Creative, Critical, Civic-minded, & Collaborative

The School of English contains four distinct UG degree programmes. Together, we form a community that is unique in the world in its breadth and depth of study of the English language.

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Undergraduate open day

Learn about our single and dual honor degree programmes at our next Open Day on Saturday 21 October.

Literature of the English Country House

Our popular free Literature of the English Country House MOOC explores works inspired and set in some of the country’s most magnificent buildings.

Off the Shelf Festival of Words

Join international, national and local talent at Sheffield's Off the Shelf literature festival, a three week written and spoken word event exploring radicalism, crime and India.

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450 years of literature

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Our Degrees

Each of our taught degree programmes train students to be independent thinkers and researchers.

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Our Community

Interact with students and researchers in a different area of study to get a new and unexpected perspective on English.

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Our Research

Join a thriving interdisciplinary community of researchers and students studying English in all its forms.

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