University of Cambridge

Overview

The BA in English (Honours) at the University of Cambridge is a full-time, three-year undergraduate program that delves into literature from the medieval era to contemporary works. This course aims to enhance your abilities in close reading, critical analysis, and academic writing through a combination of core and specialized studies.

What you'll study

The program is designed to cultivate both a comprehensive understanding of literary periods and the critical practices essential for literary analysis. You will engage with a diverse array of texts and themes, allowing you to tailor your studies according to your interests.

Indicative areas of study may include:

• Practical Criticism and Critical Practice
• Shakespeare
• Chaucer
• Early Medieval Literature and its Contexts
• English Literature across various periods
• Medieval English Literature: The Medieval Supernatural
• Material Renaissance
• Lyric
• Modernism and the Short Story
• The Ethical Imagination
• American Literature
• Postcolonial and Related Literatures
• History and Theory of Literary Criticism
• Literature and Visual Culture
• Contemporary Writing in English
• Early Modern Drama
• Special Period of English Literature

Assessment: For the latest information regarding assessment methods, please refer to the Faculty of English.

Entry requirements

Admission criteria vary depending on the applicant’s qualifications and country of origin. Generally, there are no specific GRE or GMAT requirements for this program.

Career prospects