All Literature in English courses

    Cardiff University

    English Literature and Philosophy

    BA (Hons), 3 years

    Typical offer rate

    95–100%

    high entry

    Typical entry

    BCC

    AAB

    Grad employment

    83%

    15 months after

    In professional roles

    58%

    Median grad salary

    £25,000

    15 months after

    Cardiff University's English Literature and Philosophy is a BA pairing the critical study of prose, poetry and drama with philosophical inquiry into ethics, metaphysics, knowledge and the nature of language and meaning. The literature strand develops interpretive and analytical skills; the philosophy strand sharpens the rigour of argument. Offers are made around BCC at A-level. Offers go to most who meet the grades.

    How hard is it to get in?

    The typical applicant to English Literature and Philosophy at Cardiff University has a 95–100% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. Most offers are made around BCC at A-level. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.

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    Entry requirements

    • Typical A-level grades: BCC
    • AAB
    • BBB

    About Cardiff University

    Cardiff is the Russell Group university in the Welsh capital, one of the larger and longer-established in Wales, with a strong research record across the sciences and humanities.

    Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Cardiff University · English Literature and Philosophy

    Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.