English and History

Enhance your knowledge of history and literature in English by studying them together on this English and History degree. You could study the novels of Jane Austen alongside the history of the naval wars at the time she wrote. Or, you could study African literature to gain a different perspective on the history of the modern city.

History at Southampton covers the ancient world to the present day. Our English modules explore writing from around the world and its connection to politics, the arts, identity and more.

With our advice you can shape your degree to suit your own development. For example, you can:

• learn to write screenplays
• study Victorian sensation fiction
• take several modules on the history and literature of oceans

Your studies will include critical analysis, presentations and group work. These will help you develop your conceptual thinking, communication and research skills.

As part of this course you can:

• join one of 40 student-led performing arts groups
• take part in writing workshops at Nuffield Southampton Theatres
• access a unique collection of rare books at the Chawton House Library
• learn a modern language at any level
• explore experimental writing with our Entropics events
• get one-to-one tutorials on writing from our Royal Literary Fund Fellows

You can deepen your links to our History community by:

• joining the dynamic, student-run History Society
• use one of the largest Jewish document centres in Europe, the Parkes Archive

You can also spend a semester or a summer at one of our global partner universities.