Throughout the ages, the written word has been a powerful force for political action, historical documentary, creative expression and transformation. At NTU, we share your passion for English, and on this degree we bring this passion to enhancing, interrogating, and challenging your understanding, while also developing your talents and strengths.

Why Study English at NTU?

English at Nottingham Trent University is a future-facing course that interrogates the past. We encourage our students to think creatively about real world issues and focus on how knowledge of literature matters in today’s world. Flexibility and creativity in expression and thought is central to our teaching, learning, and assessment, all of which is carried out via a range of methodologies embracing both traditional and digital formats and technologies. The course team are all active researchers and writers, whose expertise in new developments in the discipline feeds directly into your modules. You will study texts from the Renaissance to the present and be encouraged to stretch yourself intellectually and imaginatively by exploring literature both as practitioners and critics.

Our lively learning community offers a nurturing, friendly, and supportive environment, with extensive pastoral provision. Students select their own pathway through the course via a variety of optional modules which gives the flexibility and freedom to develop critical and textual specialisms and interdisciplinary connections. In the final year, students have the freedom to undertake either a traditional dissertation or an alternative industry-focused capstone project.

The English team’s links with cultural organisations and industry in Nottingham (for example, Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature) and beyond directly feed into the course, offering our students opportunities to engage with the wider local community and local literary industry. Unlike many other BA English courses, our employability pathway is embedded, ensuring direct connections between studying the subject and our students’ futures.

Recognised in the UK

English Literature at NTU is 5th in the UK for the percentage of students who are positive about the academic support on their course (NSS, 2026)

Top-rated teaching support

97% of our English students are positive about the academic support on their course (National Student Survey (NSS) 2026).

Be at the forefront of innovation

Informed by cutting-edge research and developments in the discipline, including the subject’s relationship with digital technologies.

Be industry-ready

Embedded employability pathways, and opportunities for practicing skills in expression and creativity in workplace settings and the wider community

In Year One you’ll cover a range of methodological, critical and theoretical approaches to the study of English. You’ll explore key debates and develop your written and verbal communication skills, while enhancing your employability and graduate skills. You will take six 20-credit core modules, three per semester, specifically designed to introduce you to the variety and relevance of literary study and to develop your foundational skills, preparing you to engage in more specialised study as you progress through the course.

In Year Two, you'll study three 20-credit core modules in the first semester which further develop your literary, career, and digital horizons. You will then select three optional 20-credit modules to study in the second semester. There is also an opportunity to spend the second half of the year on international exchange at one of our partner universities, if you would like to do so.

In your final year, with one-to-one supervision, you will research an extended dissertation project, either on a topic of your choice, or (if you wish) as part of a staff-led project (40 credits). You will also develop your English Graduate Portfolio (20 credits) by either undertaking a work placement or responding to a project brief from an external partner, and choose a further three optional modules based on your individual interests.

What's different about us

Approachable and accessible, we are proud of our consistently high student satisfaction score and our range of modules and teaching methods. We are a relatively small course, which means that we know our students and they know us! Year One is a shop window and allows you to develop essential foundational skills. Year Two gives you a chance to explore a range of options, and to deepen your knowledge and broaden your skills, and in year three you will continue that process, and explore a passion in a dissertation or capstone project.

And that's not everything ...

You'll study English in a City and University that celebrates Literature: NTU is a lead partner of Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature, and has established a variety of extracurricular opportunities and a host of partners in the creative industries.

In 2015, Nottingham was designated a UNESCO City of Literature – one of only 20 in the world at the time – thanks to our long and diverse literary history. From D. H. Lawrence to Alan Sillitoe, Lord Byron to J M Barrie, and now NTU graduate Helen Cooper to NTU tutor William Ivory, many wonderful wordsmiths have called, and continue to call, Nottingham home.

The University is also a key partner in the city’s Creative Quarter. Centred around the historic Lace Market and Hockley areas, this is a hotbed of culture, and home to many of the city’s independent retailers, bars, restaurants, small creative companies, and artists.

Module information

A standard full-time BA (Hons) course is made up of 120 credits studied each year. Some courses may vary, however, and you can find information on the total number of credits achieved per module below.

Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll be studying throughout the

Year OneYear TwoOptional placement yearFinal year

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Literary Pasts, Presents and Futures

This module allows students to develop firm foundations in their knowledge of key authors and literary genres, from Middle English and the Early Modern period through to the present. The module places literatures from different eras in dialogue, inviting students to consider how texts 'speak' to one another across the ages. In doing so, it builds a critical understanding of literary heritage in which students are encouraged to reflect on fundamental issues in the study of English, such as the nature of literary 'tradition', and textual innovation. The module thereby reveals literary histories to be of enduring relevance to the contemporary moment and invites students to consider what the future might hold for studies in the subject.

20 credits

Reading the Future

From interactive fiction and immersive environments to the digital archive and reading with big data, how are new technologies changing our understanding of literature and how we study it? On this module, you will explore the relationships between texts and technologies and the role that literature plays in the shaping of digital cultures.

Writing in a UNESCO City of Literature

Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature aims to build a better world with words. Engaging with the work undertaken by Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature, as well as with the wider network of UNESCO Creative Cities, this module provides students with the opportunity to connect with partner organisations in the creative and cultural industries. Exploring what it means to be a 'literary city' in both the local and global context, students will undertake a series of professional writing assignments developed in partnership with Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature. Engaging with a broad cultural programme in Nottingham and beyond, this module will develop students' employability skills as well as introducing them to the thriving literary city in which they study.

Global Narratives in English

English Literature is a global phenomenon. Authors write and publish in English across many continents and contexts, offering a rich array of cultural insights and voices. The emergence of literature written in English across the world bears a difficult history, however, and invites us to reflect carefully on the dynamics that have shaped its journey. This module turns to English literatures written from a range of global locations, including America, Africa, South Asia, Australasia, Ireland and diasporas of the Middle East, in order to explore the narratives that both connect and divide English literary authors worldwide. Examining tropes such as home-making, community, power, faith, identity and hybridity alongside political narratives of colonialism, slavery, migration, imperialism and globalisation, this module equips students with an appreciation of the diversity of English literature as a global phenomenon, and with an astute awareness of its political underpinnings, as well as its constantly evolving potentials.

Ways of Reading

This module introduces students to the many different ways in which it is possible to read and interpret texts, exploring what factors influence our reading of literature, as well as what goes into the production of these works. You will explore a range of texts from different eras, which take different forms: poetry, plays, short stories, novels and graphic novels. You will also explore critical approaches to literature, and the different 'lenses' through which you might read a literary text. We will consider questions related to the writing of texts around authorship, publication and form, along with questions relating to writing and interpretation, around issues such as gender, race and the environment. This will encourage you to question what it means to read texts from particular perspectives, what assumptions we make as we read, the relationship between the text and the world, and even what it means to be human.

The Book Group

This innovative module offers a chance to slow down and think deeply and critically. It is designed to introduce you to ‘reading around the text', meaning you will also consider the historical and cultural contexts to excellent writing, focusing on a small number of texts of different kinds and reaching your own carefully considered conclusions.

Pathway 1: An international exchange

Travel the world, meet new friends, and have experiences you will remember for the rest of your life.

Our flexible curriculum has been designed to allow some amazing opportunities for you. Your second year of study is divided into two semesters, giving you the opportunity to take part in an international exchange. You could study with one of international exchange partners in Australia, Europe, USA, Canada, Thailand and many, many more.

Our dedicated team will support you in finding and arranging a suitable exchange. And don't worry about the cost, they will help you apply for any grants or loans you may need, as no one should miss out on the chance to broaden their horizons.

Pathway 2: Taught pathway choosing three of the optional modules.

Literary Practices: Writing, Editing, Publishing

Working collaboratively in project teams, you will write, edit, and publish a special issue of NTU's open-access English student journal, Literary Cultures, and develop and publicise events including conferences, journal launch events, and author events to a public audience. Operating like a workplace, on this work-like experience module you will have the opportunity to pursue a professional role, such as Editor in Chief, Marketing Manager, or Conference Special Guest Host. Industry experts will support you with advice on careers in publishing, editing, marketing, events management, and publishing-adjacent work, such as developing book launches and author events.

