BA (Hons) English and History

Explore the relationship between literature and historical forces across space and time. You will learn to expertly analyse diverse literary texts from a range of periods and places, alongside exploring the value and meaning of extensive sources including letters, oral testimonies, images, archaeological evidence, and material objects. Combining English and History will give you the opportunity to uniquely understand the creative aspects of historical writing and the importance of locating human expression across chronological, geographical, and cultural contexts.

The course content is contemporary, exploring the today's relevance and legacies of contested pasts alongside deep understanding of human communication and ideas. Content on sustainability, civil and human rights, identity, postcolonialism, gender and nuclear literature ensures that this course is relevant to current global challenges.

Our teaching is inclusive, innovative and accessible and our assessments, some of which are set by employers, are diverse and creative including podcasts, videos, blogs, curating a literary magazine, essays, reviews, oral and visual presentations, and digital storytelling. Training ensures that you develop the skills you need to succeed as a student and as a graduate and placements provide the opportunity to enhance your skills and deploy them beyond the classroom. This course will equip you to pursue careers in a wide range of careers including the creative industries, human resources, public relations, journalism, the civil service, management, education, museums, libraries and the third sector.

We accept a range of UK academic qualifications including A-levels, International Baccalaureate, BTEC, International Foundation programmes and pre-Masters courses from recognised schools, colleges and universities.
You will need the equivalent to:
112 UCAS tariff points from four A-levels or equivalent qualifications
GCSE English and Maths grade C / 4.

International Baccalaureate - Overall Pass in the IB Diploma, including at least 14 points from three Higher Level Subjects

IELTS - 6.5 with minimum of 5.5 in each component
TOEFL iBT - Overall score of 81 with at least 18 Reading, 17 Listening, 20 Speaking, 19 Writing