National Centre for English Cultural Tradition

‘St.George and the Dragon': Well-dressing, Foolow, Derbyshire. From the Charlotte Norman Collection, Archives of Cultural Tradition

Welcome to the National Centre for English Cultural Tradition, otherwise known as NATCECT.

We are the only university-based unit in England devoted to the study of all aspects of folklore throughout the country.

We offer approved modules at all stages in the degrees in English Literature, English Language and Literature, English Language and Linguistics and Dual degrees with English Literature or Linguistics. These modules are also available as unrestricted modules to students on all undergraduate programmes.
We also offer an undergraduate degree in Traditional Musics with Folklore Studies, administered by the Department of Music.

We also offer an MA in Folklore and Cultural Tradition (this is currently being revised and will be available 2007/2008) and supervise PhDs on a wide range of research topics.

Dr Joan Beal, Director