As an English and Film & TV student at NTU, you’ll experience our unique slant on this fascinating area. Our diverse choice of modules not only explores fundamental approaches and innovative thinking, but also allows you to pursue your own specialist interests.

The course provides you with an exciting opportunity to explore literary studies from the traditional to the contemporary – from Shakespeare to American literature, through to travel writing and modern poetry. You’ll also learn about the film and television industries, how programmes work and other factors that shape the movies and shows you see on screen.

This will allow you to make sense of how literature, film and television convey meaning. You’ll also learn about their audiences, and explore how film and TV function in the age of global corporations and digital media.

This is a major part of the curriculum. Key transferable skills are emphasised and there are opportunities to develop links with organisations and potential employers. Joint honours courses develop a wide range of skills. These include written and oral communication skills, critical analysis and a variety of IT skills. But you’ll also become more self-motivated, be able to work independently and in teams, and develop excellent time management skills.

Our recent English and Film & TV 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; and
• Jigsaw Systems – product manager.

Other career areas could include:

• publishing;
• PR;
• marketing;
• broadcasting;
• screen-writing; and
• events management.