BA (Hons) English and History at Lincoln Bishop University

Studying English at Lincoln Bishop provides an exciting and wide-ranging engagement with the power of human creativity and the rich heritage of literary expression. You will study great works of literature from Sophocles to Ali Smith, Bernardine Evaristo, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, directing your own path of learning through module options including creative and environmental writing, crime fiction, American and World Literature, drama and children’s literature, film studies, Victorian, Romantic, and contemporary literature.

Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Lincoln, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Introduction to Literary Studies, The Gothic: Transgressive to Shock, Poetic License: Lines and Lyrics, Shakespearean Worlds, Histories of Identity: Sexuality, Race and others. Year 2: Victorians Unbound, Literature & Identity: Self or Subject?, People and Places: Researching Local and Regional History, Literature for Children and Young Adults, Reading the Popular, Advancing Social Purpose: Community Engagement and Action and others. Year 3: The Future Unwritten: Late 20th- and 21st- century Literature, Romantic Horizons, English Dissertation, ‘The Sun Never Set and the Blood Never Dried’: The British Empire in the 19th Century, History Dissertation, The Global Cold War and others.

Career pathways

An English degree from Lincoln Bishop University prepares you for a future built on creativity, adaptability, and strong communication skills: qualities that employers value across every sector. Our course is designed to help you connect literary study with the real world as an applied subject.

Official programme page