Undergraduate English Literature
English Literature at Newcastle is grounded in the research expertise of our staff, the quality of our degrees, and the excellence of our students.
Studying English Literature
In this friendly and dynamic community, staff and students work together on degrees with a flexible approach. Our undergraduate English Literature degrees include a wide range of options and extensive historical coverage. There are opportunities to:
- practise creative writing and theatre
- make films
- join a work placement
Our aim is to deepen your knowledge of literary texts and give you a firm foundation in the critical and theoretical skills needed to analyse them.
We offer single honours degrees in:
We offer joint honours degrees in:
Research in English Literature
In our teaching and research, we address a range of historical moments and geographies, from Medieval to contemporary literature, postcolonial and Black Atlantic literatures. To discover the full range of research specialisms, head over to our Literature research page.
