BA (Hons) English Literature at University of Kent

English Literature covers 1,000 years of writing, from Chaucer to contemporary culture, from Shakespearean drama to dystopian fiction and from Jane Austen to Virginia Woolf. Students consider how literature shapes society and why authentic writing still resonates in a digital age.

Duration: 3 years full-time (4 with a year abroad or in industry); 6 years part-time (7 with a year abroad or in industry)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time (Canterbury)  |  Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Stage 1 compulsory modules include Changing Literatures, Romantic Ecologies: Literature, Environment and Climate Crisis, and Creative and Critical Conversations. Stage 2 compulsory modules include Shakespeare: Before and After and World Literatures in English, with options such as Reading Victorian Literature and The Contemporary. Stage 3 options include The Brontes in Context, Queer Literature, The Gothic: Origins and Exhumations and Marlowe vs Shakespeare.

Career pathways

Graduates have moved on to careers in publishing, journalism, marketing, teaching, intelligence, arts and culture, and social media and content creation.

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