BA (Hons) English Literature

About your course The BA (Hons) English Literature at Liverpool John Moores University is a diverse and dynamic degree, informed by the latest thinking about literature and culture. Housed in the historic, Grade II listed John Foster Building, LJMU's English Literature department offers an innovative degree programme that encourages students to become part of our vibrant academic community, to develop their own interests, and to develop high-level transferable skills that are highly sought after by a wide range of employers. Helpful read: our top 5 reasons for studying English Literature as a degree, and why LJMU is the perfect place to do it Our definition of 'literature' is broad, and we offer a range of fascinating option modules which will allow you to tailor your studies to your own interests through your degree, whilst gaining a thorough knowledge of literary history, theory, and criticism.

You will study fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, and theory, but you will also have opportunities to study less traditional texts such as (for example) film adaptations, popular music, working-class life-writing, travel writing, slave narratives and protest literature. Helpful read: the current English Literature module handbook gives details of what you will be studying on the degree. Crucially, all our modules are designed and taught by full-time lecturers who are both dedicated teachers and cutting-edge scholars, and who publish peer-reviewed books and journal articles on these topics and lead ground-breaking research projects about them.

Our Personal Tutoring scheme means that every student receives continuous support from a permanent member of staff throughout their degree, and we pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive relationship with our students. Exciting work experience and travel opportunities are an integral part of our degree programme. For example, on one of our optional second-year modules we take students on a field trip to Venice, with flights and accommodation paid for by LJMU.

If you choose our English Work Experience option module, you will have opportunities to gain valuable work-based experience and skills in (for example) teaching, charities, or the media and creative industries; we work with local cultural partners such as the Tate, the Everyman and Playhouse theatres, and FACT, as well as local businesses and schools. LJMU's

Study abroad

Programme gives you the option of spending a semester or a whole year studying internationally for credit towards your degree. If you choose not to travel, however, the wide range of literature you will study in English and in translation will still broaden the horizons of your world. We consistently receive excellent student satisfaction scores in the National Student Survey.

In 2024 we achieved 95% satisfaction for teaching, 100% for academic support, 100% for organization and management, and 93% for learning resources; in 2023 we achieved 100% for teaching, 96% for academic suppo