Description

BA English Language and Literature

This English Language and Literature programme at University of Hull is designed to deliver excellent employability skills, including helping to develop your writing and communication. In many future careers, including journalism, marketing and of course teaching, there is an ever-increasing need to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of both language and literature.

Duration

3 years

Starting Date

September

Tuition Fee

Home/EU: £9,250 per year
International: £15,400 per year

Location

Hull, United Kingdom

About the programme

Your study of English Language and Literature at Hull – the country’s “most poetic city” – will see you developing strong personal and professional skills; you will engage with the power of the word in communicating ideas about society, the environment, crime, race and gender, as well as explore literature from the medieval era to the twenty-first century.

You’ll learn the art of effective communication and analyse how language influences everything from business to political discourse and social media.

Throughout the English Language and Literature programme at University of Hull, you’ll explore prose, poetry and drama with expert teachers and critics, and engage with literature which speaks to urgent issues of the day.

At Hull, you’ll benefit from additional opportunities such as an active English Society, and a student-run annual anthology of writing – the Hull Scribbler. We also hold termly Writing Showcases, organised by students, to celebrate our students’ work.

Future prospects

School teacher
Teacher of English as a foreign language
Marketing or communications professional
Copywriter or speechwriter
Journalist
Commercial or academic research

The knowledge you will gain on literacy will give an invaluable grounding for teaching children and adults reading and writing.

You will build employability skills in problem solving, time management, and strategic thinking as well as critical, reflective and communication skills.