English Literature BA(Hons)

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Start date

18 September 2023

Duration

3 years full-time
4 years inc. placement year
5 years part-time

Entry requirements

A Level - BBB-BCC

BTEC - DMM-MMM

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Places available (subject to change)

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About the course

Reasons to study

You could get involved in the award-winning Huddersfield Literature Festival: past students have gained experience in festival planning, programming, curating and stewarding.
Excellent employment prospects: 90% of graduates are in work / further study 15 months after graduating.
You'll be able to study from a wide range of module options and undertake diverse and unique forms of coursework assessment, but no exams.

If you love books and enjoy exploring new ideas, then English Literature is for you. During this course, you’ll not only get to read (and discuss) some of the greatest works ever written but also learn how to research, analyse, debate and create. There are lots of English Literature courses out there, so why choose us?

We offer a wide range of module options to choose from, diverse and unique forms of coursework assessment (but no exams), and excellent employment prospects.
We get you out of the classroom on a range of exciting fieldtrips including The Bronte Parsonage, The British Library and Shakespeare's Globe in London.
You'll learn to navigate digital resources and to present your ideas using the latest media.
Every year students also have the chance to get involved in events at the Huddersfield Literature Festival.

We never lose sight of the pleasure that comes from reading, discussing and writing. We also want you to finish your course with the kind of practical, transferable skills needed in the real world – things like critical thinking, researching, independent study, communicating and arguing persuasively.

Course detail

Year 1

Core module:

Literary Genres

You'll be introduced to literary texts which represent the established genres that form the foundation of Western literary tradition. You'll have the opportunity to explore how they've been adapted, modified and reformed in later periods and across cultures. You'll also have the chance to explore literary conventions and innovations, along with concepts and terms used in the analysis of literary texts. The assessment for this module consists of a mixture of written coursework and presentational assignments.

Option modules:

Choose four from a list which may include:

Thinking Critically

This module introduces approaches to studying literature at university level. We do this via a series of questions, such as ‘what is culture?’ ‘what is gender?’ and even ‘what is time?’ You’ll have the opportunity to evaluate ideas and concepts from a range of theoretical works, learning to take a critical perspective to the discipline and to think deeply about the cultural world around you. You will be assessed via written coursework and a portfolio in the medium of your choice.

The Essay

This module isn’t just about writing essays – here you can explore the essay as a genre of creative non-fiction through a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops, gaining expertise from a number of your lecturers. You'll also aim to develop your own ability to use the essay as a powerful medium for analysis, communication and persuasion.

Integrated Learning Portfolio

This module encourages you to take a holistic view of your programme of study, understanding and using links between modules, developing academic skills and using computer skills to become an effective independent learner. You’ll aim to become reflective in your work and learning, and be critical in decision making and thinking. This will be recorded as part of a portfolio of work.

Introduction to Research

This module will introduce you to the fundamentals of research in literary and cultural studies. Attention will be focused upon the practical aspects of conducting research and the main methods of identifying and evaluating research materials. A series of workshops and seminars will introduce you to library and online resources. You will explore critical and historical resources and identify a variety of research material. The appropriate use of particular material for specific research purposes will be examined. You will become familiar with research terminology and research practice, including the use of digital tools such as database searches and bibliographic management software. The module incorporates a series of skills workshops in addition to the core of lectures and seminars on the focused study of one particular literary topic related to the research expertise and scholarly publications of the module leader.

Year 2

Core modules:

Literary Histories

In this module you'll develop skills in contextual analysis relating to two different topics in literary studies. You'll analyse digital resources, evaluate the arguments of a range of literary critics, and present your own arguments and ideas in a written essay and an oral presentation. The module incorporates a series of skills workshops in addition to the core of lectures and seminars on of two distinct literary topics. You'll choose these from a range of options, which relate directly to the research expertise and scholarly publications of individual members of academic staff. The options on offer may include: Global Shakespeares; Extraordinary Gentlemen; 20th-Century Poetry; 20th-Century Drama; 20th-Century Fiction; South Asian Writing in English; 'Old Worlds, New Worlds, and Other Worlds; 1837; Victorian Novel; Frontiers & Borders in American Literature and Contemporary Women's Writing.

