English Literature and History

Do great works of literature inspire you? Or perhaps you’re fascinated by the events and people that have shaped the modern world?

The chance to study English Literature and History side by side gives you a unique and enriching view of both subjects, as each can inform the other.

The English Literature element of the course spans hundreds of years, from the English Renaissance of the 16th Century to the present day. Whether you love Elizabethan drama or 21st Century poetry, the Victorian period or modernist writing, you can indulge your tastes.

Your choices on the history side are equally wide ranging, covering the cultural, social, historical, and political dimensions of key events and eras. You can study conflicts, empires, and more, from the medieval period right through to contemporary society.

Why Study English Literature and History BA(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?
With an even split of both subjects, the course sees you choose from a range of option modules and enjoy diverse and unique forms of coursework. You’ll glean and hone skills in management, research, communications, teaching, planning, writing and leadership.

You’ll head out of the classroom on a variety of field trips, and you can get involved in the Huddersfield Literature Festival.

Following the course, you might decide to pursue a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) or continue to study English literature or history at Master’s level.

Professional Bodies
At Huddersfield, you’ll study the Global Professional Award alongside your degree† so that you can gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.

†full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.

Why Huddersfield?
Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.