Exchange Students
The School of English Studies welcomes international students, both as students on our degree courses and also as incoming exchange students for one or two semesters. Many members of staff in the School have an international background and enjoy teaching and researching in a thriving international community.
The School recognises that incoming exchange students come from different educational backgrounds and we have tried to cater for your different needs. Some incoming exchange students will not have covered certain aspects of the degree programme and may find it difficult to join some of our modules. We want all exchange students to do well at Nottingham and enjoy their time in the School. That is why we have allocated different students into different groups. You can learn more about our modules by looking at our module catalogue. Please be aware that not all modules will run every year.
Modules available in the School of English Studies
Subsidiary modules in the School of English Studies are open to all students regardless of major subject, length of study or English proficiency. They are all 10 credit modules and are as follows:
Autumn Semester: September to January
Q3101S - Language, Communication and Society
Q3102S - English Literature: History
Q3106S - Shakespeare: An Introduction
Q3107S - The Viking World
Spring Semester: February to June
Q3103S - English Literature: D H Lawrence: Sons and Lovers to The Prussian Officer
Q3104S - Language, History and Society
Q3105S - Language in Literature
Level 1/Year 1 modules and Level 2/Year 2 modules, other than those listed above, are not available to exchange students.
Level 3 / Final Year modules
Level 3 modules are only available to certain categories of student, depending on which of the following groups they fall into - see Groups 1 and 2. The School cannot guarantee that incoming students will be allocated modules of their first choice, but tries to ensure that students are able to take modules in their preferred field of study.
To see which Level 3 modules are available next year, go to the module catalogue and type in Q33 in the module code.
Unlike other Schools at the University of Nottingham, students wishing to study Level 3 modules in the School of English Studies must apply in advance to be allocated these modules before their arrival in Nottingham.
Eligibility of students to take modules in the School of English Studies
Group 1 students
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U21 students who are native English speakers
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Socrates-Erasmus students from the School's Socrates-Erasmus partners: the University of Oslo, the University of Venice and the University of Helsinki. This group also includes students from the University of Vienna.
Group 1 students can take up to 60 credits of Level 3 and/or subsidiary modules.
Group 2 students
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U21 students who are not native English speakers,
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Study Abroad students
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International Exchange students - but not Socrates-Erasmus students
Group 2 students may take up to 40 credits of Level 3 and/or subsidiary modules.
Places on Level 3 modules for Group 2 students are limited and not guaranteed. Places will be allocated according to students' academic history. Students who are not native speakers of English or who have not studied at an English speaking institution will also need to show evidence of required proficiency in English: IELTS 7.0 or the equivalent TOEFL score (600/5.0 or 250/5.0).
Group 3 students
Group 3 students can take up to 30 credits of subsidiary modules only in the School of English Studies. (Group 3 are not eligible to study Level 3 modules.)
How to Register
Students who wish to take Level 3 modules in the School should contact the International Office regarding how to apply.
Students wishing to take subsidiary modules do not need to apply in advance, and can register on arrival in Nottingham.
Any queries about non-academic issues (such as visas, accommodation etc) should be addressed to the International Office.
If you have any further questions about modules not answered by these pages, please contact the International Co-ordinator in the School of English Studies, Professor Zoltan Dornyei.
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