Discover the power to transform yourself and society by studying English Literature at University of Gloucestershire, where the exceptional level of support helps you achieve everything you’re capable of. With no exams, small classes, a personal tutor and a warm and friendly teaching approach, you’ll have every chance to shine academically and have a fantastic experience at the same time. Our English & Creative Writing courses are ranked in the top 20 in the UK overall by the Guardian University Guide 2023, and our English courses are ranked 11th in the UK for student satisfaction by the Complete University Guide 2023. The classes are fascinating – you’ll gain deep insight into yourself, your culture and the society you live in, while exploring some of the greatest works ever written in the English language. Your journey will take you into the distant past, exploring some of the myths and legends that lie deep in our consciousness, and then through the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries with works that shape the world around us. In twenty-first century literature, you will discover transgressive texts that rock the foundations of society and allow new ways of thinking and being to emerge. The journey extends beyond these shores as you study travel writing, contemporary American Literature or Irish writing. To develop your understanding, you will learn powerful techniques for analysing language, from features of historical English to the rhetorical devices that give literature its power to inspire and persuade.