Communications and English BA (Hons)
- Level(s) of Study: Undergraduate
- UCAS Code(s): LQ33
- Start Date(s): September 2023
- Duration: Three years full-time
- Study Mode(s): Full-time / Part-time / Sandwich
- Campus: Clifton Campus
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Entry Requirements:
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Introduction:
Communicating via talk, text and media is key to understanding the contemporary world and our place within it. Explore ways in which literary, media and other texts have shaped and continue to shape the fundamental contours of our world.
In the 21st century, as professional work becomes ever more specialised and shaped by the demands of the digital world, there will be a corresponding need for the next generation of graduates to become highly skilled communicators with a capacity to speak and write effectively, eloquently, with cultural sensitivity and technological sophistication – across a range of different media.
The Communications and English degree will address these issues explicitly by developing your knowledge and understanding of the way in which literary, media and other texts have shaped and continue to shape the fundamental contours of our world. You will study English literature in its pasts, presents and futures, explore the globality of English literary texts, as well as develop an understanding of the psychological. sociological, and political dimensions of contemporary communications processes and practices.
With these in focus, the course will offer an interdisciplinary approach to English and Communications in order to analyse and explain the complex interrelations between social, political, institutional and technological dimensions of speech, text and media, with a specific emphasis upon the way that an understanding of these is key to unlocking the employability potential of undergraduates in the Humanities for future, high skilled, professional roles.
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You will get the best preparation for your future career through work-like experiences that are embedded throughout the length of the course. -
The course is fully interdisciplinary – both subjects work together to produce a unified course and a coherent student experience. Interdisciplinary options available in both the second and the final year.
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The course will allow you to develop the knowledge and critical skills that are valued by employers and are required to become an expert practitioner across a range of future professions.
What you’ll study
Celebrating Literature
Careers and employability
Your career development
This is a major part of the curriculum, recognising the importance of University study as a route into graduate level careers. We don’t expect you to have a target career from the outset, but we will support you to develop your career aspirations, and provide multiple opportunities for you to work towards this, during your degree.
The structure of your degree, the assessments that you will undertake, and the opportunities we provide are designed to help you develop key transferable skills and competencies demanded by employers. We work very closely with a range of employers, and many employers helped shape our degrees. Our courses provide lots of opportunities for you to develop your own links with organisations and potential employers.
Joint honours humanities students develop a wide range of complementary skills. These include key skills of communication, project management, analysis, creativity, digital skills, collaboration and leadership, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and inclusivity. Through this course you’ll become more confident and self-motivated, be able to work independently and in teams, and develop excellent time management skills.
Our recent English and Communications Joint Honours graduates have gone onto careers in:
- Local Government – teacher (Secondary English)
- JRS – market researcher
- Vision Twentyone – social research interviewer
- Lightdragon Ltd / Food Network UK – content producer
- jigsaw systems – product manager.
Other career areas could include: publishing, PR, marketing, advertising, journalism and recruitment.
Many graduates also choose to undertake further study on one of our Masters-level courses or MPhil and PhD research degrees.
Campus and facilities
How to apply
Ready to join us? Then apply as soon as you can.
Full-time courses
For the full-time route just click the Apply button at the top of the page and follow our step-by-step guide.
UCAS CODE: LQ33
NTU Code: N91
Part-time courses
If you're applying for the part-time route please apply online using the NTU Applicant Portal.
Make sure you check the entry requirements above carefully before you do.
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