Key information
- Duration:
- 3 years full time
- Typical A-level offer:
- AAB-ABB
- UCAS code:
- QP3H
- Start date:
- September 2019

- 5th in the UK for course satisfaction in English and creative writing (The Guardian University Guide 2019)
- 9th in the UK for research quality in English (The Complete University Guide 2019)
- 97% of students from the School of English were in work or further study six months after graduating (Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey 2017)
We offer a bold, forward-thinking curriculum that allows you to study a thousand years of literature in new and progressive ways. That's what makes us one of the UK's most respected and exciting departments for the study of English, offering a distinctive approach to a radical breadth of literary texts.
We encourage you to experiment with writing and understand its ability to transform the world we live in. You'll also develop the critical skills to understand how cinema entertains, informs and influences its audiences, and make the most of our exclusive resource centre’s collection of over 5,000 DVDs and Blu-Rays.
I’ve tackled a whole host of topics, studying texts I may not have otherwise had the opportunity to explore.”Elizabeth Naven
English and Film Studies BA
Entry requirements
A-level
Typical offer | AAB-ABB |
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Subjects | A-levels must include English Literature or the combined A-level in English Language and Literature, normally at grade A. |
GCSEs | You should have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects. |
Extended Project Qualification | We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer. We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ. If you wish to discuss this further please contact us |
Other UK qualifications
Access to HE Diploma
Typical offer | Pass with 45 level 3 credits at Merit or above of which 24 - 30 credits must be at Distinction. |
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Subjects | Access to HE Diploma must contain substantial Level 3 credits in Literature. Alternatively, applicants will need A-levels in English Literature or the combined A-level in English Language and Literature, normally at grade A in addition to the Access Diploma. |
Cambridge Pre-U Principle Subjects (including A-level mixes)
Typical offer | D3, M1 and M2 in the Pre-U If you have one A-level and two Cambridge Pre-U Principle Subjects, we would expect you to have a grade A in the A-level and D3 and M2 in the two Pre-Us. If you have two A-levels and Cambridge Pre-U Principle Subjects, we would normally expect you to have grades AB in the two A-levels and D3 in the Pre-U. |
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Subjects | You must either have A-level English Literature or the combined A-level in English Language and Literature or English as one of the Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects. |
GCSEs | You should also have a range of GCSEs at grade 9 to 4 (A* to C), including good grades in relevant subjects. |
International Baccalaureate
Typical offer | 32-34 points overall from the full IB Diploma. |
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Subjects | Higher Level subjects must include English, with a final grade of 6. |
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma and one A-level
Typical offer | Grade A in A-level, plus DM in Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma. |
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Subjects | A-levels must include English Literature or the combined A-level in English Language and Literature, normally at grade A. |
GCSEs | You should also have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects. |
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate and two A-levels
Typical offer | Grades AB in A-levels plus Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate. |
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Subjects | A-levels must include English Literature or the combined A-level in English Language and Literature, normally at grade A. |
GCSEs | You should also have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects. |
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma)
Typical offer | DDD |
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Subjects | In addition to the BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma, you will also need A-level English Literature or the combined A-level in English Language and Literature normally at grade A. |
GCSEs | You should have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects. |
Scottish Highers
Typical offer | AAABB-AABBB |
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Subjects | Highers must include English at grade A. You would normally be expected to have an Advanced Higher in English (at grade A). |
Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced
Typical offer | Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate and two A-level grades AAB – ABB |
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Subjects | A-levels in either English Literature or the combined A-level in English Language and Literature, normally at grade A. |
GCSEs | You should have a broad range of GCSEs A*-C (9-4), including good grades in relevant subjects. |
International Baccalaureate
Typical offer | 32-34 points overall from the full IB Diploma. |
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Subjects | Higher Level subjects must include English, with a final grade of 6. |
European Baccalaureate
Typical offer | Overall result of at least 77% to 80%. |
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Additional requirements | Successful applicants will need to achieve a final mark of at least 8/10 in English. |
Other international qualifications
Australia
Typical offer | Relevant state (Year 12) High School Certificate, and between 92% to 88% in the ATAR or UAI/TER/ENTER, or a Queensland OP of 3 to 4 or better.
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Additional requirements | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Austria
Typical offer | Reifeprüfung or Matura with an overall result of between 1.8 to 2.0 or better for first-year entry. |
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Additional requirements | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Belgium
Typical offer | Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (CESS) or Diploma van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs with a good overall average. |
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Subject-specific knowledge | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Bulgaria
Typical offer | Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie with excellent final-year scores (normally 5.5 overall with 6 in key subjects). |
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Subject-specific knowledge | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Canada
