Postgraduate Taught Degrees

Facilities

There are a range of facilities for students who choose to study postgraduate English courses. These include:

• a reserved workspace and computer area in the basement of Percy Building exclusively for postgraduate use which includes printing facilities, a kitchen, lockers, and seating areas
• a digital media lab for students involved in documentary and self-reflexive film-making modules when they study English
• the Philip Robinson Library is the University's main library and is within a five minute walk of the School.

Postgraduates who study English also have use of a shared social space to chat, discuss ideas, and catch up with fellow students when you take a break from work.

The School also has a range of other resources to support its postgraduate students:

• the Catherine Cookson Archive of Northumbrian Dialect
• the Newcastle Corpus of Tyneside English (NECTE)
• an archive of digital recordings from NCLA events

Societies and social activities

Newcastle University has a thriving culture of student societies covering all areas of interest. There is a dedicated School of English Society known as EngSoc.  This Society is open to all Newcastle University students, not just those studying for degrees in the School of English, so there's an opportunity to meet like-minded people studying different disciplines.  Other popular societies our students enjoy include the Creative Writing Society, Theatre Society, Film Society and the Speech and Language Therapy Society.

Many of our students also write for The Courier, Newcastle University’s award-winning student Newspaper. Newcastle University’s Student Union also has two other branches of student media to get involved in: Radio and Television.

Students are invited to attend the regular event series held by Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts (NCLA), and visiting speaker programmes in Literature and Linguistics. 

Careers

Follow in the footsteps of our graduates who have held influential roles in industries across the world and worked in a range of fields, from publishing and PR, film and television, to business and finance.

The award-winning University Careers Service offers career guidance and support to all students.

Part-Time

We know and understand wholly that some students may find it easier to undertake their PG degree part-time. For information on how we can support you in doing this, please contact the School Office at elll@newcastle.ac.uk.