Overview

CLC combines a fascinating breadth of material with a focus on contexts – places, periods, and genres – to explore how key cultural shifts transform how we see, represent, and make sense of our changing world. The Comparative Literature and Culture with Philosophy programme at Royal Holloway University of London is a unique and intellectually stimulating degree which will develop you as a culturally-aware, creative and adaptable thinker.

Choosing this course enables you to combine the study of Comparative Literature and Culture (75% of the course) with Philosophy (25%).

Career opportunities

On graduation you will be ready to pursue a career in a wide range of areas including publishing, marketing, the media, arts administration, fashion, international management, the civil service, accountancy or teaching. Alternatively you may choose to continue your studies by means of a postgraduate degree.

Recent graduates have launched careers in diverse roles as film, content writing, photographic editorial, journalism, sales and marketing, teaching, publishing and retail buying.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Reading Texts: Criticism for Comparative Literature

Tales of the City: Thematic Analysis

Epistemology and Metaphysics

Mind and Consciousness

Histories of Representation

Critical and Comparative Approaches

Mind and World

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-31 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2027-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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67

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Egham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies Philosophy Literature View 468 other Bachelors in Literature in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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120

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88

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67

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Levels: ABB-BBB

At least five GCSEs at grade A*-C or 9-4 including English and Mathematics.

All teaching at Royal Holloway is in English. You will therefore need to have good enough written and spoken English to cope with your studies right from the start.

Tuition Fees

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24600 GBP / year

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10050 GBP / year

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Programme Structure

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IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

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