BA (Hons) English Literature at Liverpool John Moores University

The BA (Hons) English Literature at Liverpool John Moores University is a diverse and dynamic degree, informed by the latest thinking about literature and culture. Housed in the historic, Grade II listed John Foster Building, LJMU's English Literature department offers an innovative degree programme that encourages students to become part of our vibrant academic community , to develop their own interests, and to develop high-level transferable skills that are highly sought after by a wide range of employers.

Faculty: Faculty of Society and Culture  |  Department: School of Humanities and Social Science  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September (2027/28 entry)  |  Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: American Classics, Literary and Cultural Theory, World, Time and Text, Liverpool Legacies, Environment, Culture and Technology, Critical Keywords for English. Year 2 core modules: Body, Mind and Soul: Seventeenth-century Literature and Culture, Poetry Matters, AI and the Humanities, Modernism and Modernity, Postcolonial Writing: Power, Art and Protest, Romanticisms, Short Cuts: Writing in Brief, The Victorians: Realism and Sensation. Year 3 core modules: English Dissertation, Feminist Fictions: Contemporary Women’s Writing and the Politics of Feminism, English Independent Study, Our House: Representing Domestic Space, C21: British Fiction Now, Race in America, Shakespeare, Terrorism and Modern Literature.

Career pathways

In the last three years, 75% of our students have graduated with a 2:1 or first class degree. Our English Literature graduates' excellent analytic and communication skills have ensured them positions in a wide variety of careers including film-making, journalism, publishing, advertising, marketing, museums and arts administration.

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