Typical offer | Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) 75% from 6 grade 12 U, U/C or M courses. British Columbia Certificate of Graduation AAABB-AABBB from 5 grade 12 courses. We also recognise the High School Diploma from other provinces -including Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick- where we look for strong performance in grade 12 subjects, and the Diplome d'Etudes Collegiales (DEC) from Quebec. |
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Additional requirements | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
China
Typical offer | We usually do not accept Senior High School Graduation for direct entry to our undergraduate courses. However, we may consider you if you have studied one year or more of Higher Education in China at a recognised degree awarding institution, or if you are following a recognised International Foundation Year. If you have the Senior High School Graduation, you may be eligible to apply for our International Foundation Year. If you successfully complete an International Foundation Year, you can progress on to a relevant undergraduate course at Sussex. Check which qualifications the International Study Centre accepts for the International Foundation Year. |
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Subject-specific knowledge | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Croatia
Typical offer | Maturatna Svjedodžba with an overall score of between 4.5 and 4.2 |
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Additional requirements | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Cyprus
Typical offer | Apolytirion of Lykeion with an overall average of between 19 /20 and 18.5 /20 will be considered for first-year entry. |
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Additional requirements | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Czech Republic
Typical offer | Maturita with a good overall average. |
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Subject-specific knowledge | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Denmark
Typical offer | Højere Forberedelseseksamen (HF) or Studentereksamen with an overall average of at least 7 on the new grading scale. |
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Additional requirements | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Finland
Typical offer | Pass Ylioppilastutkinto with overall final result of at least EEEM, including English with grade M. |
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Additional requirements | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
France
Typical offer | French Baccalauréat with overall final result of at least 13/20 to 14/20. |
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Additional requirements | In the French Baccalauréat you will need at least 14/20 in English. |
Germany
Typical offer | German Abitur with an overall result of 1.8 to 2.0 or better. |
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Additional requirements | You will need a final result in your German Abitur of at least 14/15 in English. |
Greece
Typical offer | Apolytirion with an overall average of at least 18.5 will be considered for first-year entry. |
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Additional requirements | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Hong Kong
Typical offer | Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) with grades of 5, 5, 4 to 5, 4, 4 from three subjects including two electives |
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Additional requirements | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Hungary
Typical offer | Erettsegi/Matura with a good average of at least 55544. |
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Additional requirements | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
India
Typical offer | Standard XII results
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Additional requirements | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. (80%) |
Iran
Typical offer | High School Diploma and Pre-University Certificate. |
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Subject-specific knowledge | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Ireland
Typical offer | Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher Level) at H1,H2,H2,H3,H3 to H1,H2,H2,H3,H3. |
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Additional requirements | Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level subjects must include English at grade H1. |
Israel
Typical offer | Bagrut, with at least 8/10 in at least six subjects, including one five-unit subject. |
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Subject-specific knowledge | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Italy
Typical offer | Italian Diploma Di Maturità or Diploma Pass Di Esame Di Stato with a final Diploma mark of between 81/100 and 85/100. |
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Additional requirements | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Japan
Typical offer | Upper Secondary Leaving Certificate is suitable for entry to our Foundation Years. Find out more about Foundation Years. |
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Subject-specific knowledge | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Latvia
Typical offer | Atestats par Visparejo videjo Izglitibu with very good grades in state exams. |
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Subject-specific knowledge | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Lithuania
Typical offer | Brandos Atestatas including scores of 80-90% in at least three state examinations (other than English). |
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Subject-specific knowledge | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Luxembourg
Typical offer | Diplôme de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires. |
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Subject-specific knowledge | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Malaysia
Typical offer | Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) with grades of AAB-ABB, Matriculation with a least a grade of 3.5 or UEC with an overall average grade B3 (75%). |
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Additional requirements | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Netherlands
Typical offer | Voorereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO), normally with an average of at least 7. |
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Subject-specific knowledge | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Nigeria
Typical offer | You are expected to have one of the following:
You must also have a score of C6 or above in WAEC/SSC English. |
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Subject-specific knowledge | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Norway