Rebel Literatures

Inspired by Nottingham's status as a UNESCO City of Literature renowned for its 'rebel writers', this second-year core module explores the many ways in which a spirit of rebellion has animated literary creativity over the past 150 years. From the fights for educational rights advanced by the New Woman authors of the late nineteenth century to the explosions of literary form performed by Modernist writers, and from the countercultural voices of writers speaking up from the margins in the 1980s and 90s to the voices of early twenty-first-century activist poets, you will explore how 'rebel writers' - including Nottingham's own - have reshaped literary and cultural history. The module includes the opportunity to visit some of the rich collections of radical literature held in archives across Nottingham.

Imagining the Sustainable World

We live in an era of significant challenges to the wellbeing of the planet and its inhabitants – from global warming, water pollution and energy shortages, to poverty, inequality and conflict. This module will examine how writing from a range of eras and genres might offer insights, warnings, possibilities, sources of hope, and solutions to contemporary problems.

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Shakespeare and Co: Early Modern Drama

This module introduces you to the literature of the early modern period, allowing you to develop an understanding of the cultural interactions between drama and the other cultural forms of a period marked by rapid social change and uncertainty. Topics covered will include colonialism, religious difference, sex and gender, nation and ethnicity, selfhood.

Romantic Revolutions

This module explores Romantic literature from 1780-1840. This was the era of the French revolution and Napoleonic wars, and also a period of great social change and development in Britain. You will study fiction, poetry and other forms of writing from this era, exploring work by well-known writers such as Wordsworth and Shelley, as well as women's writing, working-class writing and regional writing. The module will help you to develop your research skills and to engage in creative project ideas focusing on Romantic-era writing and thought. You will also explore how far revolutionary political and social change is reflected in the experimental themes and forms of Romantic writing, as well as considering the role of literature in encouraging social change, and its continued relevance today.

Black Writing in Britain

You will become familiar with many black writers writing in or about Britain from the 1950s until the present day on this module. We will discuss the scope and function of the academic field named Black Writing in Britain, and consider the limitations and opportunities presented by the idea of a Black British literary canon or tradition, by examining the texts in the contexts of consciousness, resistance, and activism, publishing and the literary marketplace, black identity, diaspora and migration, and ideas of national identity. The module encourages debate over the impact of political, social, historical, and cultural contexts on literary texts, and the impact of literary texts on political, social, historical, and cultural contexts.

Working with Scripts

Develop your scriptwriting skills, whether for screen, podcast, stage, or radio. On this module, you will also learn about the working environment in which scripts are commissioned, written and produced, and develop important, exciting hands-on skills and experience.

Intercultural Communication at Work

On this globally-focused module, you will gain the knowledge, skills and strategies to build your intercultural communication competence. Analyse and reflect on the impact of culture(s) on your values, assumptions, perceptions, expectations, and behaviours. Build successful verbal and non-verbal communication strategies in different intercultural settings.

Language, Inequality and Social Justice

Social justice is an important research topic that is inextricably linked to language use. Whether it's racial abuse on social media, prejudice against regional accents in schools, or sexist advertising campaigns, discrimination is a social issue that affects us all in one way or another. This module examines how language can be used to both promote social justice and tackle prejudice and discrimination in a range of institutional and everyday contexts. This module is especially appealing if you wish to pursue a career in advocacy, human resources or journalism.

You may choose to take an optional year-long placement in Year Three, either in the UK or overseas.

English Major Project

For your English Major Project, you have the choice of undertaking either a Dissertation, or a Staff-Student Research Project. If you opt to undertake a Dissertation, you will be able to research a literary topic in depth guided by an academic with expertise in your chosen area of research. The Staff-Student Research Project Pathway will assign you to a member of staff's research project, providing you with research aims and questions. You will work with the staff member to produce original research on the topic, culminating in a written project detailing findings and analysis.

40 credits

The Critical Dissertation

The Critical Dissertation represents a unique opportunity in your degree to explore a subject over a sustained period of time, and in depth. You will be able to choose a topic in which you have a special interest, whether or not it is covered by other modules on offer, to get to grips with it, to read around it and to produce an argument of your own. You will also have regular opportunities to discuss your developing ideas and writing with your dissertation supervisor.

Staff-Student Research Project Pathway

This alternative major project assigns the student to a member of staff's research project, providing them with research aims and questions. The student works with the staff member to produce original research on the topic, culminating in a written project detailing findings and analysis.

