English BA at Royal Holloway, University of London

Study BA English at Royal Holloway to explore more than 1,000 years of literature and think both critically and creatively about how English can respond to the challenges we’re facing today. In an age of fake news,digital overload and division English Literature has never been more relevant. At Royal Holloway, you’ll explore the big questions: what makes us human, and what stories do we choose to tell?

Department: English  |  Duration: 3 years full time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Egham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Year 1: Encountering Medieval Literature: From Beowulf to Chaucer, Critical Foundations: Thinking As A Critic, Literature and Crisis, Shakespeare, Reorienting the Novel and others. Optional modules: Year 2: Middle English Poetry, Tolkien's Roots, Medieval Dream and Vision, Strange Fictions: Romance in the Middle Ages, Renaissance Literature and others; Year 3: Ideas in Contemporary Fiction, Literature, the Digital and the Creative Industries, Advanced Shakespeare: The Problem Plays, Reading Like a Victorian, The Girl in the Book and others.

Career pathways

Taking a degree in English sets you up with great prospects for future employability. On the course itself we place a strong emphasis on your future employability, meaning the skills that you gain won’t just be applicable to the study of English.

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