BA (Hons) English Literature at St Mary's University, Twickenham

Investigate identity, emotion, and society with our exciting English Literature degree. Study English Literature at St Mary's London to deepen your love of stories, discover new voices, and build career-ready skills through coursework grounded in real-world application.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Business, Law, Education and Theology  |  Department: School of Theology and the Arts  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time; optional placement year (4 years with placement year)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Critical Theory and Literature, Literature through the Ages, Being Human in a Digital Age, Making Sense of the World: Stories, Power and Society, Public and Digital Humanities. Optional modules in Year 1 include Revolutions and Rebellions, Cinema History. Year 2 core modules: Writing the Renaissance, Gothic Cultures 1760-1900, Romanticism and the Canon, Gender and Sexuality in the Novel: Austen to Woolf'. Optional modules in Year 2 include Modern Love: From the Great War to the Age of AI, Imagining Freedom: Narratives of Resistance and Revolution, London Theatre, Screen Theory and Criticism, Art, Power and History.

Career pathways

Our English Literature degree will help you develop essential transferable skills such as critical thinking, creativity, research, project planning, group work, presenting, and communication. Graduate roles include Teaching, Publishing, Journalism, Heritage, Public Relations, Screenwriting, Advertising, Research.

Official programme page