Bachelor of Arts - English (Q301)

Loughborough's BA (Hons) English degree is highly flexible, allowing students to pick and choose from a mix of core and optional modules. Whether interested in literature, language, film or creative writing, students can tailor this English degree to their passions and interests.

The curriculum of the BA English degree offers students the freedom to construct a course covering literature and language within a broad range of fields and approaches, providing a stimulating environment for their degree work. The modules we offer on the English degree grow out of the current research interests and publications of the department's academic staff, making it possible for students to study the latest thinking in areas as diverse as the staging of Shakespeare, film studies, Victorian literature, contemporary writing, and American literature and culture.

The academic staff who teach the English degree are recognised for their expertise in areas such as contemporary texts and theory, culture and communication, creative writing, and literature from the 16th century to the present day. Their knowledge of subject areas and enthusiasm for their research and teaching make this a vibrant and supportive place for students to study in, and to learn transferable skills for their future employment.

There are also modules in creative writing, with tuition across the discipline, and the option to respond creatively to literary texts on other modules.