English at the University of Cumbria

We are ranked top in the North West of England's universities for English...

Source: The Guardian University Guide 2012

We are a small, lively and friendly academic community based on a green hilltop campus in Lancaster looking out over Morecambe Bay and the South Lakes.

Students at Brantwood

We make the most of our superb location by taking our students off campus and into the inspirational landscape of the English Lake District to study how it has shaped writers such as John Ruskin and William Wordsworth.

Our single-honours degree is designed to prepare our students for the world of work, with a compulsory ‘spine’ running through all three years incorporating field trips and independent projects.

Student profiles

Ryan PinnonsRyan Pinnons, BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing
"I was able to use my degree to get myself a temporary post teaching English as a foreign language in China."

News and features

Darren Harper Student's theatre reviews hit the worldwide web
There’s no doubt university student Darren Harper has led an interesting and varied life so far...