BA (Hons) English with World Literature

In the first year, you will be introduced to the discipline of ‘World Literature’ through a 30-credit foundational module co-taught by the departments of English and Languages, Cultures and Film. This compulsory module covers topics including what constitutes world literature; literature in translation; the relationship between world literature and comparative literature; transnational and translingual literary forms; and the marketing of world literature.

In the second and final years, you will take 30 credits of optional modules from both English and Modern Languages & Cultures, including the opportunity to write a dissertation project of 5,000 words on ‘World Literature’. Teaching will be complemented by a series of co-curricular sessions involving internal and external speakers.

This programme is available with an optional year in industry. If you choose this option, year three is spent on a paid placement within an organisation in industry, broadly defined. You will be supported by the School of the Arts and the Department throughout, and your reflexive written account of the experience will contribute towards your final degree result. If you wish to study this programme with a year in industry, please put the option code ‘YI’ in the ‘further choices’ section of your UCAS application form.

We are pleased to offer two attainment scholarships per year to undergraduate students from the UK. The scholarships will cover the entire UK tuition fee for both years two and three (currently £9,250 per annum). Awards will be made by the department at the end of year one, based on performance.