Critical Concepts 1

This module aims to develop your understanding of key theoretical concepts and the productive ways in which these can be used in reading literary and cultural texts. It encourages you to engage with challenging ideas around nation, identity, history and culture.

English Literature Work Placement

You will complete either a graduate-level work placement or an enterprise project with a tangible end product. In preparation for this you will undertake career planning and placement research, supported by workshops and tutorial meetings. During the course of the module you will deliver an assessed presentation on your chosen field. At the end of the module you will submit a placement and self-evaluation report.

Option modules:

Choose two from a list which may include:

Literature and Making

This unique module allows you to engage creatively with literary texts, making something – almost anything – in response to the central themes, concerns, and issues of literature. You could make a film, a podcast, a website, a sculpture, (or something else altogether). Literature and Making will equip you with the skills to respond both critically and creatively to a brief, just like professional consultants. You will identify your creative strengths and areas to upskill and then programme your project, combining the critical, the creative, and the applied. The module incorporates a series of skills workshops in addition to the core of lectures and seminars from a number of options. In 2019-20 these are: Global Shakespeares; Romanticism; Extraordinary Gentlemen; 20th- Century Poetry; 20th- Century Drama; South Asian Writing in English; Old Worlds, New Worlds and Other Worlds.

Research Methods

This module aims to prepare you for advanced and independent research. It will offer you help to formulate and develop research questions, to engage with critical, factual, and theoretical material in the design of a research plan, and to reflect upon your own approach to self-managed learning. It explores methodology in the development of research questions. You'll have access to a variety of material and technological resources to identify and develop areas of research and formulate specific questions. The module will guide you in the development of a focused research plan. The module incorporates a series of skills workshops in addition to a core of lectures and seminars on a distinct literary topic, which you will choose from the range of available options. These options relate to the research expertise and scholarly publications of individual members of academic staff. The choices on offer in 2019-20 are: Global Shakespeares; Romanticism; Extraordinary Gentlemen; 20th Century Poetry; 20th Century Drama; South Asian Writing in English; Old Worlds, New Worlds, and Other Worlds.

Year 3 - optional placement year

Placement Year

The optional one-year (48 weeks) work placement after the second year can be completed in the UK or abroad. It will give you the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience, insight into your chosen career and open up your graduate employment prospects.

Final year

Core modules:

Advanced Critical Practice

Here, you consolidate the skills you have previously developed in critical analysis and use them to develop rigorous independent responses and innovative ideas that engage with the subjects of current debates in two separate fields of literary study. You'll choose these from a range of options, which relate directly to the research expertise and scholarly publications of individual members of academic staff. The options on offer may include: Global Shakespeares; Extraordinary Gentlemen; Frontiers and Borders in American Literature, 20th Century Poetry; 20th Century Drama; 20th-Century Fiction; South Asian Writing in English; 'Old Worlds, New Worlds, and Other Worlds; 1837, Victorian Novel; Frontiers & Borders in American Literature and Contemporary Women's Writing.

Critical Concepts 2

You’ll enhance your understanding of key theoretical concepts, inviting you to choose a particular literary topic and conceptual focus for your own original analysis of works of literature in relation to other fields of intellectual debate such as historiography, philosophy or film studies. It encourages you to challenge and build upon the concepts and methodologies that have underpinned literary criticism in the past by engaging you in interdisciplinary perspectives and advanced debates in contemporary literary theory. The module incorporates a series of concept workshops in addition to a core of lectures and seminars on a distinct literary topic, which you will choose from the range of available options. These options relate to the research expertise and scholarly publications of individual members of academic staff. The options on offer may include: Global Shakespeares; Extraordinary Gentlemen; Frontiers and Borders in American Literature; 20th-Century Poetry; 20th- Century Drama; South Asian Writing in English; Old Worlds, New Worlds and Other Worlds.

