BA (Hons) English Literature at Lincoln Bishop University

Studying English Literature at Lincoln Bishop offers an exciting and wide-ranging exploration of the power of human creativity and the rich heritage of literary expression. On this course, you will encounter great works of literature by authors from Ovid to Ali Smith, and from Shakespeare to Bernardine Evaristo, Salman Rushdie, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Your studies will be enriched by opportunities to explore creative and environmental writing, detective fiction, world literature, drama, children’s literature, film, and literature from the Victorian, Romantic, and contemporary periods

Duration: 3 years  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Lincoln, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Introduction to Literary Studies, The Gothic: Transgressive to Shock, States of Dreaming: Modern American Literature, Myth, Adaptation & Transformation, Poetic License: Lines and Lyrics and others. Year 2: Literature & Identity: Self or Subject?, Victorians Unbound, Reading the Popular, Literature for Children and Young Adults, Becomings: Women & Writing, Writing Multicultural Britain and others. Year 3: English Dissertation, Romantic Horizons, Modernism: Make It New!, Writing the Environment, The Future Unwritten: Late 20th- and 21st- century Literature, Tales from Medieval England: Monsters 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.

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