English Literature and History with a Year Abroad, BA (Hons)

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Course Overview

English Literature and History with a Year Abroad is a diverse and challenging course which ranges from medieval to modern times.

Studying this four-year degree opens up a wide range of exciting career possibilities by helping you to develop transferable skills which employers want. 

You also have the opportunity to spend a year studying in the USA or Europe, further boosting your career prospects.

You will have the chance to explore national and global literatures including Renaissance literature, Gothic and genre fiction, 19th century and contemporary literature, creative and professional writing or medieval Europe, modern medicine or the Cold War.

Why English Literature and History with a Year Abroad at Swansea?

Based on our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula;

English Literature at Swansea is ranked:

  • Top 25 for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2025)
  • Top 101-150 in the World (QS World Rankings 2024)
  • 97% of graduates in employment &/or study, or doing other activities, such as travelling, 15 months after leaving Swansea University (HESA 2023)

You will have the opportunity to live and study in the USA or Europe for a year.

Your English Literature and History with a Year Abroad Experience

We offer varied and flexible course content so that you can tailor your degree to your interests, whether in national and global literature from Beowulf to the present day, Renaissance literature, Gothic and genre fiction, 19th century literature, contemporary fiction, gender and culture, creative and professional writing as well as modern British social history, the history of religion, health and medicine, gender and women’s history, cultural history, the history and memory of war and conflict, public history and heritage.

You can spend your third year studying in the USA or Europe.

Swansea’s English Student Society and History Student Society both organise lively social and cultural events. You will also have a Personal Tutor for any pastoral and academic support you may need.

English Literature and History with a Year Abroad Employment Opportunities

Our graduates enter careers in a wide range of sectors including:

  • Education
  • Journalism
  • Media and Public Relations
  • Public Services

Modules

Your early studies will introduce you to topics ranging from medieval Europe and modern British history to critical reading and gender in English literature. You will then choose your pathway with modules to suit your own interests, before focusing in depth on your chosen research projects.

In your third year, you have the opportunity to study in the USA or Europe.

Year Four modules include: Discovering Old English, Poetry in the Twentieth Century, The Rise of Brazil and Internationalism, War and Peace.

Welsh medium modules are available.

English Literature and History with a Year Abroad, BA (Hons)