Bachelor of Arts - English Literature and Journalism (Honours)

Program Description

English Literature at DMU combines classic and contemporary literature, from Chaucer and Shakespeare to twenty-first-century fiction and film adaptations.

English Literature at DMU introduces you to an exciting range of literature in English, including writing from Britain, America and around the globe. You will learn how texts work and debate literature’s role in society now and through history, while acquiring the skills to articulate your ideas with confidence and write with fluency and flair.

You will receive excellent teaching from internationally-renowned academics who are friendly, supportive and passionate about literature, with the opportunity to attend talks by visiting writers such as Carol Ann Duffy and Benjamin Zephaniah.

Study English Literature at DMU and join a lively and welcoming academic community. Get involved in the student-led English society, go on theatre trips in the UK or travel abroad with DMU Global as part of your course. Our graduates go into a wide range of professions including media, marketing, publishing, teaching, public relations and the civil service.

Reasons to study English Literature (Joint Honours) BA (Hons) degree at DMU:

• Dynamic and diverse curriculum: Read poetry, fiction and drama from different centuries and different continents to gain a comprehensive understanding of English literature with the flexibility to specialise in your areas of interest
• Study text and film: Choose options drawing on expertise from DMU’s Centre for Adaptation Studies, an area of study that incorporates English and Film Studies and is available in all three years for English Literature BA (Hons) students at DMU
• Study creative writing and English language: Choose options which allow you to study creative writing or English language modules during all three years of your degree.
• Explore print and digital humanities: Learn to use a hand printing press or gain practical training in HTML with options exploring the production of literary texts in manuscript, print and digital forms from DMU’s Centre for Textual Studies
• Your employability will be developed through work placements, CV-building and careers workshops
• Gain workplace skills and experience: Put your research, reasoning and communication skills into practice with an English-related placement module or extra-curricular internship during your degree
• International opportunity: through DMU Global where you will have the opportunity for a meaningful international experience