Overview

What’s the relationship between a piece of literature and the time it was written in? How are writers affected by their circumstances? What influence do literary texts have on social, cultural and political life? Study this combination of subjects to link the social and political history of a period with its literary texts, giving you the chance to reflect on these questions and more.

Surrounded by outstanding museums and resources, you’ll expand your knowledge as you explore different histories and perspectives from Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States. At the same time, with our English and History with Year Abroad (Hons) degree at Queen Mary University of London you’ll unravel cultural history and the historical approach to literature, social justice, mixed media and more.

Year abroad

Go global and study abroad as part of your degree – apply for our English and History BA with a Year Abroad. Queen Mary has links with universities in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia (partnerships vary for each degree programme).

Careers

Our English and History graduates go on to work in a variety of roles in many different sectors, including teaching, publishing, media and communications, and arts and heritage.Recent graduates from our English and History degree have gone on to work for:

Curzon PR
Harper Collins
Historic Royal Palaces
The Independent
Penguin Random House
Shakespeare’s Globe

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Poetry

London Global

Literatures in Time Epic and Romance in the Middle Ages

Guillotines, Ghosts and Laughing Gas: Literature in the 1790s

Chaucer: Gender, Faith, Identity

Renaissance Drama

Renaissance Literary Culture

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

History Language Studies View 1246 other Bachelors in Language Studies 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

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

Grades ABB at A-Level. This must include grade A or above in A-Level English Literature, English Language and Literature or English Language.

International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 32 points overall, including 6,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects. This must include a minimum of 6 in Higher Level English A.

Minimum five GCSE passes including English at grade C or 4.
Our standard contextual offer: Grades BBC including English Literature or English Language at A-Level. Excludes General Studies, Critical Thinking.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

26950 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

9535 GBP / year

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Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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