English Literature (Hons) Oxford Brookes University

Overview

In the English Literature (Hons) programme at the Oxford Brookes University, you will develop the core skills which you will use throughout the rest of your degree. You can choose some modules outside your core subject and even learn a new language, for free. You'll study a range of optional modules allowing you to specialise in areas of literary study that most interest and stimulate you.

In your final year you will specialise further. Your modules will relate specifically to the areas of English literary research in which your lecturers are engaged and in which they publish.

Our expert teaching staff are active researchers and are widely published. This means we can offer modules that provide specialist pathways in:

• Creative Writing 
• Drama 

Career prospects

As you study, you’ll develop highly transferable career skills in the areas that employers care about. You’ll build confident and articulate written communication skills. And you’ll graduate with extensive experience collaborating in groups.

You’ll also become a confident speaker. You’ll be able to express your ideas, influence your peers and respond to challenges - essential skills in the 21st Century workplace.

Many of our graduates go on to work in areas like:

• Publishing
• Advertising and marketing
• Public relations
• Teaching
• Journalism and media
• And postgraduate study, often here at Oxford Brookes