English Literature Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelor & Master

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6 Online English Literature Courses.
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30 English Literature Courses in London.
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  • Day in the Life of an English Literature Student - Glasgow Uni | Unite Students
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  • My First Weekend as an English Lit Student
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  • day in the life of an english lit student - chill uni study day
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
59 /100
20241 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2024. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of English Literature

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £23199 £22438 £25755
25-75 percentile range £20097 - £26243 £16504 - £26686 £19765 - £32000
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Aug 27, 2024
All English Literature courses in the UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £23181 £22625 £26910
25-75 percentile range £20186 - £26402 £17371 - £26584 £20830 - £33016
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for English Literature

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024

Current jobs

Among graduates of English Literature who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024

Typical employers for graduates of English Literature

  • Educational Institutions
  • Publishing Companies
  • Editing Companies

Specialisations within English Literature

  • 19th Century Literature
  • 20th Century Literature
  • Contemporary Literature
  • Medieval Literature
  • Caribbean Literature
  • American Literature
  • Shakespeare
  • Modernism
  • Feminism
  • Playwriting
  • Poetry

Jobs of graduates of English Literature (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of English Literature at Anglia Ruskin University

20% Teaching Professionals
15% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
15% Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
10% Welfare and housing associate professionals
5% Customer service occupations
5% Artistic, literary and media occupations
5% Elementary occupations
5% Elementary occupations
5% Artistic, literary and media occupations
5% Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for English Literature

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study English Literature, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

English Literature is the study of texts originally written in English.

The median salary of graduates of English Literature was £23199 15 months after graduation, £22438 3 years after graduation and £25755 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for English Literature studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Master of Arts (Honours) - MA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)