Dissertation in English Literature

This module provides you with a chance to work independently, choosing your own topic, and to become an expert on something that really interests you. You'll be asked to produce an extended piece of work supervised individually by a member of staff. The assessment is entirely coursework based.

Option modules:

Choose one from a list which may include:

Public Humanities

This module aims to develop skills enabling you to communicate the value and importance of literary study to a non-specialist audience. More broadly, you'll be encouraged to think about the real-world applications of a degree in English Literature, and about the role of the humanities in challenging and changing society. The module is based around, and explores numerous strategies for community and public engagement, with an emphasis on considering different ways in which literary study can be taken outside the academy and into society.

Teaching and assessment

An average 18.3%* of the study time on this course is spent with your tutors (either face to face or online) in lectures, seminars and workshops. Your learning will develop through lectures and seminars on particular authors and genres. You will also take part in workshops where you might learn how to write better essays, produce a digital artefact or design a research project. You will also have regular meetings with your personal tutor who will help you to reflect on your strengths and identify ways in which you can improve.

*based on 20/21 programme specifications.

The assessment of this course will be based on both written and practical work including examinations, essays, presentations, posters, research projects and screencasts.

Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.

Feedback (either written and/or verbal) is normally provided on all coursework submissions within three term time weeks – unless the submission was made towards the end of the session in which case feedback would be available on request after the formal publication of results. Feedback on exam performance/final coursework is available on request after the publication of results.

Full-time or part-time study

You can choose to study this course on a full or part-time basis. Our part-time students attend modules at the same time as our full-time students, alongside the standard full-time timetable.

Further Information

The teaching year normally starts in September with breaks at Christmas and Easter, finishing with a main examination/assessment period around May/June. Timetables are normally available one month before registration.

Your course is made up of modules and each module is worth a number of credits. Each year you study modules to the value of 120 credits, adding up to 360 credits in total for a bachelor’s qualification. These credits can come from a combination of core, compulsory and optional modules but please note that optional modules may not run if we do not have enough students interested.

If you achieve 120 credits for the current stage you are at, you may progress to the next stage of your course, subject to any professional, statutory or regulatory body guidelines.

Teaching excellence

Triple proof of teaching excellence: our staff rank in the top three in England for the proportion who hold doctorates, who have higher degrees, and hold teaching qualifications (HESA 2022). So, you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
We are joint first in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 20 since 2008 (2022 data).
We won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award, recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy, 2017).

Global Professional Award

At Huddersfield, you'll study the Global Professional Award alongside your degree* so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is. On completion of the Award, you'll receive the Level 5 in Leadership and Management Award from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), meaning you’ll graduate from the University of Huddersfield with an internationally recognised professional qualification, alongside the specialist subject skills and knowledge you gain as part of your degree, which may help to set you apart from other graduates.

Giving students access to the Global Professional Award is one of the reasons the University won ‘Best University Employability Strategy’ award at the National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021. Find out more on the Global Professional Award webpage.

*full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees

Entry requirements

BBB-BCCat A Level .

120-104 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications.

Merit at T Level.

DMM-MMM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma.

Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above.
120-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.

Applications from international students will be considered on an individual basis, and with advice from the University's International Office.

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.5 overall with no element lower than 6.0, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our Where are you from information pages.

Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.

Why Study English Literature?

Why choose to study English Literature at the University of Huddersfield? The University of Huddersfield offers a diverse and vibrant student environment, located on one central town centre campus site. Explore the facilities and resources available to Music, Humanities and Media students here at the University.

Pulitzer Prize Finalist

Red Comet, the critically acclaimed biography of Sylvia Plath by our RESS Professor of Contemporary Poetry, Heather Clark, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Biography, 2021.

Grist Creative Writing Project

Grist books is our in-house publishing company, which publishes our students alongside some of the big names in literature. These include: Simon Armitage, Melvin Burgess, Helen Simpson, John Boyne, Toby Litt and Lemn Sissay. Our books are given to key players in the industry, such as publisher, agents and editors. This way our students get their work out there to industry professionals. Grist provides a unique opportunity for our students.

