English Literature at University of Reading
University of Reading lists English Literature as a BA in United Kingdom. The programme sits within arts & humanities, and the source record does not state the language of instruction.
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English Literature at University of Reading: key facts
About English Literature at University of Reading
Explore a range of writers from across the globe and every period of history, from the middle ages right up to the present, with our BA English Literature course. Our English Literature degree will enable you to examine in greater detail authors and genres that you may already know (from tragedy to Gothic, from Shakespeare and Dickens to Plath and Beckett).
From the course page at reading.ac.uk, read 19 Aug 2026
University of Reading lists English Literature as a BA in United Kingdom. The programme sits within arts & humanities, and the source record does not state the language of instruction.
The published duration is 3 years. The recorded study mode is full-time.
No audience-qualified tuition amount has passed the publication checks yet. The application deadline is set per intake on the university's own page; Anyroll does not roll an old date into a new cycle.
English Literature programme structure
Modern American Culture and Counterculture Discover American countercultures in work, from 1950s Beat poetry to fiction responding to the Black Lives Matter movement. You'll study the perspectives of African-American, Native American and white American creatives in a variety of genres: poetry, short stories, YA fiction, science fiction, drama, songs, films, war reportage and the graphic novel.
Verified from the official reading.ac.uk source, read 19 Aug 2026.
Career outcomes after English Literature
Explore a range of writers from across the globe and every period of history, from the middle ages right up to the present, with our BA English Literature course. Our English Literature degree will enable you to examine in greater detail authors and genres that you may already know (from tragedy to Gothic, from Shakespeare and Dickens to Plath and Beckett). But it will also introduce you to aspects of literary studies that may be less familiar to you, from children's literature to publishing studies and the history of the book. Our academics have published research on everything from medieval poetry to contemporary American fiction, and they will help you to develop your own literary enthusiasms. 100% of our research is of international standing (REF 2021, combining 4*, 3* and 2* submissions - English Language and Literature). The University of Reading is ranked joint 100th in the world for English Language and Literature in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.
Verified from the official reading.ac.uk source, read 19 Aug 2026.
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