English Literature Undergraduate Degrees

Are you ready to unlock the secrets of English Literature? Our programme offers a strong foundation of knowledge in your first year, preparing you for an exciting range of module options! At Bangor, we invite students to develop new interests as they progress, with an opportunity for independent research on any topic they choose. From exploring innovative approaches, 1000-year-old literature or reflecting upon how contemporary literature impacts on our community, there is something sure to spark curiosity here. 

Unlock the world of English Literature at Bangor University! From Gothic to Comedy and Children's Fiction - you'll explore current relevant topics such as gender & sexuality, climate change and political injustice as well as gain unique insights into economic inequality and globalisation.

Our degrees are exciting and intellectually stimulating, inviting you to think creatively and imaginatively about topical issues, whilst also helping you to build effective communication skills. Ongoing conversations between students and lecturers inside and outside of the classroom will enable you to develop confidence in your own voice and in your ability to express complex ideas clearly.   

Many of our modules within English Literature provide opportunities to choose innovative, creative assessments, which focus on preparing you for the job market and a broad range of fulfilling careers.

Alongside offering a chance for you to embrace your love for reading, our degrees equip you with transferable skills that can lead to a range of different careers. A degree in English Literature is highly respected in today’s job market as graduates are often thought to have the ability to read for detail, to read with nuance and accuracy in mind, and to build persuasive arguments based on thorough research. All of these are increasingly valuable skillsets in the modern job market, and this is exactly what we offer when you study English Literature at Bangor University.

At Bangor, you will be part of a lively and caring community with excellent pastoral support. You will be taught by world-leading subject specialists from day one, and your lecturers and tutors will get to know you and support your through your degree. Our student to staff ratios means that we can offer a more personalised approach to teaching here at Bangor University. Alongside lectures, you will benefit from small seminar groups, one-to-one project supervision, workshops, and regular drop-in sessions.  

Our English Literature community is lively with students having plenty of opportunities to engage in extracurricular activities. You will have chances to immerse yourself in reading but also go on theatre visits and field trips, to listen and talk to visiting writers, to attend research seminars, to explore Bangor’s special collections and archives, and to get involved in vibrant student societies and reading groups.

While you will have the opportunity to study the classics, from Chaucer to Austen, from Shakespeare to the Brontës, from Wordsworth to Plath, our degree emphasises that English Literature does not only mean literature from England. We offer students the opportunity to explore postcolonial, decolonial, and four nations literatures and perspectives. We have strong expertise in Welsh Writing in English and our teaching also highlights the European contexts of British literature.