The English major offers students the skills of close reading, creative writing, literary interpretation, critical analysis, historical research, and respectful debate. renowned programs in creative and critical writing help students find their own voice while they learn how literature and language have influenced the values and lived experience of societies over the centuries and across geographical boundaries

English Literature has a long and prestigious history at Newcastle University, having been taught here for over a century.

This degree provides you with an excellent education in literature, drama and film, combining a flexible approach and wide range of option choices with extensive historical coverage.

You will deepen your knowledge of literary texts and gain you a firm foundation in the critical and theoretical skills needed to analyse them.