English, BA (Hons)

This distinctive, diverse, and challenging programme offers a strong English Literature core with options in English Language throughout. English at Derby ranks 1st for teaching (National Student Survey 2025), 1st for student experience, and 3rd for teaching quality (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025).Engaging with literary, critical, and cultural theory, you will develop a nuanced approach to analysing literature, language, and culture. Explore topics like fantasy evolution, crime representation, Empire's legacy, cultural politics, existentialism, classical myth, and 19th-century realism, alongside linguistics areas such as sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and language-identity links. Global literature is studied through theories on identity, desire, politics, and reality, transforming your perspective. Expert faculty support excellent career prospects in teaching, journalism, publishing, and arts administration. Enhance experience via work projects, cultural visits, and guest lectures. No exams; assessments include essays, seminar participation/leadership, conference papers, and independent research for confident graduates.