About English Language and Literature, BA (Hons) - at Newcastle University

Course Overview

This degree combines elements from our English Language and English Literature degrees in roughly equal proportions, allowing you to immerse yourself in both subjects.

At a Glance

UCAS Code
Q300

UCAS Institution Name and Code
NEWC, N21

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Degree Awarded
BA Honours

Course Duration
3 Years

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Entry Requirements
A Level: AAA-AAB
IB: 35-36 points

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Opportunities
Study abroad

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You will enjoy wide-ranging literature options including pre-twentieth-century literature up to the present day. For example, Renaissance literature, the Romantics, American modernism, and postwar culture.

In linguistics you learn about the history of English and the social contexts in which it is used, as well as scientific methodologies for studying it.

You study at least one third of your topics in each discipline at each Stage. This gives you the freedom to choose the remaining third from a wide selection of language or literature modules, or topics outside the School.

Highlights of this degree

Quality and ranking

Quality and ranking

The quality of the English study experience at Newcastle is recognised with a top 20 UK ranking in The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017.

We also achieved a very impressive 90% overall student satisfaction score in the National Student Survey 2016.

English Language and Literature at Newcastle ranks 3rd overall in the UK for research (Research Excellence Framework 2014), and in the top 150 universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016.

Cultural industries placement

Cultural industries placement

In Stage 3, you have the chance to gain valuable work-related experience by undertaking a work placement in one of the cultural industries. This is an exciting opportunity to relate the knowledge and skills you have acquired to the work environment, as well as enhancing your CV.

Your placement will be an integrated part of your degree which will last for one day per week for about 10 weeks (60 hours). It will be assessed through the submission of a Project Work Diary and a Final Report which together form the Placement Portfolio.

Places are limited and entry to the module may be on a competitive basis.

Field trips and events

Field trips and events

Studying at Newcastle means much more than your time spent in the classroom or the library. The School organises regular field trips to cultural venues in the region such as:

• theatres
• The Wordsworth Trust (Dove Cottage)
• Lindisfarne
• Bede's World
• Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books
• local museums including Beamish and the Great North Museum

We are home to the Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts (NCLA). This brings internationally renowned writers to Newcastle, through a year-long festival of readings, discussion and debate.

The cross-faculty Centre for Research in Linguistics and Language Sciences also organises a rich programme of extracurricular events.

Study abroad

Study abroad

You will have the opportunity to study abroad for one semester in your second year, through the Erasmus programme. The work that you do and the grades you achieve are counted towards your final degree.

The School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics has Erasmus links with the following universities:

• Leiden in the Netherlands
• Peter Pazmany in Hungary
• Gdansk in Poland
• Ghent in Belgium

We also have study abroad links with two universities in Canada

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Entry requirements for this course

Contact Newcastle University to find course entry requirements.

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