Typical offer | Norwegian Vitnemal Fra Den Videregaende Opplaering - Pass with an overall average of between 4 to 4.5 |
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Additional requirements | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Pakistan
Typical offer | You can apply for direct entry to Year 1 if you are completing at least two years of Bachelor degree studies. You'll normally need to complete a Foundation year after taking Intermediate Certificate or the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC). You might choose one of our International Foundation Years at the International Study Centre on campus.
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Additional requirements | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Poland
Typical offer | Pass Matura with least 3 Extended level subjects including Literature in the 75th percentile.
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Portugal
Typical offer | Diploma de Ensino Secundario normally with an overall mark of between 17/20 and 18/20. |
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Additional requirements | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Romania
Typical offer | Diploma de Bacalaureat with an overall average of 8.5 including a score of 8 in a Literature subject. |
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Additional requirements | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Singapore
Typical offer | A-levels, as well as certain certificates and diplomas. |
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Subject-specific knowledge | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Slovakia
Typical offer | Maturitna Skuska or Maturita with honours, normally including scores of 1 in at least three subjects. |
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Subject-specific knowledge | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Slovenia
Typical offer | Secondary School Leaving Diploma or Matura with at least 25 points overall. |
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Additional requirements | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
South Africa
Typical offer | National Senior Certificate with very good grades. |
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Subject-specific knowledge | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Spain
Typical offer | Spanish Título de Bachillerato (LOGSE) with an overall average result of at least 8.0. |
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Additional requirements | You will need at least 8/10 in English. |
Sri Lanka
Typical offer | Sri Lankan A-levels. |
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Subject-specific knowledge | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Sweden
Typical offer | Fullstandigt Slutbetyg/Högskoleförberedande Examen with a total of 2,500 credits to include B grades in the majority of subjects and to include grade A in Literature studies.
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Additional requirements | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Switzerland
Typical offer | Federal Maturity Certificate. |
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Subject-specific knowledge | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
Please note | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Turkey
Typical offer | We'll consider students who have taken the Lise Diplomasi or Lise Bitirme, with a score of at least 4/5 or 80/100 in their final year, on a case by case basis for direct entry to year 1. Where direct entry is unsuitable, we'll automatically consider you for one of our Foundation Years. Or you might want to apply to one of our International Foundation Years at the international Study Centre on Campus. Visit isc.sussex.ac.uk/our-courses/international-foundation-year or www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/foundation-years |
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USA
Typical offer | We look at your full profile taking into account everything you are studying, including the high school graduation diploma, Grade 12 GPA, SAT tests and subject tests and/or ACT grades We are particularly interested in AP tests and would ideally like to see 3 good AP scores Advanced Placement Tests with scores of between 5,5,4 to 5,4,4 in three subjects. If you have taken the SAT reasoning tests we'd normally expect a combined score of at least 1300 and will look for around 600 in relevant subject tests. If you've taken the ACT we'd expect to see a composite score of at least 26.
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Additional requirements | You will need to demonstrate high levels of ability in literature. |
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If your qualifications aren’t listed or you have a question about entry requirements, contact us
English language requirements
IELTS (Academic)
6.5 overall, including at least 6.0 in each component
IELTS scores are valid for two years from the test date. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test.
If you are applying for degree-level study we can consider your IELTS test from any test centre, but if you require a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for an English language or pre-sessional English course (not combined with a degree) the test must be taken at a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)-approved IELTS test centre.
Other English language requirements
Proficiency tests
Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English (CAE)
For tests taken before January 2015: Grade B or above
For tests taken after January 2015: 176 overall, including at least 169 in each skill
We would normally expect the CAE test to have been taken within two years before the start of your course.
You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Find out more about Cambridge English: Advanced.
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)
For tests taken before January 2015: grade C or above
For tests taken after January 2015: 176 overall, including at least 169 in each skill
We would normally expect the CPE test to have been taken within two years before the start of your course.
You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Find out more about Cambridge English: Proficiency.
Pearson (PTE Academic)
62 overall, including at least 56 in all four skills.
PTE (Academic) scores are valid for two years from the test date. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Find out more about Pearson (PTE Academic).
TOEFL (iBT)
88 overall, including at least 20 in Listening, 19 in Reading, 21 in Speaking, 23 in Writing.
TOEFL (iBT) scores are valid for two years from the test date. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Find out more about TOEFL (iBT).
The TOEFL Institution Code for the University of Sussex is 9166.
