Program choice
Level 0
No major choice available
University
Reading
University of Reading
Ranking positions
- QS (2027) 196
- THE (2026) 201-250
Flexibility coordinates
Course choice
Level 2
Distribution requirements ("M of N")
Parameters
- Program duration (bachelor's and specialist degrees):
- 3 years
- Enrollment (2025):
- bachelor's: 12,630
Sources
- Module catalog https://www.reading.ac.uk/modules/
The University of Reading publishes an official module catalog by school and part.
The catalog alone does not prove free module choice outside the program, so courseChoice is not raised to 3.
- English Literature, what you will study https://www.reading.ac.uk/english-literature/undergraduate/what-you-will-study
The English Literature page describes a flexible degree: after first-year groundwork students choose a pathway through wider period and thematic modules, can choose six modules in second year and access a wide range of specialised options in third year.
This supports courseChoice 2 because broad structured choice inside the program is proven, but not inter-university or open university-wide choice.
- BA English Literature https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/english-literature-ug/ba-english-literature
The BA English Literature page confirms a three-year full-time duration and a structure of compulsory and optional modules.
Joint degrees and separate BA awards remain admission options, so programChoice is set to 0.
- HESA student data 2024/25 https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-study
The HESA 2024/25 student dataset reports 12,630 undergraduate students at The University of Reading, 6,105 postgraduates and 18,735 students across all levels. HESA figures are rounded to the nearest 5.
Because the UK undergraduate aggregate is not split into bachelor and other first-degree lines in this source, the same value is used as the bachelor approximation. The specialist degree level does not apply to the UK model.