English Language and Literature (Including Year Abroad) at University of Essex
English Language and Literature (Including Year Abroad) (BA (Hons), QQ32) at University of Essex: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on essex.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check essex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, no formal qualifications 15%, other qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- QQ32 · Q3 English studies + Q2 comparative literature
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
75%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 8%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%94%
Learning opportunities77%88%
Assessment and feedback79%87%
Academic support87%94%
Organisation and management68%87%
Learning resources84%92%
Student voice72%84%
20 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£24k5 years£28k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
45% working25% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Colchester, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CO4 3SQ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Colchester Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
English language at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Birmingham | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | English Language and English Literature BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 112–127 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | English Language BA (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Chester | English Language BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | English BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Birmingham City University | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Bristol, UWE | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | See entry requirements | 96–111 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | International Foundation Programme Fd cert | — | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Bedfordshire International Foundation Year (Arts) Foundation Year | — | — |
| University of Essex | English Language and Literature (Including Year Abroad) this course | — | 96–111 |
See all 183 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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