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BA (Hons) English and Media

Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This degree presents a unique opportunity for you to examine the dynamic interplay between language and media in shaping contemporary culture and society. This interdisciplinary program offers a comprehensive approach to the study of literature and digital media, providing you with a rigorous and analytical foundation that prepares you for careers across a broad range of fields.

The curriculum encompasses coursework that engages you in critical thinking, analysis, and communication, all of which are highly valued in the professional world. The degree's emphasis on cutting-edge theories and analysis of media affords a nuanced understanding of the intricate relationship between language and media in shaping society.

Our teaching staff, who are leaders in their fields, provide you with expert guidance and mentorship throughout your academic journey. They bring to the course a wealth of experience and knowledge, engaging students in a range of topics that span the cultural, historical, and social contexts of literature and media.

General Eligibility

For UK Students:

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

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

  • GCSE English and Maths grade C / 4

International Students:

  • 112 UCAS tariff points from four A-levels or equivalent qualifications

  • GCSE English and Maths grade C / 4.

International qualifications

We accept qualifications from all over the world – check yours here: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/international/study-and-courses/your-application/entry-requirements-by-country

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Core modules

  • Literary Pasts, Presents, and Futures

  • Ways of Reading

  • Europe since 1789: Revolution to Referendum

  • America 1607-2020: From Colony to Superpower

  • Transformation: Agency and Self

Optional modules typically include - choose one

  • Global Narratives in English

  • Sustainability in Culture and Society (includes a work-like experience)

2 Year 2

Core modules

  • Rebel Literatures

  • The Historian's Craft

  • Transformation: Agency and World

Optional pathways

  • Pathway 1: Extended work-like experience

  • Pathway 2: An international exchange

  • Pathway 3: Taught modules

Interdisciplinary optional modules typically include:

  • Intercultural Communication at Work

  • People and Planet: pasts, presents, and futures

  • Rhetoric and Public Communication

English optional modules typically include:

  • Imagining the Sustainable World

  • Women's Writing and the Literary Marketplace

  • Shakespeare and Co.

  • Black Writing in Britain

  • Contemporary Working-Class Writing

History optional modules typically include:

  • Fascism Past and Present

  • Tudors and Stuarts: Rulers and Representations

  • History Online: Researching and Presenting the Past

3 Year 3

Core module

  • Major project

  • English Major Project

  • Media Major Project

  • Humanities Research Project

  • Transformation: Agency and Social Change

Interdisciplinary optional modules typically include:

  • Artificial Intelligence: Human Factors

  • Humanities in Action

English optional modules typically include:

  • Contemporary Literature, Culture, and Theory

  • Writing Justice: Changing Worlds

  • Poetry and the Planet

  • Gothic Rebels and Reactionaries

  • Early Modern Poetry and Prose: Nation, Self, Other

  • Nuclear Literature: Culture in the Atomic Age

History optional modules typically include:

  • Women and Gender in the Pre-Modern World

  • Understanding Emotions

  • Legacies and Memories of Conflict

  • The Global Struggle for Civil and Human Rights

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.5
  • TOEFL74
  • PTE59

Accepted qualifications:

  • IELTS Academic

  • TOEFL iBT, including ‘Home Edition' - We accept the online test as well

  • IGCSE

  • Cambridge

  • Oxford

  • Pearson Test of English

  • International/European Baccalaureate

  • A/O level

  • Trinity College ISE

  • KITE - We accept the online test as well

  • Various country qualifications

6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component

This requirement is for Year One entry only. If you're starting in Year Two or final year you'll need a higher grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component

Ready to get started?

For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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