English Literature and History - Study Abroad (Hons) Lancaster University

Overview

Throughout this English Literature and History - Study Abroad (Hons) course from Lancaster University you will engage closely with texts and artefacts crossing continents and centuries, exploring the profound question of where literature ends and history begins. In doing so, you will learn how to understand the worlds of others, both on these shores and far beyond. In your first year, you will be given a broad grounding in both literary and historical analysis. 

This will help you make informed decisions about the particular literary themes and historical periods that really interest you and, indeed, may lead you to your final-year research project, where you work on a literary and/or historical topic or theme of your own choosing. In Literature, this could be anything from, say, Renaissance sermons to filmic representations of World War One; whilst in History, you could choose, for example, a global phenomenon like the Transatlantic Slave Trade or an episode from Lancaster’s own rich history such as the infamous execution of ten people for witchcraft in 1612.

Career opportunities:

Studying English Literature and History at Lancaster will prepare you for a range of careers in traditional fields such as publishing, education, journalism, writing, heritage and the arts, television, and the media. You could go on to work as a librarian or archivist or take further qualifications to enter the legal profession or social work. Graduates of English Literature and History go on to roles as cabinet ministers, government advisors, intelligence operatives and diplomats, and leaders in the armed forces.

Our recent graduates have gone on to become:

• Authors

• Journalists

• Publishers

• Teachers

• Computer programmers

• Game writers

• Copywriters

• Advertisers

• Lawyers

• Financiers

The course also lays a strong foundation for further specialisation. Many of our students go on to postgraduate study at Lancaster and elsewhere.