Overview

Literary critics are often concerned with how historical forces shape poems, plays and novels, while historians are interested in how literary texts shape cultural and political history.

Key Features

In the English and History programme from University of Bristol you will join two large departments with researchers in a great diversity of fields and will be encouraged to develop expertise and research skills relevant to both English and history.

Mandatory units encourage analysis of the links between the two disciplines while optional units, which are offered across both departments, English and History programme from University of Bristol will allow you to explore your interests in particular periods of writing and history and develop more subject-specific skills. Your final-year dissertation will ask you to bring together the skills you have developed while studying both disciplines.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Approaching the Past

Critical Issues

Literature 1550-1740

The Medieval World: Europe and the Wider World

Gender in the Modern World

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-13 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

103

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PTE Academic

78

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bristol, United Kingdom

Disciplines

History British Studies View 664 other Bachelors in History 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

103

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PTE Academic

78

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IELTS

7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A-level standard offer

AAA including History and either English Literature or combined English Literature and Language

A-level contextual offer

AAC including AA in History and either English Literature or combined English Literature and Language

BTEC

DDD in any Applied General BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma and A in either English Literature or combined English Language and Literature and A in History at A-level (or equivalent)

International Baccalaureate Diploma

36 points overall with 18 at Higher Level, including 6, 6 at Higher Level in History and either English A Literature or combined English A Literature and Language

European Baccalaureate

85% overall, with 8.5 in English and History

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Tuition Fees

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27400 GBP / year

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9535 GBP / year

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Living costs

Bristol

United Kingdom

750 - 1260 GBP / month

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Disciplines

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