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BA (Hons) English Language and Literature

University of Greenwich — London, United Kingdom

BA (Hons) English Language and Literature is a undergraduate Arts & Humanities course at University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom. It takes 3 years, costs £17,975 per year and starts in September.

Undergraduate · 3 years · Full-time · Arts & Humanities · £17,975 per year

Intakes: September

What you should know (from the course page): - This course features two core strands: language analysis (sound, meaning and use) and English literature, where you study a range of texts and new ways of reading. - Discover new ways to read challenging texts, including drama and visual narratives, fiction and poetry. - You can study a foreign language or undertake a work placement. - Our teaching methods will help you develop your skills in data analysis, logical and critical thinking, and creative and presentation skills. School: Humanities and Social Sciences Location: Greenwich Campus Duration: 3 years full-time 6 years part-time 4 years sandwich Start: September International tuition fee 2026/27: full-time £17,975; part-time £4,494 per 30 credits. Careers (from the course page): The skills you acquire through studying English Language and Literature at Greenwich will prepare you for careers in a wide range of industries and roles. Graduates of English Language and Literature have gone on to careers in teaching, translation and interpretation services, journalism, marketing, publishing, as well as information technology, counselling, social work and forensics. There are also opportunities for human resources roles, where education and linguistics skills are highly valued. Source: University of Greenwich course page and 2026-27 course fees table.

Modules

• Literary Forms of Representation (Year 1, 30 credits)
• Foundations of Linguistics (Year 1, 30 credits)
• Language, Communication and Society (Year 1, 30 credits)
• Mandarin 1 (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• Mandarin 2 (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• Mandarin 3 (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• Writing Poetry and Prose (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• The Canon: A Short History of Western Literature (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 1) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 2) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 3) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 4) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Italian 1) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Italian 2) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Italian 3) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• Writing for the Media (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 1) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 2) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 3) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 4) (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• Meaning in Language (Year 2, 30 credits)
• Clinical Linguistics (Year 2, 15 credits)
• Forensic Linguistics (Year 2, 15 credits)
• Poetry and Drama in Context (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Prose Fiction in Context (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• American Fictions (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Mandarin 1 (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Mandarin 2 (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Mandarin 3 (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Short Story Writing (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Shakespeare, Then and Now (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 1) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 2) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 3) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 4) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Italian 1) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Italian 2) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Italian 3) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Writing Journalism (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 1) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 2) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 3) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 4) (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Literature and Publishing Since 1820 (Year 3, 30 credits)
• Advanced Language Structure and Meaning (Year 3, 30 credits)
• Mandarin 2 (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Mandarin 3 (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Dissertation - Languages and International Studies (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• The Literature of the Gothic (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Novel Writing (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• English in World Literatures: Postcolonial and Transnational Writing (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Contemporary Writing and Critical Theory (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Dissertation (LLT) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Modern Identities: Literature of the Global Eighteenth Century (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• British Theatre since 1995 (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 2) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 3) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (French 4) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Italian 2) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Italian 3) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Journalism in Practice (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Language, Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Advanced Applied Linguistics (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Work Placement (Level 6) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Contemporary Publishing (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Undergraduate Research Project (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 2) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 3) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• European Languages (Spanish 4) (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)