Single honours courses

The highest academic standards, flexible courses focusing on the subject areas you're passionate about, and the freedom to use your imagination. Explore our undergraduate courses in the School of English at Sheffield.

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Undergraduate

English Literature BA

2025-26
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code Q306
3 years
/ Full-time

Explore the full range of literary arts from Old English to the 21st century. You’ll have the opportunity to study modules that encompass film, theatre and creative writing, as well as poetry and prose, and to engage with diverse texts from all over the world, both in English and in translation.
Undergraduate

English Language and Linguistics BA

2025-26
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code Q3Q1
3 years
/ Full-time

The single honours English Language and Linguistics degree gives you a solid foundation in the study of language and linguistics, and trains you in how to apply key concepts and techniques to the many real-life contexts in which language is used.
Undergraduate

English Language and Literature BA

2025-26
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code Q304
3 years
/ Full-time

This unique single honours course focuses specifically on the intersection of language and literature. As well as having access to a range of literature and linguistics modules, you will study dedicated modules that explicitly explore the relationship between literature and language.

2024 entry

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International Merit Scholarships

We offer a generous package of financial support for international students including 75 undergraduate scholarships worth £10,000 towards the annual tuition fee and 125 postgraduate taught scholarships worth £5,000 towards the tuition fee. Applications are now open for existing offer holders.

Scholarships for international students