Study location	United Kingdom, Twickenham
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 Years
Study language	English
Awards	BA (Hons)
Course code	Q301

Tuition fee	To be confirmed

Entry qualification

High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English IELTS: 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) CAE: 169 (with a minimum of 162 in each component)

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application.

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. stmarys.ac.uk/..sh-language-and-literature

Overview

Bringing together a wide range of modules in literature and language enriches the study of both disciplines.

Understanding how language works allows for a more nuanced analysis of literature, while understanding the social, historical and cultural contexts of literature allows a better understanding of how language reflects and produces human experiences.

The literature part of the degree focusses on works from the Renaissance period to the present day. Core teaching in Tragedy, Critical Theory and Renaissance culture encompasses Shakespeare, Romanticism and Modernism to provide a broad basis for the analysis of text and culture.

The language modules begin with an introduction to the nature of language, setting out to dispel common myths of where it comes from, how it is structured, and who controls it as it changes across time. This basis then supports more focussed study of how language is acquired by children and adults.

Career opportunities

English graduates are among the most flexible and find employment in diverse fields. The National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) points out that English graduates are attractive for a number of reasons, including the ability to ‘adapt and transfer critical methods to a variety of working environments’ and the ability to ‘acquire substantial quantities of complex information of diverse kinds in a structured and systematic way’.

The opportunity to develop such transferable skills gives you particular advantages in gaining future employment. A key benefit of studying English at St Mary’s is the opportunity to gain the CELTA qualification, an initial teacher training qualification that can enable you to find well-paid employment in English teaching (internationally or at home) immediately after graduating.

St Mary’s English graduates have found employment in many fields including:

• Media
• Publishing
• Personnel
• Research
• Management
• Retail
• Journalism
• Administration