English undergraduate courses
English Single Honours
- BA English (Q300)
An English degree from the University of Bristol gives you the opportunity to study the full breadth and range of literature in written English.
- BA English with Study Abroad (Q301)
This degree enables you to learn about the wide range of English Literature with a year spent abroad studying at one of our partner universities overseas.
- BA English Literature and Community Engagement (ELCE) (part-time)
This unique degree offers you the chance to gain an undergraduate degree and to share what you are learning in the wider community.
Find out how the BA ELCE changes lives
English Joint Honours
- BA English and Classical Studies (QQ38)
This degree combines investigation of the ancient Greco-Roman world with the study of works from all periods of English literature, many of which reflect or reanimate ancient texts and topics.
- BA English and History (QV31)
A joint honours course in English and History that aims to develop your interest in, and knowledge of, the relationship between literature and history.
- BA English and Philosophy (QV35)
This course gives you the opportunity to study the two distinct disciplines of philosophy and English literature.
- BA Film and English (6T3X)
A course that combines film with the study of English.
- BA Theatre and English (4CC8)
This course combines theatre with the study of English and provides you with the key skills to understand and make performance through exploring critical and historical frameworks alongside practical workshops.
Or combine your English degree with a modern foreign language (4 year course, includes a mandatory year abroad):
- BA English and French (QR31)
- BA English and German (QR32)
- BA English and Italian (QR33)
- BA English and Portuguese (QR35)
- BA English and Russian (QR37)
- BA English and Spanish (QR34)
Liberal Arts
The department also contributes to the following multidisciplinary courses:
- BA Liberal Arts (2ZB7)
- MLibArts Liberal Arts with Study Abroad (2T23)
Intercalated
The following one-year course is available to students studying Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science, at the University of Bristol or elsewhere:
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Life as an English student
Recent graduate, Anouska Wilkinson, discusses her own experiences of being an English student at Bristol.
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