School of English, Communication and Philosophy

We offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes which combine the highest levels of traditional scholarship with innovative approaches to our core interests in language, communication, literature, critical theory, and philosophy.

ENCAP students in workshop

Courses

Get inspired by our innovative approaches to English, Communication and Philosophy.

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Research

We specialise in a range of distinctive and complementary approaches to language, text, cultures and identities.

John Percival Building

About us

We are a multi-discipline School that values critical rigour, creative thinking, and intellectual inquisitiveness.

Creative writing workshop

Engagement

Our flagship engagement projects aim to present our work to a wider audience.

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Impact

We apply our research to important challenges that make a difference in diverse areas beyond the School.

News

Alumna becomes Laureate of Words in a double first

14 December 2020

Literature graduate takes public vote as Plymouth’s first playwright Laureate

International shortlisting double for Creative Writing

1 December 2020

Value of Humanities celebrated at Reading Week Festival

10 November 2020

International prize for postgraduate

22 October 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Ensuring the safety and welfare of our staff and students is our priority.