English Studies covers important areas of literature and essay-writing as part of its concern with developing critical and communicative skills, and extends its interest in expressive modes such as translation. Both the material and the skills taught in English Studies have proved themselves extremely adaptable: apart from excelling in the field of English Studies itself, students have gone on to careers that include education, the media, law, public administration, and management.

In order to complete the major, all students must take eight modules across three levels of study.
Not all modules are necessarily available on both campuses. For module available at the Pietermaritzburg (PMB ) Campus visit http://englishpmb.ukzn.ac.za