English and Related Literature

Discover ideas and practices that challenge your preconceptions of literary study in exciting and surprising ways.

Top of the UK league table for research (RAE) and rated 'excellent' for teaching (HEFCE).

Wide-ranging interests cover the literature and culture of all periods, in both English and other languages.

State-of-the-art facilities and one of the largest postgraduate literary research communities in the country.

A variety of teaching formats including individual tutorials, seminars, workshops and lecture programmes.

Develop the high-level transferable skills of writing, analysis, research and communication that are valued by employers.

Choose to study English on its own or in combination with another academic subject.