English language qualifications
AS/A-level (GCE)
Grade C or above in English Language.
Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE)/ AS or A Level: grade C or above in Use of English
GCE O-level
Grade C or above in English.
Brunei/Cambridge GCE O-level in English: grades 1-6.
Singapore/Cambridge GCE O-level in English: grades 1-6.
GCSE or IGCSE
Grade C or above in English as a First Language (grade 4 or above in GCSE from 2017).
Grade B or above in English as a Second Language
German Abitur
A score of 12 or above in English.
Ghana Senior Secondary School Certificate
If awarded before 1993: grades 1-6 in English language.
If awarded between 1993 and 2005: grades A-D in English language.
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)
Level 4, including at least 3 in each component in English Language.
Indian School Certificate (Standard XII)
The Indian School Certificate is accepted at the grades below when awarded by the following examination boards:
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) – English Core only: 70%
Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) - English: 70%
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB)
English A or English B at grade 5 or above.
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
Grades A – C in English
Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM) 119/GCE O-level
If taken before the end of 2008: grades 1-5 in English Language.
If taken from 2009 onwards: grade C or above in English Language.
The qualification must be jointly awarded by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES).
West African Senior School Certificate
Grades 1-6 in English language when awarded by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) or the National Examinations Council (NECO).
Country exceptions
Select to see the list of exempt English-speaking countries
If you are a national of one of the countries below, or if you have recently completed a qualification equivalent to a UK Bachelors degree or higher in one of these countries, you will normally meet our English requirements. Note that qualifications obtained by distance learning or awarded by studying outside these countries cannot be accepted for English language purposes.
You will normally be expected to have completed the qualification within two years before starting your course at Sussex. If the qualification was obtained earlier than this we would expect you to be able to demonstrate that you have maintained a good level of English, for example by living in an English-speaking country or working in an occupation that required you to use English regularly and to a high level.
Please note that this list is determined by the UK’s Home Office, not by the University of Sussex.
List of exempt countries
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada**
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- New Zealand
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom
- USA
** Canada: you must be a national of Canada; other nationals not on this list who have a degree from a Canadian institution will not normally be exempt from needing to provide evidence of English.
Admissions information for applicants
Transfers into Year 2 | No |
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If your qualifications aren’t listed or you have a question about entry requirements, contact us
Don’t meet our entry requirements?
If you don't meet our entry requirements, we recommend our in-house Foundation Year course to prepare you for Year 1 of your chosen degree:
Modules
Find out about our types of undergraduate degrees, their structure, modules and credits
Core modules
Autumn teaching
Spring teaching
Options
Autumn teaching
- Adaptation: Filming Fiction B
- Box Set TV: Contemporary Serial Television
- Debates in Screen Documentary B
- Film Musicals
- Film Theory
- Film Theory B
- For Love: Taste, Evaluation, and Aesthetics in Criticism and Culture
- Humans and Animals
- Inner Worlds: Literature, 800-1750
- Lyric Poetry
- Other Worlds: Literature, 800-1750
- Reading Post-Colonial Texts
- Romanticism
- Science and Literature
- The Art of Short Fiction
Spring teaching
- American Cinema: Historical Approaches B
- British Cinema B
- Chinese Cinema B
- Contemporary Literature and Culture
- Indian Cinema: Popular Hindi Film
- Latin American Cinema: Contemporary Trends and Movements
- Literature and Philosophy in the Eighteenth Century
- Literature, Politics and Culture in Postwar Britain
- Modernism and Childhood
- Modernisms
- Sense and Sexuality: Women and Writing in the Eighteenth Century
- The Arts and Literature of Satire
- The Nineteenth-Century American Short Story
- The Novel
- Transatlantic Rhetoric: Public Speech and Anglo-American Writing 1750-1900
- Victorian Things
- Writing Poetry
Study abroad (optional)
Apply to study abroad – you’ll develop an international perspective and gain an edge when it comes to your career. Find out where your course could take you
Studying abroad boosts your confidence, gaining language skills, international connections, and a totally fresh perspective on life (and literature!).”Josephine Mortimer
English (with a study abroad year) BA
Placement (optional)
A placement is a great way to network and gain practical skills. When you leave Sussex, you’ll benefit from having the experience employers are looking for. Find out more about placements and internships.
Please note: If you’re receiving – or applying for – USA federal Direct Loan funds, you can’t transfer to the version of this program with an optional study abroad period in any country or optional placement in the USA. Find out more about American Student Loans and Federal Student Aid
Options
Autumn teaching
- Asian Popular Cinema
- Eastern European Cinemas: myth and memory
- Film and Revolution (A)
- Hollywood Comedian Comedy
- Hollywood Industry and Imaginary
- Special Author(s): Jean Rhys, Jamaica Kincaid and the Postcolonial Caribbean
- Special Author: Mary Wollstonecraft
- Special Author: Salman Rushdie
- Special Author: Samuel Beckett
- Special Author: Virginia Woolf
- Special Author: Vladimir Nabokov
- Viewing Women
Spring teaching
- American Teen Cinema: Coming of Age on Screen
- Animals and Screen Media
- Arts and Community
- Capital Culture: Money, Commerce and Writing
- Cinema and Migration
- Decolonising the Curriculum: Literature and Theory of the Global South
- Film Studies Dissertation
- Novel Theory
- Queer Literatures
- Race and Ethnicity in Popular Cinema 2
- Research Dissertation (English)
- School Placement Project
- Spectacular Imaginings: Renaissance Drama and the Stage 1580-1640
- Technologies of Capture: Photography and Nineteenth Century Literature
- The Literatures of Africa
- The Uncanny
- Utopias and Dystopias
Literary studies provide the grounds to the questions I bring to bear on the objects of my research.”Dr John David Rhodes
Reader in Literature and Visual Culture
Our staff
English

