English Literature and History

About this course

English literature and history make a particularly productive pairing in the humanities, because literary texts are always produced in historical circumstances that shape their meaning, and historical events generate cultural and imaginative responses that cannot be understood without reading the literature. Studying both disciplines together at the University of Westminster gives you an interdisciplinary perspective on how texts and events, cultural production and lived experience, relate to and illuminate one another. This three-year full-time programme sits at the heart of the humanities, allowing you to explore a wealth of literary texts while thinking deeply about the circumstances of their production and reception, and to learn about a range of events, themes and ideas in history while considering the literary and cultural responses they provoked. You will develop skills in close

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 50% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Research and Development (RandD) and Other Research Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 5% of graduatescards →

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