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English Literature at Lancaster University - UCAS

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Lancaster University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Course summary

Why Lancaster?

  • Be encouraged to develop your own critical voice as you discuss and debate with our widely-published scholars and critics
  • Get involved with our four student-run literary journals: Cake, Lux, Flash, and Errant
  • Be inspired by our rich programme of literary events on campus, online, and in the city’s historic Castle Quarter
  • Study close to the beautiful Lake District, home of the Romantic poets, and inspiration for many writers since
  • Develop a host of professional skills from within literary study, such as researching, persuading and presenting
Literary study at Lancaster offers a rich and creative engagement with the very best of literature, from the medieval period to the present day. You’ll have the chance to explore everything from ancient myths and Renaissance sermons, through to nineteenth-century slave narratives, graphic novels and the latest video games. *Creative criticism *We were one of the very first universities in the UK to teach creative writing, and are now pioneers in radically creative forms of literary criticism. This means your course work for, say, Hamlet, could take the form of a dramatic monologue or dream narrative, instead of a traditional essay, if that is what interested you. Literary study here entails a deep dive into literature and an appreciation of how literature explores many other worlds – politics, ecology, philosophy, psychology, theology, film and fashion. To support this, in your first year if you wish you can study one or two subjects outside of English Literature. Support and study trips Your lectures will be supplemented by regular small-group seminars. We also encourage you to meet one-to-one with your tutor to discuss your work. You will be able to select from a wide range of modules and, in your dissertation, free to explore a literary topic or theme of your own choosing. Many of our special literary events, such as talks from visiting scholars and authors, take place in the University Suite at Lancaster’s spectacular medieval Castle. Some modules include trips to the theatre or the Lake District. The University also offers short, overseas study trips outside of term time – a visit to New York has been particularly popular in previous years. You can also study English Literature with a study abroad year.

How to apply

31Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
Q300
Institution code:
L14
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Student Outcomes

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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
95%
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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

For information on our fees, please see www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding.
English Literature at Lancaster University - UCAS