Huddersfield Literature Festival

The Huddersfield Literature Festival is an international literature festival which attracts some of the biggest and best writers in the world. These include: Jodie Picoult, Joanne Harris, Irvine Welsh, Kate Atkinson, and Ian Rankin. Our students are at the centre of this festival, planning, programming, curating and stewarding events. This has lead to a number of our students securing professional careers in festival management.

Academic Expertise

Dr Todd A. Borlik's research interests include Shakespeare and the pre-history of environmentalism, magic and science, repertory and performance studies, and Global Shakespeare. "I am the author of Ecocriticism and Early Modern English Literature (Routledge, 2011) and over a dozen scholarly articles in publications such as Shakespeare Quarterly, Shakespeare Survey, Shakespeare Bulletin and the Shakespearean International Yearbook. My article on ‘Caliban and the Fen Demons of Lincolnshire’ has been flagged as one of the ‘most read’ articles in the British Shakespeare Association’s journal. My research informs my teaching, and in 2018 I was awarded the prestigious Diversity Prize for Module Innovation for my Global Shakespeare module at Huddersfield."

Field Trips

The annual London trip takes place in May and includes an overnight stay in Bloomsbury, theatrical performances at Shakespeare's Globe and the West End, Shakespeare and Sherlock Holmes walking tours and various museum visits. Other recent trips include a performance of Othello at the Lawrence Batley theatre in Huddersfield and a guided walk along the Brontë Stones trail in Freshers week, culminating in a tour of the Brontë Parsonage in Haworth. All these trips are heavily subsidised or free to students.

Hear from our Students

"Just do it. You will not regret it, it's fantastic. This University is absolutely amazing!"

Allan Lloyd graduated English Literature BA(Hons) in 2018.

Placements

The course offers a compulsory 5 week work placement in Year 2. If you’re studying full-time, this course also offers an optional one-year (48 weeks) work placement after the second year, in the UK or abroad. This will give you the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience, insight into your chosen career and open up your graduate employment prospects. Our Placement Unit and academic staff have excellent industry links and can support you in applying for and finding your placement(s), as well as during your placement year.

Recent graduates have taken placements at Pen and Sword Books, Kirklees TV, Numberworks & Words, The Halifax Courier, Garibaldi College, Scoill Vallajeelt - Isle of Man, Bradford Police Museum and a range of primary and secondary schools including Batley Grammar School.

I have gained experience in multiple fields, such as: editorial, marketing, advertising and publishing whilst on placement at Grist.

Charlotte Edwards, English Literature BA(Hons) completed placement at Grist Books

Facilities

Library

Oastler Building

Seminar Rooms

Hear from our Students

Sarah Milne

She chose the University of Huddersfield after attending an Open Day and fell in love with the campus. She liked the new Student Central building where all the main social and study facilities are in one place. The things she enjoyed most about her School were the lecturers who are passionate about what they teach. Sarah talks about the modules available on her course.

Sarah Ismail

In her film, she describes how helpful and friendly she found her tutors and how her work placement with Bradford Magistrates Court increased her confidence and shaped her career ambitions.

Your Career

As an English Literature graduate, you are valued for the advanced skills you have developed in critical thinking, researching, independent study, communicating and arguing persuasively. Depending on your specialism, your career choices are as varied and exciting as your degree course.

Our graduates have gone on to work in teaching, PR, social media, script writing and law. Others have opted for PGCE study and have become teachers, or continued their studies at Master's level.

*Percentage of our undergraduate students from this course go on to work and/or further study within fifteen months of graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes 2019/20, UK domiciled, other activities excluded).

95% Graduates employed*

Career support

We know you’re coming to university to study on your chosen subject, meet new people and broaden your horizons. However, we also help you to focus on life after you have graduated to ensure that your hard work pays off and you achieve your ambition.