The English Graduate Portfolio

Get ready for life after graduation with this practical, professional module. You have the option to take a work placement, or to produce a creative solution to a professional commission from one of our cultural partners. Whether you are building your creative portfolio, or boosting your CV, this module will give you the evidence you need to achieve your career goals.

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Contemporary Literature, Culture and Theory

Focusing on fiction and poetry published in the twenty-first century, this module will help you to develop an advanced understanding of some of the topics that define our contemporary period. Both celebrated and less well-known writers are explored on the module, alongside wider cultural developments in recent years and key directions in contemporary criticism and theory. Reflecting on some of today's most pressing social and cultural issues, as well your ideas about the world and your place in it, you will study approaches to national, transnational, and global identities, environmental change, technology and digital culture, and war in the twenty-first century. You will have an opportunity to extend your experience of working with digital technologies, as well as your critical skills and your ability to speak confidently about key debates in literary studies.

Writing Justice, Changing Worlds

This module explores decolonial literature, poetry, and film, linking representation to anti-colonialism. You'll study marginalized traditions, postcolonial theory, and develop skills in critical reading and literary activism.

Early Modern Poetry and Prose: Nation, Self, Other

This module studies poetry and prose from one of the most creative and turbulent periods of English history, the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, which laid many of the foundations for English literature as we understand and study it today. Concepts of national identity, religious conflict, the role of the state, the status and function of English poetry, gender inequality, the place of humanity in nature, issues surrounding social class, and colonial expansion, all inform the writing of this period, and all are concepts we still interrogate. The texts on this module exemplify (and in some cases define) a variety of genres, from the sonnet to satire, and the epic poem to radical writing and political polemic. Students will gain an understanding of the importance of this period in both literary and cultural terms, and develop analytical and discursive skills to enhance their understanding of ongoing debates.

Gothic Rebels and Reactionaries

Gothic is known as the literature of the supernatural, the imaginary, and the darker aspects of being. However, it is also a literature that is deeply engaged with social and cultural issues, and frequently ahead of its time in terms of language, style and form. This module explores the gothic impulse in literature from the Romantic to the late Victorian era (1764-1897), considering how writers engage with cultural issues of the time, and the creative ways in which we, as readers, engage with their work in turn, through collaborative research including digital communities, and critical and creative responses in writing.

The American Gilded Age

Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner coined the term the ‘gilded age’ in 1873, and it’s a period that lasted from then until the 1890s, marked by economic expansion, a concentration of wealth, growing inequality, surging immigration, and political corruption. Some say the United States is living through a second Gilded Age today, so writing from the period is especially resonant. How did literary writers respond to these changes? We will study how writers like Edith Wharton, Henry James, Jack London, Charles Chesnutt, and Kate Chopin contended with Jim Crow legislation, the widening gap between the rich and the poor, socialism, feminism, and new concepts of sexuality.

We regularly review our course content based on student and employer feedback to ensure they remain current and relevant. This may result in changes to module content or availability in future years. Optional modules will only run where there is sufficient demand. This will be determined on a case-by-case basis to protect the academic and student experience.

Student experience

Henna Khan

English student

“The environment is positive; you can’t really make any mistakes. It’s all an opportunity to learn.”

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Aimee Eaton

“The different modes of teaching and assessments provide a helpful aspect in widening my skills for my future career.”

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Kyle Daly

“This course is designed to allow students to discover the texts that truly resonate with them and enjoy exploring the vast field of literature out there. It also caters to so many different skills making students attractive to employers in so many different fields.”

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Laura Clancy

“From my experience, NTU has pushed me to be the best I can be.”

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Qiong Wu

“I know more about how a UK University works now and I’ve made many good friends. I now have experience in studying more than just English, which gives me more courage to try new things.””

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Tanika Stanley

“I really enjoyed my experience because I got to explore new cities and make new friends.”

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Hear from our students

Our English students talk about the workplace projects they have done and what they love about studying English at NTU

How you're taught

Workshops

Seminars

Lectures

Tutorials

Study Group

Student-led learning

Who will teach me?

As well as being internationally recognised for our outstanding research, the English team is friendly and approachable. The course is informed by the latest thinking and you'll learn from people with a real passion for their subject. We'll help you find your feet when you first arrive, and stretch you as you become more confident. We look forward to expanding your interests and helping you to realise your ambitions.

