Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy and Literature (Including Placement Year) (QV26)

This University of Essex course enables students to study topics from both literature and philosophy, and to explore issues at the cross-sections of these two exciting disciplines. Essex provides a wide-ranging and flexible curriculum, embracing different traditions of philosophical thought, and English literature of several genres and periods. Essex also focuses on the interrelations between the disciplines of philosophy and literature. Philosophy develops student's transferable skills, providing them with the ability to understand all sides of a dispute objectively and without forming a premature opinion; the ability to work in a team, taking a collaborative approach to problems; the ability to interpret dense text and to communicate effectively; analytical and problem-solving skills.

University of Essex's School of Philosophy and Art History has been ranked in the Top 20 in the UK for research excellence (2014). Staff specialize in a range of areas including modernism, comparative and world literature, Shakespeare, the Renaissance, travel writing, nature writing, translated literature, cultural geography, Irish and Scottish writing, U.S. and Caribbean literature, and the history of reading.

Many employers want graduates with critical thinking skills who can think logically and creatively about practical problems.

Essex's students are in demand from a wide range of employers in a host of occupations, including law, PR, project management, journalism and the media, teaching, librarianship, the Civil Service, banking, the police and fashion design.

Recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies.