English

English literature is one of the great human records: a centuries-long conversation about power, love, identity, society, and what it means to live a life. Studying English at degree level trains you to read with unusual care, to notice how language works, and to think and write with precision and imagination. These capacities are not merely academic; they are among the most transferable intellectual skills a person can develop.

At Nottingham Trent University, this part-time programme allows you to engage deeply with the written word while fitting your studies around other commitments. You will interrogate and challenge your understanding of English across a wide range of forms and periods, developing the ability to read literary and non-literary texts with critical sophistication. NTU's approach is one that connects passion for literature with serious intellectual inquiry, asking you to bring your own responses into dialogue with scholarly debate and to sharpen your thinking through writing, discussion, and close textual analysis.

The programme includes a sandwich year and work placement opportunities, which means you will have the chance to take your literary and analytical skills into professional environments, gaining practical experience alongside your academic study. This combination of rigorous scholarly work and real-world application sets NTU's English degree apart.

You will study texts across historical periods, genres, and cultural contexts, developing a wide reading range and the critical vocabulary to discuss what you encounter with depth and nuance. The skills you build, including sustained written argument, clear thinking under pressure, and the ability to synthesise complex material, are ones that employers consistently value.

English graduates go on to careers in journalism, publishing, education, communications, marketing, law, public relations, and the civil service. Many find that the ability to write well and think clearly opens doors across almost every sector. Postgraduate study in literature, creative writing, cultural studies, and journalism is a popular route for those who wish to deepen their focus.