Industry Partners and Opportunities

NTU is a lead partner of Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature (NUCoL), and the department offers volunteer opportunities in which students can help NUCoL deliver its mission to 'build a better world with words'. Previous students have had placements with NUCoL in marketing, social media and event management roles.

We work collaboratively with many regional and national groups and organisations, including:

Broadway Media Centre

Bromley House Library

New Art Exchange

Nottingham Black Archive

Nottingham Contemporary

Nottingham UNESCO World City of Literature

Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum

Science Museum, London

Networking and Extracurricular Opportunities

Our students are part of the research community at NTU, and have the opportunity to take part in a variety of exciting extracurricular and networking events. Our research centres and societies regularly bring high profile writers to Nottingham to deliver talks and workshops. Recent guests have included Maggie Nelson, Michael Rosen, Marion Coutts, Georgina Wilding, and Derek Owusu. Recent creative writing workshops have focused on Writing Statues, Writing the Breastfeeding Body, The Hero’s Journey, and landscape writing.

The NTU extra-curricular WRAP programme offers Writing, Reading and Pleasure, with a range of book clubs, writing workshops and events each term. English students have published their work online, written blogs and taken part in international showcase events, creating friendships across the University and an online profile.

English students are also encouraged to attend informal English Research Seminars to hear papers by guest academics, English staff, and English postgraduate students, and field trips are optional on various modules, including to theatre productions, stately homes, and archives.

Find out more about our ground-breaking research in our Centre for Research in Literature, Linguistics and Culture.

International exchange

You’ll experience other cultures, travel the globe and open your eyes to a world of opportunities. Our exchange partnership with a number of international universities enables you to live and study in another country in your second year.

Learn a new language

Alongside your study you also have the opportunity to learn a new language. The University Language Programme (ULP) is available to all students and gives you the option of learning a totally new language or improving the skills you already have. Learning a new language can enhance your communication skills, enrich your experience when travelling abroad and boost your career prospects. Find out more about the University Language Programme.

Volunteering Opportunities

NTU English students have the opportunity to engage with a variety of voluntary roles, both ‘in house’ and in the community. You can become a student representative for your course, a student ambassador representing the university’s student body, a WRAP ambassador, volunteer with NUCoL, or a CERT mentor mentoring your peers on the course. Other opportunities could include voluntary work in local schools on a literacy project, with one of our community partners, internationally, or as a sports volunteer supporting lessons in local schools, after-school or local sports clubs.

Student academic prizes

At the end of your course, your work could be recognised with a prestigious award. At present four prizes are awarded annually to graduating students (these may vary from year to year):

The Michael Klein Prize for the best performance in American texts modules

The English Subject Prize

The Carcanet/PN Review Prize for Creative Writing

The HopeRoad Prize for Postcolonial Literary Studies

How you're assessed

English module assessments are varied and engaging. Modules are mainly assessed through a combination of essays, blogposts, portfolios, podcasts, presentations (digital and in-person), creative responses and outputs, critical responses to digital resources, textual analysis, reviews, project proposals, and digital media exercises, helping you to hone a wide range of work-ready skills and attributes.

Contact hours

For each 20-credit module, you’ll spend about 200 hours learning overall. Around 40 of those hours will be taught in lectures or seminars. The rest of the time is for independent study, reading, research, or working on assignments.

If you’re struggling with a topic or require additional support or guidance, you can arrange to see your tutors in small groups or one-to-one, to discuss essay plans or to seek some specific academic guidance.

Who will teach you?

Sarah Carter

Senior Lecturer

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Rory Waterman

Professor

Professor Waterman is the author of four books of poetry with Carcanet Press and four critical monographs, an editor, a press and academic critic, and Professor in Creative Writing and Modern Literature at NTU. He leads the Creative Practice: Writing and Publishing Research Group, which welcomes applications for group membership from staff and research students across NTU, and convenes Nottingham Creative Writing Hub, which provides a platform for students and creative writing staff. He also teaches on MA Creative Writing, BA english, and BA Creative Writing, and supervises PhD students in Creative Writing and/or English across a broad range of specialisms.

