Course Overview

Northumbria University aspires to help you as you help yourself in becoming a €˜citizen scholar who is able to think independently and make your own contribution to the world. As part of this, we ensure that you engage with advanced linguistic concepts and literature from around the world. We also offer options to broaden your experience and cultural sensitivity by studying abroad for a semester in your second year, usually in North America or mainland Europe. This English degree is for you if you are passionate about understanding language, literature, and how the two connect. Enthusiastic, the research-active staff ensures you will study a stimulating, distinctive, and wide range of modules, covering topics, issues, texts, and concepts in both language and literature, from canonical figures like Shakespeare to cutting-edge contemporary fiction and theory, from the fundamentals of grammar and syntax to the redefinition of what the €˜English language is. Students will develop the transferable skills in analysis, interpretation, communication, argument, and research they need to excel at university, and after, as we aspire to help you help yourself become a confident, independent, critical and active learner able to think and thrive as you make your contribution to the world.

General Eligibility

120 UCAS Tariff points From a combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications which may include: A-level, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas, or the International Baccalaureate. GCSE Requirements: Applicants will need Maths and English Language at minimum grade 4/C, or an equivalent.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• International applicants should have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or an approved equivalent*).