A degree in English shows potential employers that you have excellent communication skills, an eye for detail and close analysis, and that you have the intelligence and flexibility to undertake any form of specific career training.
Our graduates are successful in a huge range of careers, from working in the media, to teaching, to law and accountancy.
From the essays where you learn to write analytically, to the creative side which helps you write for so many different audiences – letters, fiction, poetry – you get such a range. Charlotte Emma Jones, BA English graduate (2020)
From the essays where you learn to write analytically, to the creative side which helps you write for so many different audiences – letters, fiction, poetry – you get such a range.
Charlotte Emma Jones, BA English graduate (2020)
89.3% of undergraduates from the School of English secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual salary was £22,441.*
*HESA Graduate Outcomes 2020. The average annual salary is based on graduates working full-time within the UK.
One of the skills that’s definitely useful in my job, is knowing how to communicate with different stakeholders. If I’m talking to an editor about a book, I’m going to have a different conversation with them than I would have with the author. The communication skills which I gained from my course are really invaluable. Olivia French, Marketing and Communications Manager at HarperCollins Publishers
One of the skills that’s definitely useful in my job, is knowing how to communicate with different stakeholders. If I’m talking to an editor about a book, I’m going to have a different conversation with them than I would have with the author. The communication skills which I gained from my course are really invaluable.
Olivia French, Marketing and Communications Manager at HarperCollins Publishers
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