BA (Hons) English at University of Derby

This distinctive, diverse and challenging programme integrates critical and cultural theory and will change the way you think about literature, language and life. You will encounter a wide range of literature from across the globe, studied in the context of perspective-altering ideas about identity, desire, cultural politics and the nature of reality itself. You will also have the opportunity to study English Language.

Faculty: College of Health and Humanities  |  Department: English, Creative Writing and Publishing  |  Duration: Full-time: 3 years, Part-time: 4 - 6 years  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time also available)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Derby, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Theorising Literature and Meaning (PDP), Enlightenment Literature, Shakespeare and Early Modernity, Mutants and Monsters: Interpreting Fantasy, World Literatures in English, Key Concepts in Linguistics. Year 2 core modules: Literature, Identity and The Real, Nineteenth-Century Realism: Conscience and Context, The English Conference, Research in Practice.

Career pathways

You will be equipped with the skills and knowledge you need to give you excellent career prospects when you graduate. There are exciting opportunities in fields such as teaching, publishing, journalism, librarianship and arts administration, as well as roles in art galleries, media centres and museums.

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