English

Course details: 1 Study option
Undergraduate
Course location: 30 Campuses

Course summary

English at Cambridge gives you a solid foundation in history of English literature, from the medieval period right up to the present day.

Get an introduction to different types of writing, prose, fiction, drama and poetry, as well as the chance to specialise and develop your own interests. If you have a passion for literature and the intellectual curiosity to ask probing questions, then this course is for you.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

Clare
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Trinity
Wolfson
Peterhouse
King's
Churchill
St Catharine's
Murray Edwards
Fitzwilliam
Trinity Hall
Homerton
Corpus Christi
Selwyn
Girton
Christ's
St John's
Hughes Hall
Gonville & Caius
Robinson
Lucy Cavendish
Queens'
Emmanuel
Pembroke
Newnham
Sidney Sussex
Jesus
Magdalene
Downing
St Edmund's

Study options

BA (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

Application codes

Course code:: Q300
Institution code:: C05

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How to apply

Application codes

Course code:: Q300
Institution code:: C05

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

Course options

Entry requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

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