English Language and Literature BA (Hons) at Northumbria University

On our English Language and Literature course, you will study fantastically stimulating and distinctive modules that range from Shakespeare to contemporary fiction, and that explore how the English language works, where it comes from, and why people use English in different ways. We aspire to help you as you help yourself in becoming a ‘citizen scholar’ who is able to think independently and make your own contribution to the world. As part of this, we ensure that you engage with advanced linguistic concepts and literature from around the world.

Faculty: School of Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years Full Time or 4 years with a placement (sandwich)/study abroad  |  Study mode: full-time (optional placement/sandwich year)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Introduction to Literary Studies, Understanding English Grammar, Introduction to Language and Literature, Approaches to Language Study, Talking Texts, Gothic Stories: Nineteenth Century to the Present; Year 2 core modules: Early Modern Cultures, Modernism and Modernity, Language and Society, History of English, Language and Literature, Literary Revolutions, Eighteenth Century to Romanticism. Optional modules include English Dissertation, Vamps and Virgins: Gothic Sexualities, Sin, Sex, and Violence: Marlowe in Context, History, Myth, Narrative: Prose Writing about the First World War, Boxing with Byron: Romanticism and Popular Culture, Shaking up Shakespeare.

Career pathways

With highly honed skills in communication and analysis, you will be ready to hit the ground running once you start a career. In recent years, many of our graduates have developed successful careers in marketing, PR, media, journalism, communications, publishing, advertising, education (at various levels), local government, and in both public and private sectors.

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