English Literature and French, BA (Hons), with industry placement

Why choose this courseOur BA (Hons) English Literature and French course is innovative and interdisciplinary, allowing you to develop a high level of literary, linguistic and cultural competence.We’re one of the UK’s leading universities for English literature and French, with our modern languages and linguistics courses ranked in the UK 8th by the Guardian University Guide 2022 and 8th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022 for Iberian languages.What you will studyThe English literature part of this course covers a range of literary periods, authors, genres and theories. You’ll analyse classic works, as well as innovative texts and genres, such as travel writing, nineteenth-century theatre, and Beat writing.The foreign language component is taught almost exclusively in French, giving you high-level language training. You’ll spend your third year on placement in a country where French is spoken, giving you the opportunity to study English literature at one of our partner institutions across Europe and/or work in one of the many companies with which we have links.The two elements of this unique course complement one another and enhance your learning, giving you unique insights into language, literature and culture.