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Bishop Grosseteste University

UCAS Code: X164 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff

96

You will normally need 96 UCAS tariff points (from a maximum of four advanced level qualifications). We accept all qualifications listed on the UCAS tariff, including T levels.

About this course

Course option

3years

Full-time | 2026

Subjects

English literature

Teaching english as a foreign language

The BA (Hons) in English Literature and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) is the perfect programme if you are fascinated by language and literature and wish to work in the numerous fields that these subjects can inspire. From education, to marketing, advertising, creative industries and media, charities and social enterprises, publishing, librarianship, and more.

Discover first-hand why we have such a strong reputation for student satisfaction and teaching excellence, and prepare for a plethora of future professional opportunities in the UK and abroad. You will study a vibrant, wide-ranging, and innovative curriculum that will facilitate a deepening knowledge and engagement with literatures in English, English language, and language teaching pedagogy.

You will be supported to study a vibrant, wide-ranging, and innovative curriculum that will facilitate a deepening knowledge and engagement with literatures in English, English language, and language teaching pedagogy. At the same time, you will be developing academic and vocational skills for a career in fields that require high levels of language awareness, excellent written and spoken communication skills, creativity, and analytical and critical skills.

You will study writers from Shakespeare to Bernadine Evaristo and Ali Smith and direct your literary passions through our diverse modules and forms of assessment from creative writing to detective and Gothic fiction, children’s, world, and American literature, from film studies to musical lyrics, Romanticism to Victorian and contemporary literatures in English.

In your studies with an English Language Teaching focus, you will explore language in use, language teaching methods, and key theories of learning and language learning. You will also apply this knowledge by honing your language teaching skills with advice and support from experienced practitioners to prepare you for teaching or non-teaching roles in schools or language schools in England or international contexts.

Discover first-hand why we have such a strong reputation for student satisfaction and teaching excellence, and prepare for a plethora of future professional opportunities in the UK and abroad.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

England
£9,535
per year
EU
£13,600
per year
International
£13,600
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,535
per year
Scotland
£9,535
per year
Wales
£9,535
per year

The Uni

Course location:

Bishop Grosseteste University

Department:

School of Humanities

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What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if the overall teaching satisfaction score here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

87%
Teaching english as a foreign language

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Literature in english

Teaching and learning

100%
Staff make the subject interesting
100%
Staff are good at explaining things
91%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
91%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

91%
Library resources
82%
IT resources
73%
Course specific equipment and facilities
82%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

100%
UK students
0%
International students
24%
Male students
76%
Female students
21%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
D
C

Teacher training

Teaching and learning

83%
Staff make the subject interesting
87%
Staff are good at explaining things
83%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
84%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

82%
Library resources
90%
IT resources
87%
Course specific equipment and facilities
69%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

100%
UK students
0%
International students
14%
Male students
86%
Female students
74%
2:1 or above
11%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

D
C
B

After graduation

The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Literature in english

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

65%
low
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

15%
Childcare and related personal services
9%
Teaching and educational professionals
9%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers

Teacher training

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£28,000
high
Average annual salary
95%
high
Employed or in further education
75%
med
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

71%
Teaching and educational professionals
14%
Childcare and related personal services
3%
Welfare and housing associate professionals

The stats above mainly cover teaching degrees for training and qualifying in primary school education. These tend to be three or four-year courses — check with course tutors about how long you will need to study to get your Qualified Teacher Status. Most graduates go into teaching roles — usually primary school teaching, so these courses have good employment rates and starting salaries. We have a shortage of teachers of all kinds, which is deepening, and whilst many of the most severe are at secondary level, the prospects for this degree are not likely to take a downturn any time soon.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Literature in english

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£23k

£23k

£22k

£22k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

Teacher training

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£22k

£22k

£26k

£26k

£27k

£27k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF):

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This information comes from the National Student Survey, an annual student survey of final-year students. You can use this to see how satisfied students studying this subject area at this university, are (not the individual course).

This is the percentage of final-year students at this university who were "definitely" or "mostly" satisfied with their course. We've analysed this figure against other universities so you can see whether this is high, medium or low.

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This information is from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), for undergraduate students only.

You can use this to get an idea of who you might share a lecture with and how they progressed in this subject, here. It's also worth comparing typical A-level subjects and grades students achieved with the current course entry requirements; similarities or differences here could indicate how flexible (or not) a university might be.

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Post-six month graduation stats:

This is from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey, based on responses from graduates who studied the same subject area here.

It offers a snapshot of what grads went on to do six months later, what they were earning on average, and whether they felt their degree helped them obtain a 'graduate role'. We calculate a mean rating to indicate if this is high, medium or low compared to other universities.

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Graduate field commentary:

The Higher Education Careers Services Unit have provided some further context for all graduates in this subject area, including details that numbers alone might not show

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The Longitudinal Educational Outcomes dataset combines HRMC earnings data with student records from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

While there are lots of factors at play when it comes to your future earnings, use this as a rough timeline of what graduates in this subject area were earning on average one, three and five years later. Can you see a steady increase in salary, or did grads need some experience under their belt before seeing a nice bump up in their pay packet?

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