BA (Hons) English at Keele University

Develop your skills as a writer, creative thinker and analyst of language, both literary and everyday. Delve into a diverse range of literary works from various cultures and historical periods, and discover how better to understand the world that surrounds us. Our English BA enables you to build advanced skills applicable to a huge variety of careers and take advantage of the placement opportunities embedded throughout the programme to prepare for your chosen career, benefiting from hands-on insights, work experience with skilled practitioners and collaboration with your peers.

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Law, Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Humanities  |  Duration: 3 years or 4 years with international or placement year  |  Study mode: full-time; placement year option  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Keele, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 compulsory modules: Becoming a Critic, Classic Literature and its Adaptations, Gothic Nightmares: Robots, Monsters and Witches, Voices and Audiences: Building Your Professional Communication Skills. Year 2 compulsory modules: Revolutions in Thought: Medieval Pioneers to Romantic Rebels, Literature and Society, Cultures in Conflict: Victorian to Contemporary World Literature. Year 3 compulsory modules: English Project.

Career pathways

A degree in English prepares you for a broad range of careers because it gives you multiple skills that are transferable to all sorts of different workplaces. You will be a confident writer, researcher and presenter with a critical and creative approach that will encourage you to share ideas in the workplace.

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