36 monthsProgramme duration
25,320 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
English Language and Literature
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Investigate and analyse universal themes like love and morality through literary texts and philosophical problems.
You’ll learn to combine persuasive expression in the study of literature with different philosophical perspectives, as you discover how literary culture and society have influenced each other.
Course highlights
By studying both, students can explore questions about human existence, identity, and values through diverse lenses: literary texts often dramatise philosophical questions, while philosophy provides a structured way of interrogating those themes.
- Choose to combine complementary modules, like Gender and Sexuality in literature with Feminist Philosophy.
- Go beyond the printed book - take advantage of the wide-ranging expertise within our academic community and delve into the study of social media, marketing, textual production, video games, comics, art, music and film and TV.
- Explore Birmingham’s literary scene and get involved with the numerous on-campus writer’s groups, including our very own newspaper, radio and TV stations.
- Delve into the various city-wide literature festivals and take advantage of our exceptional resources, including our special collections and archives in the Cadbury Research Library and the Library of Birmingham, Europe’s largest regional library.
Programme overview
Main Subject
English Language and Literature
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Investigate and analyse universal themes like love and morality through literary texts and philosophical problems.
You’ll learn to combine persuasive expression in the study of literature with different philosophical perspectives, as you discover how literary culture and society have influenced each other.
Course highlights
By studying both, students can explore questions about human existence, identity, and values through diverse lenses: literary texts often dramatise philosophical questions, while philosophy provides a structured way of interrogating those themes.
- Choose to combine complementary modules, like Gender and Sexuality in literature with Feminist Philosophy.
- Go beyond the printed book - take advantage of the wide-ranging expertise within our academic community and delve into the study of social media, marketing, textual production, video games, comics, art, music and film and TV.
- Explore Birmingham’s literary scene and get involved with the numerous on-campus writer’s groups, including our very own newspaper, radio and TV stations.
- Delve into the various city-wide literature festivals and take advantage of our exceptional resources, including our special collections and archives in the Cadbury Research Library and the Library of Birmingham, Europe’s largest regional library.
Admission Requirements
IB: 6,6,5 in Higher level subjects plus 32 points overall including English Literature or English Literature and Language.
BTEC qualifications
- BTEC Extended Diploma: DDM, plus a B at A level in the required subject/s mentioned above.
- BTEC Diploma: DD, plus a B at A level in the required subject/s mentioned above.
- BTEC Subsidiary Diploma: D, plus AB at A level, including the required subject/s mentioned above.
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