BA(Hons) English Literature

The English Literature BA (Hons) offered by the University of Huddersfield is an adventurous, innovative, and highly interactive course that embeds the study of English Literature within the broader context of cultural production. Students are offered the opportunity to not only explore canonical texts, but also engage with less traditional literature, such as that produced by women, immigrants, and those of different cultural and social backgrounds.Course Content: The course allows students to discover both classic and contemporary literature, exploring important periods, movements, authors, and texts, plus literally theory including concepts of literature and culture. The course also encourages students to interrogate the socio-political contexts in which literature is created and read, exploring issues such as gender, race, class, and sexuality.Key Modules: Students undertake a range of modules such as New Literatures, Cultural Theory, Victorian Literature & Culture, New Wave US Literature, Literature & Revolution, Modernism, and Unruly Women: Rewriting the Renaissance among others.Future Careers: An English degree opens up a variety of career paths in diverse fields such as creative writing, publishing, journalism, public relations, teaching, management, consultancy, television, radio, or theatre.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.