sounds and Communication, Nineteenth Century Literature and the Environment, Nineteenth Century Afterlives and Adaptations, Professional Placement. Year 3: Prejudice and Ideologies, Research Communication, Major Project; options include New Media Discourse, Communication Disorders, The Cultural Politics of Celebrity, Spectacle and Representation in Renaissance Drama.

Career pathways

I've been at Amazon since I graduated… working on things like the development of the neural voice, to make Alexa more natural. Gain vital skills particularly valued by business leaders, including narrative communication, empathy and perspective taking, critical analysis, synthesis of and managing complex data, creativity and imagination, and digital skills.

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