About English - BA (joint Honours) Degree in Cardiff Metropolitan University
T​​he study of English at Cardiff Met forms part of the ​ within​​ the Cardiff School of Education and Social Policy.​
The subject will engage with your enthusiasm for reading and literature and introduce you to advanced critical thinking in the form of theoretical practice. You will analyse a wide range of texts (including film and digital narratives) to explore the cutting edge of English as well as its canonical texts.​
A mixture of thematic and chronological modules ensures a good grounding in genre, context and period. You will challenge assumptions about the production of narratives and their relationship to questions of authority and identity. The degree has a strong contemporary focus and provides highly valued employability skills.
Modules are taught by a research active team (including Dr Carmen Casaliggi, Dr Elizabeth English, and Dr Nick Taylor-Collins) who have research interests in Romanticism, Modernist and Contemporary Literature, with specialisms in Irish literature, women's writing, and the work of John Ruskin.
Academic qualification equivalents
- Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, include one English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or ENG4U), minimum 60%
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS : 6.0 overall* with no sub score lower than 5.5
- PTE : Overall - 52, Reading - 51, Speaking - 51,Listening - 51,Writing - 51
Cardiff Metropolitan University Highlights
Type of University |
Public |
Campus Setting |
Urban |
Endowment |
38.2 million GBP (2019) |
Cost of Attendance |
9,000 GBP |
Housing Facilities |
Available |
Mode of Application |
Online and Offline. |
Application fee |
Not applicable. |
Cardiff Metropolitan University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
Expense |
Cost |
Tuition |
800-12000 GBP |
Meals |
200 GBP |
Housing |
800 GBP |
Student Activity Fee |
Free for Hall room Students. |
Weekly Expenses |
300 GBP |
On,-Off cost |
2500 GBP |
Personal requirements including books charge a different fee according to the course.