So while you’re here (and even after you graduate) the Careers and Employability Service offer professional help, support and guidance, including industry-supported workshops, careers fairs and one-to-one guidance sessions.Find out more about the service

Further study

Progression to a postgraduate course is dependent on successful completion of your undergraduate studies, there may also be minimum qualification requirements such as a first class or higher second (2.1) degree. Please check the course details to confirm this.

Inspiring Graduate

An undergraduate degree from the University of Huddersfield could be the start of an exciting career in your chosen field. Our graduates go on to succeed in a whole range of exciting careers. Here’s just one example.

As a graduate of the University of Huddersfield you’ll also become a member of our alumni community, allowing you to stay in touch and continue to access university services.

My course and all of my lectures were interesting and engaging, I feel that I learned a lot in the seminars as I learn best when interacting with the material. I enjoyed the community feeling between the students, and between the students and lecturers. It was easy to talk to lecturers if there was a problem, and also to interact with them in a friendly manner.

Abbie Rutherford, graduated English Literature with Creative Writing BA (Hons) in 2019 and is now an Editor at IUBH Internationale Hochschule

Career support

As a graduate of the University of Huddersfield you’ll also become a member of our alumni community, allowing you to stay in touch and continue to access university services.

My course and all of my lectures were interesting and engaging, I feel that I learned a lot in the seminars as I learn best when interacting with the material. I enjoyed the community feeling between the students, and between the students and lecturers. It was easy to talk to lecturers if there was a problem, and also to interact with them in a friendly manner.

Abbie Rutherford, graduated English Literature with Creative Writing BA (Hons) in 2019 and is now an Editor at IUBH Internationale Hochschule

Student support

At the University of Huddersfield, you'll find support networks and services to help you get ahead in your studies and social life. Whether you study at undergraduate or postgraduate level, you'll soon discover that you're never far away from our dedicated staff and resources to help you to navigate through your personal student journey. Find out more about all our support services.

Research excellence

Research plays an important role in informing all our teaching and learning activities. Through research our staff remain up-to-date with the latest developments in their field, which means you develop knowledge and skills that are current and highly relevant to industry.

86.9% of our research is ranked as world-leading or internationally excellent and our combined total of publications places us 4th in the country for research outputs (REF 2014). Our work in English specifically is recognised by the University having been listed in the 2018 QS World University Rankings by subject for 'English Language and Literature'.

Fees and Finance

The full-time undergraduate tuition fee for 2023/24 entry will be £9250.

Tuition fees will cover the cost of your study at the University as well as charges for registration, tuition, supervision and examinations. For more information about funding, fees and finance for UK students, including what your tuition fee covers, please see Fees and finance.

If you are an EU or international student coming to study at the University of Huddersfield, please visit the International Fees and Finance pages for full details of tuition fees and support available.

Please email the Student Finance Office or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.

In 2023/24, the part-time tuition fee for UK students at the University of Huddersfield is £995 per 20 credit module (see Fees and finance for exceptions). Tuition fees will cover the cost of your study at the University as well as charges for registration, tuition, supervision and examinations. For more information about funding, fees and finance for UK students, including what your tuition fee covers, please see Fees and finance. Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years of study may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X).

Please email the Student Finance Office or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.

Placements The nature and suitability of your work placement is decided in consultation with your tutors. You are responsible for making your own arrangements for any travel or incurred costs in relation to the placement module, or in relation to the optional placement year if you chose to undertake one as part of your degree.

Fees and Finance

Tuition Fees - full-time

The full-time undergraduate tuition fee for 2023/24 entry will be £9250.

Please email the Student Finance Office or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.

Tuition Fees - part-time

Please email the Student Finance Office or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.

Additional Costs

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Changes to a course you have applied for

If we propose to make a major change to a course that you are holding an offer for, then we will tell you as soon as possible so that you can decide whether to withdraw your application prior to enrolment.

