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Major

English Literature

Bachelors of Arts / Social Science
Overview Study details

Develop your enjoyment of reading and refine your analytical skills by examining some of the world's major English-language novels and works.

Discover the different ways that people from different times have lived, thought, argued, felt and imagined.

Career paths lead to opportunities in education, government and arts administration, arts policy, communications, festivals and marketing.

Highlights

1 in Queensland for English language and literature

QS World University Rankings 2023

80 in the world for English language and literature

QS World University Rankings 2023

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Career possibilities

Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:

  • English teacher
  • English as an additional language teacher
  • Arts administrator
  • Festival coordinator
  • Book editor
  • Literacy and numeracy coach
  • Content writer
Jacinta Maxwell

What I love most about this program is the variety of choices that it provides you, delivering relevant and interesting content. I feel very engaged within this course and I’ve especially loved performing in drama.

Jacinta Maxwell
Current student, Bachelor of Arts (Drama and English Literature)
Jacinta Maxwell

What I love most about this program is the variety of choices that it provides you, delivering relevant and interesting content. I feel very engaged within this course and I’ve especially loved performing in drama.

Jacinta Maxwell
Current student, Bachelor of Arts (Drama and English Literature)

This Major is available as:

  • Major
  • Extended Major

How you'll learn

Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.

  • Lectures
  • Tutorials
  • Online study
  • Overseas study

What you'll study

At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:

  • Literary Classics: Texts and Traditions
  • Contemporary Literature: Reading & Writing
  • Thinking about Literature: Criticism and Theory
  • Gothic Fiction

See courses and program structure

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