Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - English Language and Literature (Q30A)

English Language and Literature allows students to combine an interest in the ways in which language is used in everyday situations, with an enthusiasm for the in-depth study of literary texts.

The BA programme introduces students to a broad range of types and periods of literature, with a huge variety of different areas to pursue, from medieval literature to twenty-first-century digital literary culture. These include unparalleled resources for the study of Shakespeare, through the University of Birmingham's world-leading Shakespeare Institute.

On the Language side, students will have the opportunity to study the ways in which the English language has developed over time, variation in language use, ways in which language is acquired by both native and non-native speakers and the study of language use in different social contexts.