Flexible, inclusive access and learning

The BA in English Literature and Community Engagement (ELCE) offers students the opportunity to gain a University of Bristol undergraduate degree by studying one night per week. The course is inclusive to all age ranges and encourages applications from those aged 21 and over at the time of enrolment. Applications from those with no prior educational experience or those wanting to return to education are also encouraged. The BA in ELCE is designed to give students the flexible opportunity they need to pursue undergraduate study as a mature learner.

What you will study

On the BA in English Literature and Community Engagement, students have the opportunity to study literatures from throughout history and across the globe, as well as exploring the role of literature in society through a community-engaged project.

Through period modules, students are introduced to literature from the Medieval, Renaissance, Restoration, Romantic, Victorian, Modern and Contemporary eras, while thematic units explore subjects, such as American Literature or the Politics of Gender, and genres, like Poetry and the Short Story.

The community engagement aspect of the degree supports students to learn how literature can benefit society. The modules taught think through how the arts, and specifically literature, can make a contribution to the wider community, as well as a student’s own local community. Students also receive practical support and guidance for their community-engaged project.

Finance

The course benefits from a unique lower tuition fee and meets the criteria for funding from Student Finance England. Prospective students can apply for both a tuition fee loan and a maintenance loan.