BA (Hons) English Literature at University of Portsmouth

English Literature at Portsmouth gives you skills in creative and critical thinking, for any career where communication counts. In the city of Charles Dickens and Sherlock Holmes, you’ll explore how stories ask complex questions of society and identity, and learn to analyse the truth of any text. If you want a future with fewer limits, this is the degree for you.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich with work placement  |  Study mode: full-time (sandwich/placement option)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In each year, you need to study modules worth a total of 120 credits. Modules include Digital Literacy, Sustainability and AI; Interactive Learning Skills and Communication; Introduction to Anthropology; Introduction to Politics and International Relations; Introduction to Sustainability and the Environment; Introduction to Urban Studies; Legal Ethics; Legal Skills, Analysis and Discourse; Research Methods, Critical Thinking and Expression; Body Politics: Desire and Power in Literary History.

Career pathways

Why study English literature? There are many reasons, but one of the best things about an English literature degree is that it draws on many diverse skills and ways of thinking critically.

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