BA (Hons) Literature and History

The BA Literature and History program is an undergraduate course offered by the University of East Anglia. It enables students to study literature and history together in an inter-disciplinary framework. It exposes students to different genres and periods of literature and history, thus providing them with broad critical and cultural awareness.Course Content: The program is divided into two parts. The first-year module presents an overview of the relationship between literature and history, exploring the different ways they have interacted over time. The rest of the three-year degree offers an array of literature and history modules from which students can choose, tailoring their program to their personal interests and career goals.Key Modules: While the exact modules might vary each year, typical options include ‘Traditions of Criticism’, ‘Literature in History’, ‘The Making of Modern Britain’, ‘The Shock of the New: Modernity and the Modernisms of American Culture’ and ‘Slavery and the Literary Imagination’. Future Careers: Literature and History graduates have gone into areas such as publishing, teaching, journalism, marketing, arts administration or the creative arts. Many students have also gone on to postgraduate study in literature or history.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.