His research focuses primarily on modern and contemporary poetry, folklore and regional literatures, recovery research, and creative nonfiction. From 2/2024-7/2025, he led the AHRC-funded project 'Lincolnshire Folk Tales: Origins, Legacies, Connections, Futures', and from 2026-28 he will lead the AHRC-funded project Post-Veteran Second World War Remembrance and Aviation Heritage in Bomber County'.

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Jenni Ramone

Associate Professor

Dr Jenni Ramone is Associate Professor of Postcolonial and Global Literatures and a director of the Postcolonial and Global Studies Research Group.

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Stephanie Palmer

Dr Stephanie Palmer researches and teaches American literature and women’s writing.

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Nicole W. Thiara

Dr Nicole Thiara is Senior Lecturer in English literature. Her research interests are in the field of postcolonial studies and South Asian literature, in particular Dalit and Adivasi literature.

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Andrew Taylor

Dr Taylor is a published poet, critic and an editor. He was course leader for the BA (Hons) Creative Writing programme between 2017 and 2025. He also teaches on the MA in Creative Writing programme and supervises a number of PhD creative /critical writing candidates.

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Phil Leonard

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Anthony Cropper

Anthony Cropper is a lecturer in Creative Writing at both postgraduate and undergraduate level. He has published two novels, a collection of short stories and a non-fiction writing guide.

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Tim Youngs

Tim Youngs is Professor Emeritus of English and Travel Studies. He continues to research and publish, deliver guest talks and conference papers, undertake peer review, and to collaborate with scholars internationally.

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James Walker

Specialises in innovative digital storytelling projects. His comic series Dawn of the Unread won a Teaching Excellence Award with the Guardian. He has written for BBC Radio 3 and 4 and has over 10 years' experience as a literature editor. His digital projects have a strong community focus and create placement opportunities for students.

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Eve Makis

Eve Makis is a writer and lecturer on our MA in Creative Writing. She has published four novels and one non-fiction writing guide titled 'The Accidental Memoir'.

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Andrew Thacker

Andrew Thacker is Professor Emeritus of English Literature, specialising in modernism.

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Pete Smith

Doctoral Supervisor

Pete Smith is Professor Emeritus of Renaissance Literature and Doctoral Supervisor at Nottingham Trent University

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Nicola Bowring

Nicola Bowring is a Lecturer in English Literature, with a focus on Gothic and Romantic Literature, and Travel Writing through the related themes of space and place.

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Entry requirements

UK students

Standard offer: 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications

Contextual offer: 104 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications.

To find out what qualifications have tariff points, please use our tariff calculator.

Additional requirements

Additional requirements for UK students

There are no additional requirements for this course.

Contextual offers

We consider every application in the context of your individual circumstances and educational background. This may include information about where you live, the school or college you attended, or experiences that may have shaped your educational journey. This is known as a contextual offer, and we use information provided through UCAS to help inform our decisions. By considering achievement in context, we can better recognise academic potential and ensure applicants are assessed as fairly and fully as possible.

Meeting our entry requirements

Hundreds of qualifications in the UK have UCAS Tariff points attached to specific grades, including A-levels, BTECs, T Levels and many more. You can use your grades and points from up to four different qualifications to meet our criteria. Enter your predicted or achieved grades into our Tariff calculator to find out how many points your qualifications are worth.

Other qualifications and experience

NTU welcomes applications from students with non-standard qualifications and learning backgrounds, either for year one entry or for advanced standing beyond the start of a course into year 2 or beyond.

We consider study and/or credit achieved from a similar course at another institution (otherwise known as credit transfer), vocational and professional qualifications, and broader work or life experience.

Our Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy outlines the process and options available for this route. If you wish to apply via Recognition of Prior Learning, please contact the central Admissions and Enquiries Team who will be able to support you through the process.

Getting in touch

If you need more help or information, get in touch through our enquiry form.

International students

Academic entry requirements: 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four A levels. We accept equivalent qualifications from all over the world. Please check your international entry requirements by country.

English language requirements: See our English language requirements page for requirements for your subject and information on alternative tests and Pre-sessional English.

Additional international requirements

Additional requirements for international students

If you need help achieving the academic entry requirements, we offer a Foundation preparation course for this degree. The course is offered through our partner Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC) based on our City campus.

English language requirements

View our English language requirements for all courses, including alternative English language tests and country qualifications accepted by the University.

