Nottingham Trent University B.A English Fees, Deadlines, Eligibility and Scholarships

Term

Compulsory Modules

Year 1

• Literary Pasts, Presents and Futures (20 Credits) – Examines literary heritage, tradition, and innovation across eras.
• Reading the Future (20 Credits)– Explores how technology shapes literature and digital cultures.
• Writing in a UNESCO City of Literature (20 Credits)– Connects students with literary networks and professional writing.
• Global Narratives in English (20 Credits) – Studies diverse English literatures and their historical contexts.
• Ways of Reading (20 Credits)– Introduces different literary interpretations and critical approaches.
• The Book Group (20 Credits)– Analyzes four texts with historical and cultural context.

• Literary Practices (20 Credits) – Hands-on experience in writing, editing, publishing, and event management.
• Rebel Literatures (20 Credits) – Explores rebellious literary movements over 150 years.
• Imagining the Sustainable World (20 Credits) – Examines literature’s role in addressing global challenges.

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• Extended Work-like Experience (20 Credits) – Gain real-world experience through a work placement.
• International Exchange (20 Credits) – Study abroad with global exchange opportunities.
• Shakespeare and Co (20 Credits) – Studies early modern drama and its cultural contexts.
• Romantic Revolutions (20 Credits) – Explores Romantic-era literature and its social impact.
• Black Writing in Britain (20 Credits) – Examines Black British literature from the 1950s to today.
• Working with Scripts (20 Credits) – Develops scriptwriting skills for various media.
• Intercultural Communication (20 Credits) – Builds skills for effective cross-cultural communication.
• People and Planet (20 Credits) – Explores historical and social impacts on the environmen

• Students may undertake an optional year-long placement in Year Three, either in the UK or overseas, with support from the Employability Team

• The Critical Dissertation (40 Credits)– Students explore a personal topic in depth with supervisor feedback.
• Staff-Student Research Project Pathway (40 Credits) – Students collaborate with staff on original research.
• The English Graduate Portfolio (20 Credits) – Prepares students for careers with a work placement or creative project.

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• Contemporary Literature, Culture, and Theory (20 Credits) – Studies 21st-century fiction and poetry, exploring social issues, global identities, and digital culture.
• Writing Justice, Changing Worlds (20 Credits) – Explores decolonial literature and anti-colonialism through poetry, film, and postcolonial theory.
• Early Modern Poetry and Prose (20 Credits) – Analyzes 16th-17th century literature on national identity, religion, social class, and colonial expansion.
• Gothic Rebels and Reactionaries (20 Credits) – Investigates Gothic literature, focusing on themes of identity, nature, and culture in the supernatural genre.
• Modernist Writing (20 Credits) – Studies influential works by modernist writers like James Joyce, Langston Hughes, and Virginia Woolf.