English Literature and History BA Honours

Join our interdisciplinary Literature and History degree to learn how the stories of the past shape our present. Our English Literature and History BA Honours degree brings together cutting-edge research in two disciplines. Study the latest, most advanced thinking, whether that relates to the early medieval period or the very recent past. Choose topics that range from postcolonial theory to medieval theology. From Renaissance bodies to climate change protests. Collaborate with distinguished researchers from History and English Literature, developing your skills in both subjects. Plan your research around topics that fascinate you. Draw on what you’ve learnt across your degree to create new ideas and insights of your own. We develop graduates into informed, sophisticated thinkers, comfortable with complexity and nuance. You'll also gain subject-specific research skills and the ability to think between disciplines. At the end of our degree, you’ll be a confident, knowledgeable, and independent learner.