Overview

Key facts

This joint honours programme brings English and History together in exciting and meaningful ways, letting you explore how the two subjects complement and deepen each other. Our academics specialise in the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty‑first centuries, however you will also have the chance to study earlier periods — including early modern literature and Shakespeare — as well as modules in American studies, creative writing and the visual arts. The programme is designed to feed your enthusiasm and intellectual curiosity across literary, historical, and cultural studies.
Our English and History degree gives you real freedom to shape your studies around your interests, choosing from a broad range of topics across both disciplines to build a course that inspires and challenges you. You’ll learn in a stimulating environment supported by passionate academic staff who are committed to helping you succeed. Along the way, you’ll develop valuable transferable skills — from critical thinking to communication — that will support your future career, whatever path you choose. The English and History (Hons) programme is offered at Loughborough University.

Programme Structure

Courses include

Nation and Empire: Sources of British History
Research Design
Victorian Literature
Love and Life in Stuart-Era Literature (1603-1714)
Modernisms
Literature from 1990

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

88

OR

4.5

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Loughborough, United Kingdom

Disciplines

History View 650 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

OR

88

OR

4.5

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

ABB including one of the following subjects: English (Literature, Language, or both), any Language subject, Geography, History, Classical Civilisation, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies or Sociology.
Typical IB offer
32 (6,5,5 HL) to include one of the following subjects at Higher Level: English (Literature, Language or both), any Language subject, Geography, History, Philosophy, Global Politics, Psychology, World Religions, Social and Cultural Anthropology.
Typical BTEC offer
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma DDM plus an A level grade B in a required subject.
BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus one A Level in a required subject at Grade B.
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades BB including one required subject.

Tuition Fees

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Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

10050 GBP / year

≈ 10050 GBP / year

Additional Details

International: Awaiting formal approval

Living costs

Loughborough

United Kingdom

600 - 1000 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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