If you need help achieving the language requirements, we offer a Pre-Sessional English for Academic Purposes course on our City campus which is an intensive preparation course for academic study at NTU.

If you have the right level of qualifications, you may be able to start your Bachelors degree at NTU in year 2 or year 3. This is called ‘advanced standing’ entry and is decided on a case-by case basis after our assessment of your qualifications and experience.

You can view our Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy which outlines the process and options available, such as recognising experiential learning and credit transfer.

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Sign up to receive regular emails from the International Office. You'll hear about our news, scholarships and any upcoming events in your country with our expert regional teams.

If you need advice about studying at NTU as an international student or how to apply, our international webpages are a great place to start. If you have any questions about your study options, your international qualifications, experience, grades or other results, please get in touch through our enquiry form. Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world.

Policies

We strive to make our admissions procedures as fair and clear as possible. To find out more about how we make offers, visit our admissions policies page.

Fees and funding

UK students - see the fees for this course, as well as information about funding and support.

£10,050 per year

Find out about the extra support we may be able to provide to help pay for uni, including NTU bursaries and scholarships.

You will need to pay tuition fees for each year that you are at university. The tuition fees, including the placement year and study abroad options are subject to government policy and may change in future years of study.

Preparing for the financial side of student life is important, but we don’t want you to feel anxious or confused about it. Visit our fees and funding pages if you have any concerns.

International students - see the fees for this course, as well as payment advice and scholarships.

£18,400 per year

You will need to pay tuition fees for each year that you are at university. The tuition fees might increase from the second year of your undergraduate course, in line with inflation and as specified by the UK government.

Scholarships

We offer international scholarships of up to 50% of your tuition fee. You can apply for a scholarship when you have an offer to study at NTU.

Living costs

See our advice on managing your money and the cost of living as an international student in Nottingham.

Paying fees

As an international student, you'll need to make an advance payment as part of your offer conditions. You'll then need to pay your tuition fees in full, or have an agreement to pay in two further instalments, in order to enrol on the course.

Find out how and when to pay your fees, including information about your advance payment, instalment dates and how to make payments securely to the University.

Enquiries

If you have any queries relating to advance payments or arrangements to pay, please contact our friendly and experienced international enquiries team.

Additional costs

Your course fees cover the cost of studies and include loads of great benefits, such as the use of our library, support from our expert Employability team and free use of the IT equipment across our campuses. There are just a few additional things you may need to budget for:

Textbooks and library books

Your modules will point you to key textbooks and recommended reading. Many are available online, and in our libraries, but some students choose to buy their own copies. You’ll receive resource lists showing where to access eBooks, digital resources and physical copies. Our friendly Library team is always on hand to help you find what you need.

Printing and photocopying costs

The University allocates an annual printing and copying allowance of £20 depending on the course you are studying. For more details about costs for additional print and copying required over and above the annual allowance please see the printing and photocopying information on the Library website.

Field trips

All essential field trip costs will be included in your course fees. There may be the opportunity to take part in optional field trips, which do incur additional costs.

Placements

If you're undertaking a placement year, you'll need to budget for accommodation and any travel costs you may incur whilst on placement. Many of our placement students do earn a salary whilst on placement which can help to cover these living costs.

Fees and funding advice

For more advice and guidance, phone the Student Money Team on +44 (0)115 848 2494.

Cost of living information and support

Managing your money can help you make the most of life at NTU. Here's how we can support you, and now you can make your funding go further.

Cost of living in Nottingham

Our student benefits and free services

Money advice for international students

Careers and employability

Your career development

As one of our graduates, you will possess a wide range of academic and transferable skills.

Academically, you’ll have an extensive knowledge of a wide range of literary texts. You’ll gain an understanding of the complex nature of literary languages and the ability to evaluate and debate theoretical viewpoints, which is an important life skill as well as being of benefit to a whole range of employment activities.

Another major transferable skill of all English graduates is the ability to communicate effectively both in speech and in writing. These skills are invaluable for a wide range of occupations and settings.

BA English at NTU is a highly versatile degree, and our graduates forge careers in an impressively wide range of industries.

Some students choose to progress to further study – either continuing their research within English, or going on to gain vocational postgraduate qualifications in areas such as journalism, teaching, law, and social work.

