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BA (Hons) English Literature

University of Greenwich — London, United Kingdom

BA (Hons) English 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): - Study texts from different centuries and different continents to gain a comprehensive understanding of English literature - Deepen your own responses to literature by engaging with cultural, historical and theoretical contexts - Explore fiction, poetry, drama and visual narratives within a varied programme of literary study - Choose from optional modules from other disciplines such as creative writing, journalism, history and languages - Develop your writing, close-reading and research skills and learn to put forward coherent and persuasive arguments - an invaluable skill to graduate with. 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 Literature at Greenwich will prepare you for careers in a wide range of industries and jobs. Graduates of English Literature have gone on to careers in teaching, journalism, publishing, the media, and arts administration, as well as roles in social work and policing. Our graduates include the novelists Nina Stibbe and Curtis Garner and the educator and councillor Denise Hyland. Postgraduate courses are available at the University of Greenwich if you wish to develop your studies in English Literature further, or if you're considering roles in related fields such as teaching or marketing. Source: University of Greenwich course page and 2026-27 course fees table.

Modules

• Literary Forms of Representation (Year 1, 30 credits)
• Case Studies in Short Fiction (Year 1, 30 credits)
• The Canon: A Short History of Western Literature (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 for Stage and Screen (Year 1, 30 credits, optional)
• Writing Poetry and Prose (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)
• Empireland? Britain at Home and Abroad (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)
• Poetry and Drama in Context (Year 2, 30 credits)
• Prose Fiction in Context (Year 2, 30 credits)
• American Fictions (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Shakespeare, Then and Now (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)
• Advanced Poetry Writing (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Short Story Writing (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• Intermediate Writing for Stage and Screen (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)
• The Literature of the Gothic (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)
• Modern Identities: Literature of the Global Eighteenth Century (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• British Theatre since 1995 (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Mandarin 2 (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Mandarin 3 (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Novel Writing (Year 3, 30 credits, optional)
• Dissertation (LLT) (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)
• 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)
• 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)