English Literature and History BA Honours (QV31)

This Joint Honours degree gives you the chance to explore society through historical evidence and its literary works.

In order to ensure we keep our courses fresh, exciting, and reflective of the latest research developments, we regularly review and update our course content and structure. Full details of our BA English Literature and History for students beginning in 2020 will be available on our website in October 2019. 

Your module choices span centuries and continents, giving you the chance to study history and literature from around the world, and from the Dark Ages to the contemporary era.

Your modules will dovetail, enabling you to explore topics from both a literary and a historical perspective. For example, you might study:

• colonial India alongside postcolonial Indian literature
• the history of Victorian Britain alongside the Victorian novel
• life in Anglo-Saxon England and the heroes and monsters of Anglo-Saxon poetry

The degree will equip you with a broad range of skills, including close reading and literary analysis, and the ability to evaluate a wide range of historical evidence. You'll have the opportunity to use that expertise in your own personal research projects.