English and History (BA)

Please contact our enquiries team if you're not sure that you have the right experience or qualifications to get onto this course.

Email: enquiries@southampton.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)23 8059 5000

This course is exciting and varied. In English, you’ll think about what texts do in the world while studying a wide range of writing, from the medieval period to now. You’ll choose from a selection of creative writing modules.

In your historical studies, you can study people and places from Ancient Egypt to Modern Russia from diverse perspectives.

Each study year contains compulsory and optional modules. In year 1, you’ll gain a firm grasp of key forms and debates in English and History. You’ll have more opportunities to specialise in years 2 and 3.

You’ll also be able to broaden your degree by:

• choosing modules in different subject areas in years 2 and 3 
• taking selected modules outside English and History
• studying abroad for a year or semester
• spending a year in employment

Want more detail? See all the modules in the course.

The learning activities for this course include the following:

• lectures
• classes and tutorials
• coursework
• individual and group projects
• independent learning (studying on your own)

Course time

How you'll spend your course time:

Course leader

Alice Hunt is the course leader.

Studying this English and History course at Southampton gives you a strong foundation in:

• research
• presentation skills
• project management
• critical thinking
• writing

You’ll learn how to tell a story. This is a crucial skill whether you want to write a press release or funding application, or edit a book or podcast.

Our graduates have gone on to careers involving history and English including:

• advertising account executive
• academic
• festival co-ordinator
• journalist
• marketing manager
• museum curator
• political researcher
• PR officer
• retail manager
• teacher
• translator

We offer a series of lectures and seminars given by experts, employers and alumni, which take you through career planning. These are designed for humanities students and cover:

• career opportunities for graduates, including digital jobs
• entrepreneurial and start-up options
• skills self-assessment to help you discover hidden talents
• CV and application writing

Your personal academic tutor can write a reference based on knowledge of you as a student over the 3 years.

We are a top 20 UK university for employability (QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022). Our Careers, Employability and Student Enterprise team will support you. This support includes:

• work experience schemes
• CV and interview skills and workshops
• networking events
• careers fairs attended by top employers
• a wealth of volunteering opportunities
• study abroad and summer school opportunities

We have a vibrant entrepreneurship culture and our dedicated start-up supporter, Futureworlds, is open to every student.

You can take work placements through our Excel internship scheme or Year in Employment scheme. Placements could take place in art galleries, publishing houses, schools or performing arts organisations. We can help you get placements and employment with local, national and international employers.

What your fees pay for

Your tuition fees pay for the full cost of tuition and standard exams.

Find out how to:

• pay your tuition fees
• calculate your student finances

Accommodation and living costs, such as travel and food, are not included in your tuition fees. There may also be extra costs for retake and professional exams.

Explore:

• accommodation costs
• living costs
• budgeting advice
• fees, charges, and expenses regulations 

If you're a UK or EU student and your household income is under £25,000 a year, you may be able to get a University of Southampton bursary to help with your living costs. Find out about bursaries and other funding we offer at Southampton.

If you're a care leaver or estranged from your parents, you may be able to get a specific bursary.

Get in touch for advice about student money matters.

You may be able to get a scholarship or grant to help fund your studies.

We award scholarships and grants for travel, academic excellence, or to students from under-represented backgrounds.

The Student Hub offers support and advice on money to students. You may be able to access our Student Support fund and other sources of financial support during your course.

Funding for EU and international students

Find out about funding you could get as an international student.

When you apply use:

• UCAS course code: QV31
• UCAS institution code: S27

Apply for this course

We will assess your application on the strength of your:

• predicted grades
• academic achievements
• personal statement
• academic reference

We'll aim to process your application within 2 to 6 weeks, but this will depend on when it is submitted. Applications submitted in January, particularly near to the UCAS equal consideration deadline, might take substantially longer to be processed due to the high volume received at that time.

We treat and select everyone in line with our Equality and Diversity Statement.

Please contact our enquiries team if you're not sure that you have the right experience or qualifications to get onto this course.

Email: enquiries@southampton.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)23 8059 5000