Prof Peter Boxall
Professor of English
Research interests
Modernist and contemporary writing
Prof Sara Crangle
Professor of Modernism and the Avant-Garde
Research interests
Abjection, Affect Studies, Archives and Editing, Avant-Gardism, Bataille, Bathos, Dada, Everydayness, Experimental Poetry, Futurism, Gertrude Stein, Grace Lake/Anna Mendelssohn, High and Late Modernism, James Joyce, Levinas, Mina Loy, Nietzsche, Phenomenology, Satire, Virginia Woolf, Wyndham Lewis

Prof Matthew Dimmock
Professor of Early Modern Studies
Research interests
English literature 1500-1700, History, Islam, Otherness, Prophet Muhammad

Dr John Masterson
Lecturer in World Literatures
Research interests
20th and 21st Century Literature and Art, African American literature and culture, African diasporas, American immigrant literature, apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa, English and American literature, Literary And Cultural Theory, Literature of Exile, Migrant and Diasporic Literature, Postcolonial Literature, Postcolonial Literature and Culture, Postcolonial Literature and Theory, postcolonial studies, South and Southern Africa, World literatures

Dr Catherine Packham
Reader in English
Research interests
Adam Smith, Eighteenth-century culture, Erasmus Darwin, Gender and Sexuality, History of political economy, History of science, Mary Wollstonecraft, Political economy, Scottish Enlightenment, Vitalism
Film Studies

Dr Thomas Austin
Reader in Media & Film Studies
Research interests
Aesthetics and Politics, audience studies, documentary, european cinema, reception studies

Dr Frank Krutnik
Reader in Film Studies
Research interests
Comedy, contemporary television, film noir, radio, seriality, stardom, the Hollywood Left, US cinema and popular culture

Dr Michael Lawrence
Reader
Research interests
Adaptation, animals and media, Bollywood, children and film, indian cinema, Stars and performance

Dr Alisa Lebow
Reader In Film Studies
Research interests
Activism and Documentary, Documentary theory and practice, Experimental Documentary, First Person Film, Jewish Culture and Film, Queer and Transgender Representation, Revolution and Film, Turkish and Middle Eastern Documentary

