Sheffield or Nottingham?

Help please! Which should I go for?
Which has the better reputation for english?
If you are studying at either what do you like about the course?
Also, the degree at Nottingham is English Studies and includes language,drama and medieval; this sounds very interesting but in reality does it result in a kind of 'watered down' degree without really specialising in anything? Would employers see it as less favourable than a more traditional Enlish Literature degree?

Thanks all

Reply 1

bubblegun

OP

Help please! Which should I go for?
Which has the better reputation for english?
If you are studying at either what do you like about the course?
Also, the degree at Nottingham is English Studies and includes language,drama and medieval; this sounds very interesting but in reality does it result in a kind of 'watered down' degree without really specialising in anything? Would employers see it as less favourable than a more traditional Enlish Literature degree?

Thanks all

Reply 2

KerriT

9

Sheffield and Nottingham would be looked at equally by employers, visit the places and really think about what sort of course you want to do. Employers won't know what modules you did.

Reply 3

notsoperfect

1

to be totally biased i would say that sheffield's degree looks amazing from when i visited. i got an offer though, so i'm biased! i don't know about the nottingham degree course, but it's a very good uni - perhaps a better uni than sheffield? sheffield is definitely a good uni, though.

Reply 4

mousey

2

They're quite different universities so you really should go look around and see where you would be happiest.

I enjoy the fact that the Nottingham degree is broad and there are opportunities to specialise in your third year. We're assessed pretty broadly too. If you'd like to know more about the specifics of the course then let me know. xx

Reply 5

Apricot Fairy

16

I would go for Nottingham, personally, although I agree that the title "English Studies" rather than "English Language and Literature" or just "English" sounds a tiny bit Mickey Mouse. Sort it out, Nottingham!!

Nevertheless, the name of your degree course is not a good enough reason to choose one over t'other.

Reply 6

worldwide

1

I think they're both very equal. Sheffield is definitely on the rise but I guess Nottingham is probably still regarded SLIGHTLY better - although that could all change in the coming years. However, (and I'm biased having applied to Sheffield!), the course there is better. That's just my opinion though.

Reply 7

supercat

2

From what I've heard I think Nottingham is more respected.

Reply 8

worldwide

1

eh. my post got deleted. I said they were pretty much equal but that i'd choose Sheffield, anyway :smile:

Reply 9

Bluelight

13

Ive got an offer for Sheffiled and am awaiting nottinghams reply,i'd go to sheffield in a hearbeat simply because i want to do a specific literature course , i just applied to nottingham for the crack really.

Reply 10

The Lady Raven

2

Well, I think Nottingham is rated slightly higher by employers but my english teacher went to Sheffield and he seems to know everything - he really enjoyed it there too. I've put Nottingham as firm so I'm biased but it really is a great place. Would you prefer campus or city though?

Reply 11

~Sam~

15

I'd choose Sheffield in a second. Nottingham is seen by most people as the 'better' university (although not by much) but I really didn't like it when I visited, whereas I absolutely loved Sheffield. The English course looks really amazing too. I was so close to making it my firm choice. But don't listen to me..have you visited both places? Which do you prefer? Which course do you prefer?

Reply 12

arkbar

12

It depends which you prefer when you visit. Personally, Nottingham. But think more about what course you want to do and why you want to go to University.

Reply 13

SophistiCat

2

I'm at Sheffield studying the BA English Literature programme, it's great and I thoroughly recommend both the course and the city to you. There's so much going on here, we have one of the best student unions in the country. My best mate's brother is at Nottingham and he says the nightlife there is rubbish in comparison. The course is really flexible, too: in the first year you only have 40 credits worth of core modules, the other 80 can be chosen from the English Lit dept (there are drama amd film modules) and other departments such as Philosophy, History, Linguistics, etc.

Sheffield is great! :biggrin:

Reply 14

mousey

2

Nottingham's nightlife is rubbish?

Pah.

Reply 15

SophistiCat

2

mousey

Nottingham's nightlife is rubbish?

Pah.

Not sure about in general, but he said for students Sheffield seems a lot better...

Reply 16

kateykat

I think they're both about the same reputation-wise, but that shouldn't be a deciding factor. I'd have a look round them both and see which one suits your character best.

Reply 17

heliotrope

1

sheffield. i dunno, ive always had something against nottingham, it seems a bit lame somehow.

i still applied there for some reason though...

Reply 18

swallows

7

Sheffield - it's a great city! Isn't it supposed to be the safest city in England? I'm sure I read it had the lowest crime rates out of Britain's cities. It's also apparently the greenest city in europe. I like it because it really does feel like a city but is in a great location literally minutes away from the countryside. Plus it's shaking off it's industrial reputation and much of the city centre has been undergoing renovation. I've visited Nottingham about 6 or 7 times and while it seemed nice enough it just lacked something, I felt. And there's that gun crime rumour...I'm sure it's exaggerrated but still...enough to put me off slightly. As far as the uni's are concerned I woudl say they are more or less equal - Notts probably slightly higher generally but Sheffield's not far behind and was the Sunday Times uni of the year a couple of years ago.

Reply 19

museummouth

both are decent unis with good reputations, nottingham being slightly more prestigious...
however, about the nottingham course being too general, it's actually quite similar to many other lit courses just more simply structured. the medieval aspect is often taught at unis such as Oxford/Cambridge/York/Durham under the Anglo Saxon/Old English staple, the language mostly taught at all unis, and the other two modules are centred on lit. it's actually quite a useful course for gaining a full aspect of lit itself, and has some ace lecturers (if the open day is anything to go by)...

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