English Literature (with a Placement Year)

About this programme

Study English Literature at St Mary's London to deepen your love of stories, discover new voices, and build career-ready skills through coursework grounded in real-world application. As an English Literature student, you'll engage in these skills by reading across genres, geographies, and time periods and learning to develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity which will enable you thrive in the world beyond university. Our BA degree programme is designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of the history and development of literatures in English, covering topics and questions such as: St Mary’s shares its campus with Strawberry Hill House , the home of the Gothic imagination where Horace Walpole wrote the first Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto . Our BA in English Literature focuses on the humanities as an applied subject which is used to communicate knowledge across a range of media and contexts, and the course offers opportunities to work in collaboration with local heritage institutions. Through various partnerships we hold in the humanities, you'll have the opportunity to see real-life applications of your learning through field visits and engaging assessments and in-class activities. Together we work to enhance your capacity to analyse literary sources and communicate your ideas, while encouraging you to consider the ways in which literature connects with other forms of media and offers insight into the contemporary world. St Mary’s English Literature is a close-knit community which supports students to express their o