English Joint Honours, BA (Hons)

English at NTU offers expert teaching, an exciting range of texts and the transferable skills that make English graduates so popular with employers. Combine with another subject to create a joint honours degree. Why choose this course?

Study Joint Honours English in a welcoming and flexible environment
Our English degree combines a diverse curriculum with open-minded thought and a thriving arts scene. We offer expert teaching and the transferable skills which make English graduates so popular with employers.

As a Joint Honours English student you will establish the foundations for your studies in English at Level 1; at Levels 2 and 3 you will be able to choose from the full range of our English option modules. All our modules have been designed to expand your skills in reading, writing, debating, and developing individually researched ideas. Our dynamic curriculum includes pathways in the following traditional and innovative areas of English literary studies: Renaissance literature, Romanticism, American literature, Gender and Sexuality, Postcolonial literature, Literary theory.

This course is taught by a team of eminent researchers, critics and writers. In the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 85% of NTU English research was assessed as world leading or international quality. For you this means that the course is informed by the latest thinking and you'll learn from people with a real passion for their subject.

Joint Honours Degree combinations and UCAS codes
English Joint Honours is taken in combination with one or two of the following subjects as part of the BA Joint Honours programme. The number in brackets is the UCAS code for a Joint Honours degree in English alongside the listed subject.

• Chinese (Mandarin) (TQ13)
• Communication and Society (LQ33)
• European Studies (QR39)
• Film and TV (QP33)
• French (RQ13)
• German (RQ23)
• Global Studies (QL39)
• History (QV31)
• International Relations (LQ23)
• Italian (RQ33)
• Linguistics (QQ13)
• Media (PQ33)
• Philosophy (VQ53)
• Spanish (RQ43)
• TESOL (QX33).

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What will I study?

English can be combined with another subject to create your degree programme.

Find out more about our degree combinations including English:

• BA (Hons) English and Communication and Society (LQ33)
• BA (Hons) English and European Studies (QR39)
• BA (Hons) English and Film and TV (QP33)
• BA (Hons) English and Global Studies (QL39)
• BA (Hons) English and History (QV31)
• BA (Hons) English and International Relations (LQ23)
• BA (Hons) English and Linguistics (QQ13)
• BA (Hons) English and Media (PQ33)
• BA (Hons) English and TESOL (QX33)
• BA (Hons) French and English (RQ13)
• BA (Hons) German and English (RQ23)
• BA (Hons) Italian and English (RQ33)
• BA (Hons) Mandarin Chinese and English (TQ13)
• BA (Hons) Philosophy and English (VQ53)
• BA (Hons) Spanish and English (RQ43)

Extra opportunities

Our flexible curriculum has been designed to create some amazing opportunities for students in the School of Arts and Humanities. Your second year of study is divided into two semesters that enable students to take part in optional:

• International exchange
• Work placements
• Learn or improve language skills

Gain valuable work experience that will impress employers, learn another language, experience other cultures and travel the globe - all as part of your degree. Our international exchange partners include universities in Australia, Europe, USA, Canada and Thailand. Find out more on an Open Day.

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