Bachelor of Arts - English Literature (Honours)

English Literature at DMU combines classic and contemporary literature, from Chaucer and Shakespeare to 21st century fiction and film adaptations.

Study an exciting range of literature in English, from writers across the globe and on subjects including the novel, Victorian and Romantic literature and Shakespeare and Marlowe. Learn how texts work, and debate literature’s role in society both now and throughout history.

Students will receive excellent teaching from internationally-renowned academics and will be taught to articulate their ideas with confidence while writing with fluency and flair.

By studying English Literature at DMU students will join a lively and welcoming academic community – a group of people who are friendly, supportive and passionate about literature.

Students will have the opportunity to attend talks by visiting writers such as Carol Ann Duffy and Benjamin Zephaniah.

Students are encouraged to get involved in student-led English society, go on UK theatre trips or travel abroad with DMU Global, the international experience programme.

At DMU they're proud that their English Literature graduates enter a wide range of professions including media, marketing, publishing, teaching, public relations and the civil service.

Key features

• Student satisfaction score of 100% for the quality of the course (National Student Survey 2019).
• Learn from world-renowned academics and internationally-acclaimed guest speakers such as writers Kate Forsyth, Carol Ann Duffy and Benjamin Zephaniah.
• The flexibility to tailor a degree – either take the opportunity to gain another language by combining English Literature with French, Spanish or Mandarin at beginner or post-GCSE level, or add Creative Writing and English Language modules.
• Gain valuable workplace skills through placement and internship opportunities. Students have worked with the National Space Centre, the English Association, Age Concern, the Leicester Mercury, and local schools and colleges.
• Course graduates succeed in wide-ranging careers with big names that include Penguin Random House, HomeStyle magazine, the BBC and Pan Macmillan.
• Broaden horizons through DMU Global, the international experience programme. Students have discovered Danish literature in Copenhagen, learned about the role of language in surveillance in Berlin and took part in a scavenger hunt in the New York Public Library.

• Minimum Level of Education Required: 1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate
• Min GPA: 60.0%
• English Proficiency Requirements:
  For direct admission, applicant must be from an English speaking country or meet either of the following English test scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 60 (Min Listening: 7.0, Min Reading: 8.0, Min Speaking: 16.0, Min Writing: 18.0)
  • Min IELTS overall: 6 (Min Listening: 5.5, Min Reading: 5.5, Min Speaking: 5.5, Min Writing: 5.5)
  • Min PTE overall: 50
  Applicants interested in applying for direct admission, but are yet to complete an acceptable language test, can do so, but must provide valid results before receiving a final offer letter.
  For conditional admission, you are required to provide English proficiency scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 32 (Min Listening: 2, Min Reading: 2, Min Speaking: 11, Min Writing: 11)
  • Min IELTS overall: 4.5 (Min Listening: 4, Min Reading: 4, Min Speaking: 4, Min Writing: 4)
  • Min PTE overall: 29