English Literature

About this course

English literature is the study of the written word across its many forms and historical periods, an education in how language creates meaning, how stories shape our understanding of the world, and how literature both reflects and challenges the societies that produce it. From Victorian fiction and Renaissance drama to Romantic poetry, American fiction, and contemporary crime novels, the breadth of what you will read is one of the great pleasures of the discipline. At Edge Hill University, you are invited to lose yourself in great works of literature, to explore other worlds and periods of time, and to fuel your love of the written word in all its forms. The programme develops close reading, interpretive argument, and an understanding of literary history and form, alongside research skills and the sustained analytical writing that is central to English studies. You will engage with the

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 85% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 35% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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