Employability

Our friendly and experienced careers consultants will work closely with you at every stage of your career planning, providing personal support and advice you won't find in a book or on the Internet. You will find consultants on all three campuses. Find out more about the careers Service.

Employability Promise

Personalised support, one-on-one coaching and industry-specific advice – it’s all part of our Employability Promise. And it doesn’t end when you leave NTU – you’ll have access to all our careers services for three years after you graduate (conditions apply).

Graduate employers

Graduates from this course have successful careers in organisations such as:

Reach Plc

Home Office

Multi-Academy Trusts

Inspire Culture

Deadbeat Films

Local government

Our graduates are…

Graduates from this course now work in a wide range of roles such as:

Teachers

Copywriters

Editorial Assistants

Library Advisors

Marketing Executives

Police Officers

Journalists

Assessed work-like experience

We’ve embedded at least eight weeks of assessed work-like experience into all of our courses. This gives you the opportunity to apply your learning in real-world scenarios, build your confidence, and develop the experience employers are looking for.

NTU Enterprise

If you’re a budding entrepreneur, NTU Student Enterprise can help you to develop your ideas and innovations and turn them into a reality. We also offer training, mentoring, workshops, financial advice and more to develop your business skills.

Where your course could take you

Discover how our students and alumni used their qualification to further their careers. Take a look at our other profiles and explore the possibilities awaiting you.

Priya on how she used her skills for a career in Marketing

Priya chats about her studies and how she pursued a career in marketing after developing design, copywriting, strategising and research skills on her course.

View Priya Kudhail - alumni profiles's profile

Campus and facilities

You’ll mainly be studying in the Djanogly building with access to facilities including a student kitchen and collaboration space.

NTU’s City Campus has everything you’ll need to stay busy between lectures. As well as the Boots Library and its beautiful roof garden, there’s our stylish Students’ Union building and two-storey, 100-station gym; a whole host of cafés, bars, restaurants and food outlets for every taste; our much-loved Global Lounge; performance and rehearsal spaces for musicians; and much, much more!

Take a few steps off campus and you’ll find yourself in the heart of Nottingham — England’s original ‘rebel city’. It’s one of the UK’s top 10 student destinations, and one of Europe’s top 25. Enjoy a booming indie arts scene, pop-up galleries, the nationally renowned Nottingham Contemporary, two A-list theatres, the iconic Broadway (voted one of the world’s top 100 independent cinemas by Total Film), and a constant rotation of events and exhibitions.

Here are some of the free services, student discount and benefits you'll get studying at NTU

We've carefully considered what benefits and services you need for your studies, so when you join NTU you'll get free printing and materials credits, access to our free WiFi, a copy of Microsoft Office, and can even borrow a laptop if yours is out of commission.

For life outside your lectures, you'll enjoy access to over 60 sports clubs and 130 student societies, discounted travel and bike hire, free language learning, award-winning student support and an entertainment programme which is second to none.

See all the benefits and free services you will enjoy as an NTU student.

Societies

Current students run societies in a range of Humanities and Arts subjects including History, Medieval, Film, Filmmaking, Philosophy, Politics and International Relations, and the Book society.

There are also a number of media channels which our students get involved in such as the NTU radio station FlyLive, our student magazine Platform, and TV station TrentTV.

Find out more about student societies at the Student Union website.

Applying

Ready to join us? Then apply as soon as you can. Just click the Apply button and follow the instructions for applying. Make sure you check the entry requirements above carefully before you do.

Keeping up-to-date

After you've applied, we’ll be sending you important emails throughout the application process so check your emails regularly, including your junk mail folder.

You can get more information and advice about applying to NTU on our Your Application page. Good luck with your application!

Apply through UCAS

You can apply for this course through UCAS. If you are not applying to any other UK universities, you can apply directly to us on our NTU applicant portal.

Please read our application guidance before you start your application.

We advise you to prepare and apply as early as you can as Student visa processing time can vary.

We'll send you important emails throughout the application process. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam mail folder.

Apply through NTU portal

Personal statement guidance

You’ll submit a personal statement with your UCAS application – here are our tips on what to include and how to structure your personal statement.

Application support

If you have any questions about applying, get in touch through our online form or call us on 44 (0)115 848 4200.

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