Cancellation of a course you have applied for

Although we always try and run all of the course we offer, we may occasionally have to withdraw a course you have applied for or combine your programme with another programme if we consider this reasonably necessary to ensure a good student experience, for example if there are not enough applicants to ensure you have a good learning experience. Where this is the case we will notify you as soon as reasonably possible and we will contact you to discuss other suitable courses with us we can transfer your application to. If we notify you that the course you have applied to has been withdrawn or combined, and you do not wish to transfer to another course with us, you may cancel your application and we will refund you any deposits or fees you have paid to us.

Changes to your course after you enrol as a student

We will always try to deliver your course and other services as described. However, sometimes we may have to make changes as set out below:

Changes to option modules

Where your course allows you to choose modules from a range of options, we will review these each year and change them to reflect the expertise of our staff, current trends in research and as a result of student feedback or demand for certain modules. We will always ensure that you have a range of options to choose from and we will let you know in good time the options available for you to choose for the following year.

Major changes

We will only make major changes to the core curriculum of a course or to our services if it is necessary for us to do so and provided such changes are reasonable. A major change in this context is a change that materially changes the services available to you; or the outcomes, or a significant part, of your course, such as the nature of the award or a substantial change to module content, teaching days (part time provision), classes, type of delivery or assessment of the core curriculum.

For example, it may be necessary to make a major change to reflect changes in the law or the requirements of the University’s regulators; to meet the latest requirements of a commissioning or accrediting body; to improve the quality of educational provision; in response to student, examiners’ or other course evaluators’ feedback; and/or to reflect academic or professional changes within subject areas. Major changes may also be necessary because of circumstances outside our reasonable control, such as a key member of staff leaving the University or being unable to teach, where they have a particular specialism that can’t be adequately covered by other members of staff; or due to damage or interruption to buildings, facilities or equipment.

Major changes would usually be made with effect from the next academic year, but this may not always be the case. We will notify you as soon as possible should we need to make a major change and will carry out suitable consultation with affected students. If you reasonably believe that the proposed change will cause you detriment or hardship we will, if appropriate, work with you to try to reduce the adverse effect on you or find an appropriate solution. Where an appropriate solution cannot be found and you contact us in writing before the change takes effect you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the University without liability to the University for future tuition fees. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.

Termination of course

In exceptional circumstances, we may, for reasons outside of our control, be forced to discontinue or suspend your course. Where this is the case, a formal exit strategy will be followed and we will notify you as soon as possible about what your options are, which may include transferring to a suitable replacement course for which you are qualified, being provided with individual teaching to complete the award for which you were registered, or claiming an interim award and exiting the University. If you do not wish to take up any of the options that are made available to you, then you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the course without liability to the University for future tuition fees and you will be entitled to a refund of all course fees paid to date. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.

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Equal opportunities

The University of Huddersfield is an equal opportunities institution. We aim to create conditions where staff and students are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential, regardless of gender, age, race, caste, class, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, family responsibility, trade union activity, political or religious belief, or age. Please visit our website to see our Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy

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Students’ Union membership

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The Office for Students (OfS) is the principal regulator for the University.

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Start date

Duration

Entry requirements

Places available (subject to change)

About the course

Reasons to study

Course detail

Literary Genres

Thinking Critically

The Essay

Integrated Learning Portfolio

Introduction to Research

Literary Histories

Critical Concepts 1

English Literature Work Placement

Literature and Making

Research Methods

Placement Year

Advanced Critical Practice

Critical Concepts 2

Dissertation in English Literature

Public Humanities

Entry requirements

Why Study English Literature?

Pulitzer Prize Finalist

Grist Creative Writing Project

Huddersfield Literature Festival

Academic Expertise

Field Trips

Hear from our Students

Placements

Facilities

Hear from our Students

Sarah Milne

Sarah Ismail

Your Career

Career support

Student support

Research excellence

Fees and Finance

Fees and Finance

Important information

Changes to a course you have applied for

Cancellation of a course you have applied for

Changes to your course after you enrol as a student

Changes to option modules

Major changes

Termination of course

Equal opportunities

Data protection

Students’ Union membership

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