Dr Matilda Mroz
Senior Lecturer in Film Studies
Research interests
art cinema, cultural memory, european cinema, Film, Film and the Holocaust, Film as philosophy, Film History, Theory and Criticism, Polish cinema, Temporality, the body in film

Dr Niall Richardson
Senior Lecturer
Research interests
ageing and gender, body image in film and media, Disability Studies, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Minority Rights, representation of gender and sexuality in film and popular culture, Transgender politics and representation

Dr Luke Robinson
Lecturer In Film Studies
Research interests
Chinese-language cinema, Documentary theory and practice, East Asian cultural studies, Film History, Theory and Criticism, Queer studies, Transnational cinema
Dr Frances Smith
Lecturer in Film Studies
Research interests
British cinema, Critical Gender Studies, Hollywood, representation of gender and sexuality in film and popular culture, US cinema and popular culture, youth and media

Prof Sue Thornham
Professor of Media & Film Studies
Research interests
Cultural Theory, Feminist theory, Film History, Theory and Criticism, Gender Studies

Dr Dolores Tierney
Senior Lecturer
Research interests
Exploitation and Cult Cinemas, Latin American Cinema, race and ethnicity, Transnational cinema
Dr Lawrence Webb
Lecturer in Film Studies
Research interests
American cinema, cinema and architecture, cultural geography and space, Film History, Theory and Criticism, US cinema and popular culture
Fees
- UK/EU students:
- £9,250 per year
- Channel Islands and Isle of Man students:
- £9,250 per year
- International students:
- £16,750 per year
- Study abroad:
- Find out about grants and funding, tuition fees and insurance costs for studying abroad
- Placement:
- Find out about tuition fees for placements
Note that your fees may be subject to an increase on an annual basis as the Government reviews the fee levels.
Additional costs
All costs are best estimates based on current market values. We review estimates every year and they may vary with inflation. Find out tips for budgeting as a student
Spectacular Imaginings: Renaissance Drama and the Stage 1580-1640 module
The School covers the cost of tickets and workshops at the Globe for the Spectacular Imaginings module, but students must pay for travel.
Trips
There are occasional trips to museums, galleries and cultural partners. Travel is not normally reimbursed but can be subsidised depending on the project.
Sussex Writes
Students who lead creative writing workshops in secondary schools will have their travel and other costs covered.
Find out about typical living costs for studying at Sussex
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Scholarships
Our goal is to ensure that every student who wants to study with us is able to regardless of financial barriers, so that we continue to attract talented and unique people.
Article 26 Scholarship
Full overseas tuition fee waiver plus £3,000 maintenance per year of study.
Care Leavers Award for Students Starting in 2019
£3,000 per year with an additional £500 in your first year of study.
EU Excellence Scholarship
You receive a £2,000 cash award, paid as two separate payments of £1,000.
First-Generation Scholars Scheme for Students Starting in 2019
£2,000 in your first year of study (Foundation Year or Year 1) if your household income is £25,000 or below. £1,000 in your first year of study if your household income is between £25,001 and £42,875.
In subsequent years all eligible students receive £1,000 if you are studying on the Sussex campus.
Sports Scholarships Scheme (Undergraduate)
Recipients of the scholarship can receive between £500-£1,250 per year as well as a range of other benefits.
Sussex Excellence Scholarship
You receive £2,000 cash maintenance during your first year of study.
You receive the scholarship during your first year, as two identical payments of £1,000. The first is paid in November 2019 and the second in March 2020.
Careers
Graduate destinations
Recent School of English graduates have found jobs as:
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arts officer, Brighton Dome
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journalist, Brighton Journal
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digital marketing executive, Media Plan.
(Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey 2017)
Your future career
You graduate from our English and Film Studies BA as an intellectually agile and critically rigorous communicator. You develop transferable careers skills in independent thought, teamwork and research.
At Sussex, you can attend careers events tailored to your subject. These include workshops, drop-in sessions and talks from industry professionals. Access to careers support continues after graduation.
You can use your English and Film Studies degree for a career in:
- advertising and journalism
- media and the arts
- education and the Civil Service.
Working while you study
Our Careers and Employability Centre can help you find part-time work while you study. Find out more about career development and part-time work
I got a job with a local primary school. This wouldn’t have been possible without the Careers and Employability Centre at Sussex.”Craig Driver
English and Film Studies BA